Can’t Win Me Back

Chapter 158

When the door opened, Landon slid into the living room speedily, worried that Alyssa might change her mind. “Gosh, it’s so hard to visit you. The entrance fee is pretty exorbitant.”

Under the lights, Alyssa’s curves were accentuated by the tight robe on her body. Her tiny waist and buttery skin were luscious. He swallowed hard upon casting his eyes on her.

“Mr. Harper, your eyes are wandering elsewhere,” Sean reminded him with much hostility.

“It’s human nature to love beauty. I’m looking at her with the sole intention of admiring an artwork,” he grinned and talked his way out of it shamelessly.

It was the first time Sean had come across a man who’d reframe his inappropriate behavior into something noble.

“Is LAN’s sculpture in this box?” She stared keenly at the box in his arms.

“Yes. I bought two sculptures from her–one for Jasper’s grandpa and the other for you.” His eyes sparkled with enthusiasm. “Alice, LAN’s artworks are handmade. She’ll only put ten items on sale every year. You know how rare her works are, don’t you?”

Alyssa coughed softly. “Um, have you had dinner? If you haven’t, would you like to join me?”

“I haven’t! I didn’t even take a drop of water because I waited at the hotel entrance for you since 5:00 pm! I’m famished.” Landon’s voice quivered in excitement.

rolled his eyes at Landon,

blue cheese chicken sandwich. Go heavy on the blue cheese, Alyssa instructed Sean

she had specifically requested for more cheese. Was she

Landon. “I bet our menu is

bit the

I have the sandwich without the

faded. He looked like a pitiful little

turned around and chuckled with narrowed eyes. “Sure. Whatever

almost stopped breathing at the sight of her smile as fireworks went

smile.

getting dinner ready, Alyssa and Sean admired LAN’s artwork in the living

a flower in

artist added the water splash effect, making the flower appear as a fountain. The sculpture was carved from a complete piece of crystal that created the illusion of movement in a

Alyssa gasped at the artwork’s beauty. She fell her soul being cleansed from

hands were more exquisite than the crystal sculpture carefully created by an artisan. The crystal

to her delicate

you like it?” He rested his cheek on

my favorite contemporary artist, among many others. Her works are breathtaking.” Unable to contain her joy, Alyssa

“I like

to tell