Can’t Win Me Back

-Clarissa jolted in fear.

“Besides, don’t you know how much a kidney transplant costs? Your dad still proved himself useful to me when he was the Attorney General years ago. I would have seen it as an investment and saved him back then.

“But he’s a dying old man now. Why would I waste my money and energy on a man who’s about to meet his maker? I’m not doing charity.” Josh looked away in disdain and snorted. “If your dad could wait, make him wait. If he can’t, he only has himself to blame.”

After Josh left, Clarissa fell on her knees helplessly. She covered her face and wept.

In the evening, Clarissa changed into simple clothes to visit her father, Oscar Sparks, at the hospital. She covered every inch of her skin from head to toe to hide her bruises and scars from Oscar.

Oscar had weakened to a point where he struggled to speak. Still, he tried to stop Clarissa from worrying about him because he was aware of her suffering in her marriage to Josh.

Had the Schmidt family not financially assisted the Sparks family, the Sparkses would have gone bankrupt. It was all thanks to the Schmidt Group that Clarissa’s brother, Hendrix Sparks, had a job. As a result, Oscar dared not ask for more.

not to worry, but she took the chance of getting water and sobbed inconsolably

month to live. A kidney transplant

repeatedly talked her out of trying, but she couldn’t bring herself to give up on him. As a daughter, she wanted her dad to live. Moreover, Oscar was the only reason that kept her going. If

sounds of leather shoes and the crisp clicking of

“Ms. Sparks.”

the clear and melodious voice. She slowly raised her swollen

like the perfect

over her, Alyssa did not put on any airs. Instead, she flashed Clarissa a gracious and friendly

Schmidt family could hold a candle to him—not even

not exude the same air as

leader, even if he was

real leader. No woman except for Alyssa was