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, “You’re meaner than I thought!”

just don’t want to see you being pushed

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

“Nah. He actually

“Oh? How so?”

the reporter in the wheelchair who unveiled Betty as the culprit? Based

a coma. Who knew Jasper had saved her and made her come to

to push Betty down her

stone. He’s a cunning one, I’ll say. No wonder he’s been

then teased Alyssa, saying, “You’re lucky

three years

me are either dead or

her teeth playfully.

Winston’s phone

up for him and read the caller ID. A look of displeasure surfaced

it?”

“Javier Beckett.”

“Oh, your ex-father-in-law.”

huffed angrily, crossing her

his throat and answered the call. “If it isn’t Mr. Javier Beckett.”

to speak with you about last night’s incident, Mr. Taylor.” Javier was unnaturally

in a while. Why don’t

I don’t believe we have much to talk about

on the couch, caressing his

time with her as much as I can. If