Can’t Win Me Back

Chapter 940

Hot air blasted out of the pan. Jasper wiped away the sweat on his face and sighed. “Dammit. Burnt again.”

Only then did Alyssa see the countless burnt eggs in the trash bint beside the stove.

“Pft. The heat is too high, silly. You’d go through an entire chicken farm without succeeding at this rate,” she teased.

Jasper’s heart skipped a beat as he turned around, meeting Alyssa’s eyes.

“Did I… wake you?” he asked nervously.

“No, my biological clock did. I don’t have a habit of sleeping in,” Alyssa replied.

She then pointed at the trash bin beside him, teasing, “You’re lucky Sean isn’t around to see this. He hates it when people waste food. If he had been here, he would have made you scoop everything back out and eat it.”

would be fine with that. I never wasted food during my time in

a first for him.

he was indeed capable of doing something like that. She hurriedly waved her hands. “I’m kidding. Don’t actually go eating that.”

I used to think it was easy whenever I watched Rosie cook. Now that I’ve actually tried it, I can see just how difficult this technique is,” Jasper

countertop, guilt filled his chest. “I know you must’ve been so

conflicted emotions filling her

you. But it looks like Sean will have to buy some for us

smiled bitterly. “Sorry, Lyse. Give me some more time to practice.

through

years of marriage. Rosie had told Alyssa it wasn’t purely because of his prejudice against her, but

in with his mother. Their house had been surrounded by shabby eateries

they scrubbed their clothes, that smell never left.

and do something he had never done before. He truly

She gently nudged Jasper away. “That’s enough of terrorizing

suddenly, her allergy acting up

Jasper know to switch on the hood?

Did you catch a cold?” Jasper