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.

Landon, who

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

specifically requested for more cheese. Was

the ashen–faced Landon. “I bet our menu is too plebeian for you. You must have been eating caviar and

Don’t slander me. I’ll take the sandwich.” Landon bit the bullet but tried to reason with Alyssa with a bitter smile,

sandwich without the extra

faded. He looked

with narrowed eyes. “Sure. Whatever

as fireworks went off in his mind. He finally understood the power of a

smile.

Sean was busy getting dinner ready, Alyssa and Sean admired LAN’s

holding a flower in

artist added the water splash effect, making the flower appear as a fountain. The sculpture was carved from a

fell her soul being cleansed from within. She carefully lifted

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

her

like it?” He rested his cheek on his hand and stared at her

is my favorite contemporary artist, among many others. Her works are breathtaking.”

“I like

to tell her he liked