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

guard down,

against Alyssa.

in tears, and her eyes were red from the

resentment against Alyssa was clearly

and was about to speak, but she was interrupted by the parents

Tanner and Lorna Cooper, who both collapsed onto the floor in

"Ms. Alyssa, Mr. Beckett, please... Please save our daughter! We're

up from the floor. Please don't do this.

hurried up to help the parents up from the

crying their hearts out, remained stubbornly glued

help, Alyssa might not have been able to lift the poor

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

to see her

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

have

front of Ms. Alyssa now?"

whose attitude had only softened after they ran into trouble. "I reached out to

and Mr. Beckett, but remember how

wanted to offer you help, but you

Jasper, who glared at

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