Can’t Win Me Back

Chapter 174

A hush silence hung in the air before the crowd buzzed In excited whispers. The guests had not expected to come across the juicy gossip at the birthday event.

The look in Alyssa’s eyes hardened. Yet, she remained composed. Everything was under her control. Landon ran to her worriedly and panted heavy and hot air all over her. Concerned, he mumbled, “Alice ****

She turned around, her face lighting up with a bewitching smile. “It’s fine.”

He was once again smitten by her irresistible smile.

“Sophia, let’s keep the focus on Grandpa’s birthday. Enough with the gossiping, especially not about my private life.” Jasper’s eyes simmered with hostility and fury.

“Forgive me. Jasper, for speaking without thinking.” Faking a guilty expression, Sophia chuckled. “I just wanted to introduce Alice to our guests today who might not know her.

*She was once our daughter–in–law after all. Even after the divorce, we can’t have people looking down on her because of her background.”

herself as Alice’s thoughtful mother–in–law. The guests murmured as

Alice was no longer with the Beckett Family, but she also affirmed Alice’s relationship with Jonah. She had

Alice smiled. “Even if I did not marry Jasper, I would not be looked down upon. It made no sense to look down on me just

wondering if she truly felt nothing about the status boost she

with some

from a poor countryside family. My grandfather was

belittling that

any better. If my memory serves me right, she was a washed–up C–list actress.

she endured the humiliating comments. It appeared that Alice

I like mysell a humble and down–to–earth woman!” Landon chuckled and

the same time, Jasper simmered in anger

glided over while lifting the hem of her dress and locked arms with him. “Don’t overthink it. Aunt Sophia only made that

an unreadable look on his face as he stood stiffly in Liana’s hold. At the

about the situation.

Ms. White is in an awkward spot. She shouldn’t have