Chapter 122

“I tried pursuing my true love, only to be badly scarred.” Alyssa tasted bitterness on her lips. She

wore a crushed expression. “I met the right person at the wrong time. I’d never love again.”

Jonah furrowed his brows, concerned for his sister, who had given up on hope at her tender age. He tried a different approach and chuckled good–naturedly.

“Lyse, chin up! You must have fallen hard for Jasper because you saw something in him. You didn’t waste your youth on him. What can we say other than the two of you aren’t destined for

each other.”

“I thought I had good taste in men. I thought my lover was the perfect man. Looking back, I must have been blind…”

Alyssa’s phone vibrated. It was a call from Sean.

“Sean, what’s wrong?” She picked up the call.

“Ms. Alyssa! I finally got hold of you. The signal on your side is so crappy!” Sean gulped in excitement and went on, “Check Twitter’s livestream feed now! Betty Beckett is live–streaming a press conference. She’s offering a public apology to our hotel employee.”

“What?” Her eyes widened, and she shot up with a shocked expression. The gloom and doom from before was gone.

“It was a sudden press conference. We think the Beckett Group plans to get it over with to minimize the fallout. There are five million viewers on the live stream, and the number keeps climbing!

or kept its silence to spare the humiliation. Look at that cheap setup and the embarrassing scale! It’s very

she came to a realization. Jasper had undergone a sudden change in attitude. Betty wouldn’t have caved in, given how combative she had behaved

hung his beloved daughter out to dry, especially with Sophia around. Who would have forced

to shake off the thought. However, no one else in the Beckett Group had the power to force Betty into

why would he

deep breath, she quickly hung up and watched the live stream.

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stood on stage facing the reporters in a black dress. A mix of

flashed across her

What’s in their mind,

makeup? She must be st* pid

thought into it if you

dumb but

dumb. I can’t agree

negative comments as a devious grin

went off on an innocent hotel

seizure in said employee and

express deep remorse for my actions

face and shed some crocodile

am an ordinary individual just like you. I have my troubles, and there

I struggle to keep my emotions under check. I

the brink of

admit that I was in the wrong, but it is my wish that netizens approach this

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