Can’t Win Me Back

Jasper's heart sank. Looking at Alyssa, he announced, "Lyse, I'll meet with them."

He was worried about the gossip and malicious comments about Alyssa. Her reputation would further

suffer if she got into a fight with the witnesses' families at a hospital.

Jasper was totally capable of managing the fallout if he were the target. However, he refused to let

Alyssa go through the suffering.

"Jasper, I understand your concern," Clasping his hand, she soothed him, "...but they wanted to see

me. Things wouldn't have spiraled if I hadn't requested to meet with Maggie.

"It's imperative that I show up and offer my apology. You know me; I never run away from problems."

"Well, I happen to be the same." Staring affectionately at her, Jasper held her hands with fingers

interlocked. "So, I'll go with you."

Although the VIP suite, where Maggie got warded, was safe and secure, Sean had arranged for his

men to lead the victims' families to the open area in the VIP lounge, just in case they made a scene

and ruined Alyssa's reputation.

Standing side by side with Jasper in the corridor, Alyssa calmly watched as Gina and the mother of

another victim approached them. Despite her calmness, her heart was racing.

The parents of the two victims came to a stop in front of Alyssa, Jasper, and Sean. Jasper examined

down, as he was

against Alyssa.

and her eyes were red from

her resentment against Alyssa was clearly written across her

clenched her numb fingers and was about to speak, but she was interrupted by the

Colton Tanner and Lorna Cooper, who both

Mr. Beckett, please... Please save

get up from the floor. Please don't do this. Let's stay calm

up to help the parents

remained stubbornly glued to the floor. Had it not been

might not have been able to lift the poor Lorna from the

child. I won't budge if you refuse to save her!"

to see her in such a

"Please stop crying. You'll only ruin your health. Please get

let's have a

point of crying in front of Ms. Alyssa now?" Xavier stormed over, looking disgruntled

only softened after they ran into trouble. "I reached out to you on

but remember how you treated

offer you help, but you declined her

Jasper, who glared