Can’t Win Me Back

hapter 657

The birthday party was about to start. Alyssa smiled. She felt glad to see Winston and Newton engaged in

an animated conversation at the front.

“Oh, is this real? That’s Newton Beckett!” a guest exclaimed.

“Hey, you’re right! He looks great for his age.”

“Newton is quite close to Mr. Taylor. It’s uncommon to see such good friendships these days. One might

mistake Mr. Taylor for Mr. Beckett’s son!”

“I heard that Javier Beckett’s wife is hosting her birthday celebration at Berenike Hotel tonight. It’s quite intriguing to see Mr. Beckett attending Lyla Nelson’s birthday party instead of attending his own family

event.”

The guests shared hushed chuckles and snorts.

“Mr. Beckett obviously doesn’t approve of his daughter-in-law, Sophia Kirkman. She’s been embroiled in bribery and counterfeit scandals for the past six months. Besides, her niece cheated on Jasper Beckett.

course Mr. Beckett dislikes Sophia.”

a great couple. I read

stood up for her. Do

her brows as she overheard this conversation, and the guests

I doubt it.”

“Why is that?”

Liana Gardner. They were a laughingstock. I can’t see someone as dignified as Alyssa Taylor settling for less.”

nodded at that remark,

turn a blind eye to your partner’s romantic history. But there’s always that nagging fear that the past could resurface

be affected by it.

decent man, but Alyssa Taylor has plenty of other options. She

problematic

Yup, that

with a

she swiftly looked up to find him standing beside her, gazing down at her with

and bit her lower lip angrily. She had

“Well, they had it mostly right,

a complicated past, but you’re

that something to be proud of?” she retorted,