Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

"Hmph! You're still so young, Josh. You can ask your father how I fought my way to where I am today if you're unsure." Winston's
eyes gleamed ferociously. "Ask around and see just how terrible you'll suffer if you antagonize me!"
Josh's heart quivered fearfully, but he still put on a tough, fearless act.
"I say this to all of you now, not as Cyrus Taylor of the Taylor family, but as the police—" Cyrus then displayed an arrest warrant
for the Schmidt family to see.
He continued, "The police have officially arrested David Schmidt under the charge of sexual assault. We have ample evidence
and witnesses to support our case, too. You Schmidts can prepare yourselves to attend David's trial."
Cyrus then smirked. "Or, should I say, criminal suspect David Schmidt's trial."
Despair overwhelmed Victor and Josh.
This was an official warrant from the police. They had no choice but to concede to the matter now.
Josh tried fighting back but was swiftly stopped by Victor, who said quietly, "What more can we say now? We need to go back
and figure out how to save David!"
Just before Victor and Josh were about to step out of the Taylor residence door, Winston roared at them, "Our families' alliance
marriage ends today! Don't even think about bringing it up again! I'm going to look thoroughly into what your son did to my
daughter!"
Victor ground his teeth together before snapping at Jameson, "Let's go, Jameson!"

Jameson didn't want to leave just yet, but he knew the Taylor family would only hate him more if he stayed. He gazed longingly at
Alyssa before leaving the house.
Alyssa's stomach churned. That look made her deeply uncomfortable.
She then sighed quietly in relief because things had turned out in her favor. This alliance marriage with the Schmidts had ended
for good.
The atmosphere in the Schmidt family's Bentley on its way home was unbearably suffocating.
Josh gave Victor two pills to reduce his blood pressure, but his blood pressure wouldn't fall no matter what.
"David really messed up big time! What's so good about that Taty chick? He could've gotten all the women he wanted, yet he
ended up going for her. He basically doomed himself!"
"Yeah. He's not the one arranged to be married. Why did he have to do this?"
Jameson was incredibly angry. "David's already incompetent, yet he still wanted to fool around? What a waste of a sex offender."
"Shut up! How could you talk about your own brother like that? And what were you doing at the Taylor family residence tonight?"
Victor snapped angrily.
"Why else? Jameson obviously went to kiss their asses," Josh sneered, taking advantage of the situation to insult Jameson. "Our
dear little Jameson is trying so hard to become a son-in-law to the Taylor family.
"Have you ever shown that much respect to our own father, Jameson? I doubt you care even half as much about Dad as you do
about Winston Taylor."
"I only agreed to the arranged marriage for our family!" Jameson snapped back.

"Enough!" Victor slammed his hand down on the armrest. "You are not to be in contact with Alyssa Taylor from now on, Jameson!
Don't go suck up to the Taylor family and embarrass me!"
"What does David's mistake have to do with me? Why can't I contact Lyse?" Jameson was incredibly stubborn. "If I can marry
Lyse, our families would still be allied. You would still be able to utilize the Taylor family's resources. What's wrong with that?"
"Hahaha! You're out of your mind, Jameson. You seriously think you can still be together with Alyssa now that things have come
to this?" Josh cackled. "Even if Winston rejects Jasper-heck, even if Jasper dies, Alyssa still won't set her sights on you."
"Just because you can't pull it off doesn't mean I can't." Jameson pushed his glasses off, his gaze growing murderous.
"That's enough! David is more important right now, not this!" Victor exclaimed.
He grabbed Josh's arm and gritted out, "David may have been charged with sexual assault, but since nothing happened
between him and that girl, his charge will only be attempted assault. We need to get him out of prison no matter what!"