Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Mandy flipped, resisting the urge to grab a fistful of soil from the flower pot and shove it into Sinead's mouth.
"Mom, what did you say?" Sean rushed down the stairs to his mom with resentful eyes. He seemed to be burning in rage. "What
did you just say? How could you?"
The sight of Sean with gauze on his left eye and bruises on his face worried Sinead. She cried, feeling bad for him. "Oh, my dear
son. What has happened to you? Who did this to you? I'll kill him!"
Then, she reached out to touch his face with a trembling hand, but he swatted it away. He threatened, "If you want me to see you
as my mom, you need to stop being mean."
Sean felt his blood boiling. "By the way, Taty is my woman. I won't marry anyone except for her. Don't ever associate her with
that trash of the Schmidt family!"
"Sean, you... you..." Sinead was tongue-tied after being shamed by her son in public.
"Sean, what are you doing?" Simon went up to hold his mother, concern etched on his face. "Mom missed you a lot. She was
worried something bad had happened to you. Did you know that the Schmidts had filed a lawsuit against you?"
Even Mandy and Lyla were taken aback by the update. Sean remained composed and questioned coldly, "So what? That's none
of your business. I can handle it myself."
"How are you going to handle it? You're only going to make a mess." Simon pointed a finger at his brother with disappointment.
"The Schmidts are suing you for aggravated assault. You can't win against their tricks. It will be a David and Goliath situation.

"And look at the injuries on you. Only you know how you got hurt."
"Simon Lynch, shut up!" Sean grabbed his brother by the collar and lifted him off the floor. "You should have kept this news from
Dad and Mom if you truly cared for them. I know what you're getting at. You should just come to me. I will not let this slide. How
dare you harass Tatiana and her family!"
Sinead, who had pieced the puzzle, started shaking in fear. Sean had gotten on the bad side of the Schmidts, one of the few
distinguished families in Solana City. He was in deep trouble now.
It didn't matter if the Lynches had assisted the Taylors for years. The Lynches were nothing more than disposable pawns for the
KS Group. Moreover, Winston Taylor and Victor Schmidt were old friends. Hence, it was unlikely that the Taylors would side with
Sean.
She believed it was Tatiana's fault for getting Sean into trouble with the Schmidts. She thought, "What a jinx! Why do you have to
give my son trouble?"
Gripped by intense fear, she felt a piercing pain in her heart. Sweating profusely, she collapsed weakly in
Simon's arms.
He gasped, "Damn it! Mom's got a heart attack!" He hurriedly found some pills from his pocket and fed one to Sinead while
barking at Sean, "Call the ambulance!"