Can’t Win Me Back

Chapter 272

“Why are you … here?” Alyssa was caughtby surprise. She looked adorable and innocent with the freckles on her face and a head of messy hair.

Jameson Schmidt had a smile in his eyes as he pressed his lips together.”Can’t I be your suitor?”

Her lips formed a taut line as she struggled to answer his question. He resolved the awkwardness with a gentle smile that made his question sound like a harmless joke.

“May I take a seat?” asked Jamesongentlemanly.

“Please do,” she replied graciously.

Jameson did not look much different from their first encounter. He looked refined and suave, dressed in a striped emerald couture suit and wearing a pair of gold-

rimmed glasses.

“Ms. Taylor, you are rocking a ratheradorable and unique style today.” He squinted.”You don’t have to act in front of me, though. Just be yourself.”

you as

must havewanted to meet me again. I feel the same too.” He took

suggestive

beencurious about you since our last meeting. I do wish to meet you again.”She cast a

knees trembled out of joy. He whispered,”Lyse,

aback, she politely

it’s been a while.”

were from decades ago. Jameson felt like a stranger to Alyssa

remembered him as a short, skinny boy with good looks and smooth skin when he was younger. Due to his feminine looks and reserved personality, other kids

been the popular

helped him out right away by beating up three boys who were all taller than her. From then

did she know that Jameson, through the ups

she cast into

love—the term failed to describe her importance to him. She was like the sun, igniting the world

when I bumpedinto you drunk at the

“Yes.”He smiled.