Can’t Win Me Back

Alyssa looked a little surprised. But she quickly lowered her head. Even though she did her best to suppress her emotions, Jasper could still see a hint of embarrassment in her eyes.

It made his heart pound wildly. His cheeks flared in embarrassment as well.

At that moment, Jasper’s phone started vibrating in his pocket. He fished it out to look at the caller ID. Then, he left the study immediately.

Jasper leaned against the wall in the corridor as he stared at the word “Lia” on his phone screen. Finally, he picked up the call silently.

“Jasper, are you still mad at me?” Liana’s cries drifted from the other end of the line before Jasper could say anything.

“No,” he replied emotionlessly.

But Liana clearly felt that Jasper was still angry at her.

“C–Can you come over to my place right now? I miss you so much, Jasper! I can’t even sleep because of how much I miss you…”

Liana confessed to Jasper in a soft and sweet tone.

“Not tonight. I need to keep Grandpa company.”

“You’re at Grandpa’s place right now? I’ll head over there, then. Didn’t you tell me that I need to pop over to Grandpa’s villa and show that I care about him? That way, he’ll accept me as a part of the family.”

Liana continued, “It just so happened that I baked a fresh batch of chestnut tarts earlier.

Remember when we used to eat them sneakily before dinner? I’ll bring some for Grandpa as well. I want him to taste my cooking, after all.”

Her tone was very gentle and kind.

can’t

he heard Liana mentioning the

Grandpa’s villa right now,” he explained. “It’d be bad if you

right now?” Liana’s voice trembled

past few days. I brought her to his villa for

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Or is it because you want to

things, Lia.” Jasper sounded very

shameless woman up to this time? You two have already

“Alice must have been the one driving a wedge between me and Grandpa! She wants

hated Alyssa’s guts

could only massage his throbbing

Alyssa remembered the way Jasper had stared at her

as a result.

Why did she blush

were naturally alluring. He could be glaring at Alyssa for all she knew, and

trying to flirt with

suddenly called out

of her thoughts before

the bracelet I

went blank at that moment.

of

“G–Grandpa-”

wearing it. That bracelet will be with you for the rest

smiled at Alyssa lovingly. “I had Ben clean out my late wife’s jewelry. He found a couple more gems in her stash, so I’d like you to have them. Think of them