Can’t Win Me Back

Chapter 10

Back at Seaview Manor, Jasper was taken aback after being hung up on by his prideful ex–wife.

The woman had become so cold, and she was no longer the wife who had begged him not to divorce her. It seemed she had felt nothing for him in the three years they were married and was simply tolerating him for some unknown purpose. The mere thought of it had him seething.

“Your coffee, Mr. Jasper.”

Xavier walked in only to find Jasper looking grave. He couldn’t help but ask, “Have you … contacted Madam Alice? Have you gotten her new phone number?”

Jasper pinched the bridge of his nose as irritation flashed in his eyes. He was infuriated after not achieving what he set out to do. He had believed he’d be better off after Alice left, only to end up boiling with anger after learning that she had gotten together with Jonah. “How dare she do this to me?” he thought.

“I’ll find another opportunity. I don’t want to think about her right now,” he said and took a sip of coffee. The next moment, his brows furrowed. “What’s wrong with this coffee? It’s bad.”

“II followed the recipe that Madam Alice left me. How is that possible?” Xavier scratched his head in astonishment.

“Recipe?”

“She handed me a notebook before she left, and it contains all your preferences, right down to the details–what should be avoided, how to prepare your coffee … It even lists what dishes you took an extra bite of according to the date,” Xavier explained as he handed Jasper the notebook.

The man took it, and there was some hesitation before he flipped it open.

Her neat handwriting immediately caught his eye, reflecting her once–deferential character.

“Add a little salt to the coffee to improve the flavor. Jasper likes it that way.”

“Jasper had two bowls of the seafood stew I prepared with fresh scallops this morning. I should make it more often.”

“Jasper isn’t a fan of sweet foods. Perhaps a light dessert like milk pudding or fruit jelly would appeal to him more.”

for Jasper last year, and he never used the red

name was in nearly

were afraid a single exhale would send the words flying. His eyes darkened as he

someone out. What is this if not her machinations

he read through everything recorded in the notebook, but it didn’t stop him from tossing it into the bin

hard on it for three years. Why would she jot down these notes if she didn’t care about you? It’s obvious you held

hurried to retrieve it with a pained

Madam Alice. She

when a mess of voices came from outside the study. It sounded as if it was coming from the

see what’s going on.”

left the study before quickly returning with a

Gardner, sir. She’s …

“What happened to Lia?”

out Madam …

was currently running

arrogance just because you got an old man to

to

room was a wreck

you doing,

of your lives together! It’s like Alice

weren’t for her… would we have lost three whole years together? Anyone can see she stole my position… Why are you

not a mistress, Lia.

What he saw took him aback.

through the closet to toss out Alice’s

She opened a large box to find a well–tailored men’s suit made of high–quality fabric nestled within. “Heh… This must be a gift she prepared for Mr. Taylor. It seems she found a backup plan to

as he took

loved you. I believed she would cherish you, but it turns out she was

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fruit knife on the coffee table. There was no hesitation as she rushed up to rip the suit to shreds. Jasper