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!”

escaping the legal consequences with

would never allow the Beckett Group to

ways. To resolve the problem, he immediately ordered Neil to host an emergency press conference

the press conference blinded 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

not slept in three

sank into silence out of

firstly, I understood the public concern over Lauren’s wellbeing and would like to keep everyone updated here.

“Besides, we heard from the bullies that Betty was one of the bullies in middle school, subjecting her autistic sister to long-term physical

Beckett? How do you plan to

Lauren if you go easy on

Everyone could tell by now

his teeth and admitted, “Betty is wrong for hanging out with the wrong crowd, but she’s my daughter at the end of the day. She grew up before my eyes. Yes, she made

a bad influence

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