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 unlike Beckett Group

have caved in,

wouldn’t have hung his beloved daughter out to dry, especially with

no one else in the Beckett Group had the power to force

why would he

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

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stage facing the reporters in a black dress. A mix of anger,

flashed across

Karma’s a bitch! What’s in their mind, thinking they can

She must be st* pid to put on makeup

thought into it if you want

is she that dumb but pretty

agree with the ‘pretty‘

negative comments as a devious grin crept onto

I impulsively went off

in said employee

again, I express deep remorse for my actions and sincerely apologize to the employee for

put on a pitiful face and shed some crocodile tears with

just like you. I have my troubles, and

struggle to keep my emotions under check. I now

on the brink

it is

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