Can’t Win Me Back

Chapter 457

“I’m perfectly fine, Lyla,” Alyssa said as she hugged her third stepmother affectionately.

“Well, alright then. I’ll prepare some snacks for you two.” Lyla then left the study, but not before making a bullhorn gesture with her hands to show Alyssa that Winston was currently furious.

Alyssa responded with a reassuring “okay” sign and a playful wink.

Neil also left the study, giving them some privacy.

“I heard everything you said to Lyla earlier, Dad.”

Alyssa sat down beside her father, hand wrapping around his shoulders.

She continued, “You’re underestimating me. I wouldn’t be charging my way through the city if I didn’t have the guts or ability for it. Most players there are like fledglings compared to someone as resilient as a

phoenix, like me.”

“Even so, I hate to see those featherless pigeons pecking at you so relentlessly.”

Winston shook his head and added, “Why did you have to get on their bad side? I’ve been so worried

about you all this while. I’m old, Alyssa. I shouldn’t have to worry this much already.”

“Featherless pigeons? Are you talking about Betty and her mother?”

laugh and said,

want to see

fondly. He then frowned, recalling something. He asked, “Say, Jasper didn’t do anything to you for messing with his family, did

“Nah. He actually facilitated this, too.”

“Oh? How so?”

wheelchair who unveiled Betty as the culprit? Based on the news after her

I initially thought she was in a coma. Who knew Jasper had saved her

to push Betty down

one, I’ll

then teased Alyssa, saying, “You’re lucky

years with

with me are either dead

teeth

then, Winston’s

him and read the caller ID. A look of

it?”

“Javier Beckett.”

“Oh, your ex-father-in-law.”

Alyssa huffed angrily, crossing her arms together.

cleared his throat and answered the call. “If it

night’s incident, Mr. Taylor.” Javier was

a while. Why don’t we have lunch together later?”

much

the couch,

spend my time with her as much as I can. If you have