Can’t Win Me Back

Jasper clenched his fist so hard that his veins bulged when he received the update. He jeered. “Javier is a great father, isn’t he? He wouldn’t give up on his terrible daughter no matter what.”

“This isn’t about Betty. He is trying to save his face as the family patriarch.”

Xavier was furious. “I saw him busy taking care of Mr. Newton at the hospital while keeping tabs on Ms. Lauren’s condition. I thought he had finally come around, but I was being naive!

“From the very beginning, he has been an egoistic person who only cares about himself. You can’t expect him to self-reflect and change.”

Jasper turned around to stare at the gray sky. “Well, since he’s all about saving face, I’ll make him lose face.”

As public opinion continued to brew, there were increasing calls to prosecute the six bullies. Betty was implicated as well, especially because she was a Beckett and Lauren’s sister. In some way, her behavior was more despicable than that of Zoe and the rest.

“Betty Beckett harms even her own sister; she is a vicious animal! She should be heavily punished!”

“How brazen of her to bully her autistic sister!”

you ever dream of escaping the legal consequences with your dad’s

never allow the Beckett

the problem, he immediately ordered Neil to host an emergency

face. He began with anger and sadness in his tone. “Three days ago, my daughter, Lauren Beckett, experienced

I have not slept in three days, battling the

silence out of consideration for the gut-wrenching

press conference because firstly, I understood the public concern over Lauren’s wellbeing and would like to keep everyone updated here. Secondly, as Lauren’s father, I will

out. “Besides, we heard from the bullies that Betty was one of the bullies in middle

you plan to deal with her? She kicked Ms. Lauren during the abduction—it was

unfair to Ms. Lauren if you go easy on Betty because she’s

the dirty laundry of an esteemed family. Everyone could tell by now that Betty was Zoe’s accomplice.

the wrong crowd, but she’s my daughter at the end of the day. She grew up before my

influence on her, leading

Javier’s blatant favoritism. In an effort to protect the image of the Beckett family, he tried