Chapter 19

Alyssa’s mind was clouded, and she even mistook Jasper for her brother. She choked and cried, ” Why doesn’t Jasper like me? Why …”

Jasper’s heart skipped a beat, his thin lips tightly pressed together as he listened to her lament.

“I tried so hard. I really tried. But it seems the harder I tried, the more he disliked me. Why is that?

Tell me!”

Suddenly, she turned around and clung to Jasper while sobbing heavily in his chest. Her tears, running nose, and makeup smeared his clean shirt.

He stood rooted to the ground, his throat tightening as he felt her scorching tears searing into his chest and saturating his heart.

After a while, his voice deepened as he asked, “Do you really love Jasper?”

Alyssa raised her tear–stained face, her cherry lips slightly parted.

Jasper gulped as he struggled against the strong temptation of pure desire. He regretted asking that question.

if she loved him? So what if she didn’t? Their divorce was a done

a loud bang, the restroom door was kicked

shameless? Can’t you be satisfied with what

restroom, he pulled Alyssa into his

and the fact that Silas, who usually carried himself with grace, was furious

He felt somewhat suffocated.

now. If you truly care about her, you shouldn’t have brought her

retort, but hearing Jasper addressing him as Jonah, he decided to play along and assumed the role of Jonah. “I’ll accompany my woman to do whatever she wants to. If she

Go back and

walk toward the exit,

you think

her?” Jasper asked in a low

“Of course.”

“Can you marry her?”

left Silas

have to do with you? Get out of

games. If you can’t marry her and only treat her as a lover, then don’t drag her down. Let her return to a normal life

a young age. Don’t you think that’s dragging her down? Since divorce was a given, why did you marry her three years ago? Weren’t you just using her so that you could marry

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