Can’t Win Me Back

hapter 277

Alyssa had always been like that. She would be completely focused on an object of her interest and fall into a world of her own.

Suddenly, it occurred to her that Jameson was waiting for her. She quickly spun around to find him patiently standing on the side, this time with a straw basket in his hand filled with pink roses that carried an understated beauty.

The breathtaking char m of the flowers reminded her of a quote from Wislawa Szymborska, which said, “Only a rose blooms as a rose, no one else.”

“Ms. Taylor,”Jameson addressed herwhile approaching with the flower basket.

“Oh, don’t step in here! Be careful not todirty your clothes!” she hurriedly stopped him when she noticed his sparkly clean outfit. However, he made his way through

the thorny shrubs in an attempt to get to her.

She pursed her lips in embarrassment.

“Ms. Taylor, this is for you.” His eyeswere as soft as the sunset colors when he handed her the basket.

your gift,”she turned him

be a small gift, but she thought it would be inappropriate to accept roses from him, which appeared more like a

you is worthy of the roses. More importantly, I wanted

can plantthem in your garden and keep them blooming year-round with proper

turn down his rose basket. After some deliberation, she

and bent toward her. She blinked in

Is there something

He nodded in

a soil mark on her cheek like

out a white handkerchief and wiped away the stains on her cheek and forehead. It took her a while to react to his swift move, and she frantically said,

into her eyes, he quickly

exact moment she started feeling uneasy at

in her mind, but she shrugged it off very soon. Perhaps Jameson was merely being

a flurry of footsteps in their direction. Alyssa raised her

He was not agitated nor furious, even though something was simmering in his eyes. It felt like the calm before

Jasper had observed the interaction between Alyssa and Jameson.