Can’t Win Me Back

In that dimly lit room, Justin's face turned completely gloomy. Still, he stared at Zachary with a blank, emotionless gaze, as still and chilling as death itself.

When their eyes met, Zachary felt a twitch in his eyelid, followed by an unsettling chill that crept down his spine, raising goosebumps across his skin.

"What exactly do you think I know, Uncle Zachary? I'm afraid I do not understand." Justin narrowed his eyes sinisterly.

"Wow, as expected of the Beckett family's eldest son. You've picked up most of Javier's acting skills, haven't you?"

Zachary took a slow, deliberate drag from his cigar. He knew Justin's health was fragile, but still, he exhaled a thick cloud of smoke in his direction, daring him to react.

*20 years ago, you orchestrated the whole kidnapping scheme. You hired Gustav and his gang to abduct you and that bastard Jasper. You thought you could play both sides-secure a hefty ransom worth over a hundred million dollars, and throw in an extra 50 million for good measure. Quite a fortune back then, huh?"

Justin listened with an eerie calmness, his gaze as hollow and unfeeling as ever, as though Zachary's words held no weight.

to stage a kidnapping with Gustav, intending to kill Jasper in the process,' Zachary continued. "At the time, Javier was just a figurehead, with Mr. Beckett Senior holding all the power in the Beckett Group. And

Jasper, the obstacle to your inheritance and your attention, and, by also playing the victim, win back your grandfather's favor. At the same time,

killed two birds with one stone. You were ruthless and shrewd. Honestly, you remind me of the grace and cunning I once had in my

his eyes. Zachary's compliment, if it could even be called that, made his skin crawl. He wasn't like anyone else. He was

from the Becketts. A cruel smile spread across Zachary's face. "In the end, Gustav realized

went for wool but came home shorn or that you

into a rage, Justin laughed. "Uncle Zachary, I suppose your time in prison has made you a bit

conveniently left out. When Justin discovered that he was Gustav's target, he didn't hesitate

make him stay regardless, Justin decided to at least make the best

the eldest son, had voluntarily put himself in harm's way, enduring torture at the kidnappers' hands. He sustained

stir emotions-a brother's

and guilt for the rest of