Can’t Win Me Back

Lauren’s gaze locked onto Betty’s hideous face, her eyes now ablaze with defiance. The lifelessness that had marred her eyes after the torture was replaced with a fierce emotion that only fueled Betty’s anger further.

“Don’t you dare look at me like that, you stupid bitch!” Betty spat, her eyes flashing with fury, eager to deliver another kick to Lauren before Zoe intervened.

“That’s enough. Save your anger for later,” Zoe admonished Betty, halting her aggression.

Mason let out a lazy yawn, breaking the tension. “Zoe, what’s the point of dragging us all the way to this godforsaken place from different corners of the world? Couldn’t you have chosen a more decent venue for our reunion?”

Freddy shot him a cold glance. “Could you have witnessed this anywhere else? After all these years, you still sound like a spoiled brat.”

“Damn it, you little piece of—” Mason wanted to cuss Freddy out, but the woman in the red dress stopped him with a shake of her head.

political scene in Solana City, these wealthy individuals lacked any semblance of moral integrity; all

with the games. Why did you bring us here?”

approached a dusty piano in the corner. Lifting the lid, she revealed keys that looked as pristine as the day they were made. She then ran her fingers across the keys, eliciting an eerie melody that echoed

wracked with tremors, curled into a fetal position. Tears streamed down her face, a mask of terror and despair contorting her features. She bit down on her lip so hard it bled, but the horrific memories flooded

the cruel act with music. The physical and mental abuse had deeply traumatized Lauren, exacerbating her psychological condition and even causing her to feel an inexplicable fear whenever she heard a

guys,” Zoe declared, flicking her tidy brown curls and offering a fake smile as she charmingly addressed the group. “But I also

a ripple of confusion through the group. The woman in the red dress laughed

ten years ago, showing her cornering Lauren and slapping her continuously while laughing; this was the video Preston used to threaten

so I suggest you’d better