Can’t Win Me Back

Chapter 684

Jasper was taken aback, his arms still in midair. He had wanted to comfort Alyssa with a hug.

“I only wanted to…”

“I said, stay out of this!” Alyssa had no patience to deal with him further. She stormed away from him, still

on her phone, and slammed the door as she walked out.

The warmth and tenderness Jasper had so achingly wished for disappeared just like that. Their shared

moment from earlier burst, just like a short-lived bubble floating up into the sky.

Alyssa didn’t take the antique Jasper had given her. To her, family was the most important thing right now.

Sadness filled Jasper’s chest, making his heart twinge in pain.

But now wasn’t the time to be depressed. He quickly recovered and left the room.

“Mr. Beckett, I just saw Madam leave looking absolutely pissed. Did you upset her?” Xavier asked

worriedly, a sliver of blame in his eyes. After all, his boss had always been known to get on Alyssa’s wrong

side.

to Madam Lyla,” Jasper said, his

was some commotion downstairs!” Xavier quickly took out his phone and looked

the news

the

that played on Xavier’s phone. Narrowing his eyes, he snatched the

to take a closer

was a video from decades ago, and the resolution was blurry. Yet it was still clear enough to

standing onstage while she shakily covered her legs. A clear liquid was flowing down between them.

shock, followed by countless snapshots from cameras as

wolves jumping upon fallen

Lyla Nelson’s biggest fan. She

rumors that she was on drugs and how she

celebratory live broadcast,” Xavier

himself to watch the video. “The internet wasn’t as powerful back then as it is

the news didn’t spread as rampantly

had attended the broadcast in person, being a fan and all,

firsthand.”

and more upset by the second.

in public was worse than a death sentence for someone like Lyla, who had

also said that the incident was all over the

day. You could get it

every single shred of news about the incident suddenly

bought all the papers, but