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.

Madam Lyla,” Jasper said, his gaze

downstairs!” Xavier

the news

showing Jasper the screen. “Look

on Xavier’s phone.

take a closer look.

resolution was blurry. Yet it was

her legs. A clear liquid was flowing

erupted in shrieks and gasps of shock, followed by countless snapshots from cameras

jumping upon fallen prey.

She told me about how Lyla’s

the rumors that she was on drugs and how she even pissed

live broadcast,”

internet wasn’t as powerful back then as it is

videos, so the news

attended the broadcast in person, being a fan and all, so she

firsthand.”

getting more and more

for someone like Lyla, who had been the number one celebrity actress loved and adored by

to say, “My mother also said that the incident was all over the

the next day. You

only a couple hours later, every single shred of news about the incident suddenly ceased to exist in

idea who had bought all the papers, but they couldn’t