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!”

the legal consequences

the Beckett Group

would protect Betty despite knowing her evil ways. To resolve the problem, he immediately ordered Neil to host an

Javier. The harsh lights illuminated his pale face. He began with anger and sadness in his tone. “Three days ago, my daughter, Lauren Beckett, experienced a horrific abduction and torture. Until today, she remained unconscious in the

in pain. I have not slept in three days, battling the pain

into silence out of consideration

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

present at Ms. Lauren’s abduction,” one of the reporters finally blurted out. “Besides, we heard

hold the culprits accountable, what about Betty Beckett? How do you plan to deal with her? She kicked Ms. Lauren during the abduction—it

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

Everyone could tell by now that Betty was Zoe’s accomplice. It would be

is wrong for hanging out with the wrong crowd, but she’s my daughter at the end of the day.

have been a bad influence

an effort to protect the image of the Beckett family, he tried