Xavier was confused.

He caught the tie bar in his hands and asked, " What's this, Mr. Beckett?" Jasper closed his eyes to rest.

He tugged at his tie knot but still felt suffocated.

"It was from Sheryl,"' he answered.

Xavier let out a cry.

"This filthy thing is from that wild woman? I don't want it!" With a disgusted look on his face, Xavier hurled the tie bar aside.

" I'm already seeing someone.

I don't want my girlfriend to misunderstand me." "Girlfriend?" "Yeah, Mr. Beckett.

Maggie is my girlfriend." With his eyes closed, Jasper frowned.

"She's become of age?" Xavier didn't know how he should react.

"She's already in university, Mr. Beckett.

Am I that much of an animal in your eyes?" Suddenly, the memory of himself and Alyssa rescuing Maggie flashed through Jasper's mind.

Just then, Xavier exclaimed in surprise, "Mr. Beckett, look!" Jasper opened his eyes slowly, and his heart jolted.

Standing alone before his car was Alyssa, framed against the piercing headlights, snow swirling around her.

her dark hair, and she looked almost fragile as

stepped out of the car and approached

Alyssa smiled slightly

face, which had turned red from the cold, he could

speak but could not make

slight

someone who got cold

as her source of heat; his hands kept her warm regardless of the time of

hope to hear any words of

so, she

do you have time for achat?" Jasper

in

was very courteous to

way of speech sounded a

mature and sensible

space for this pair of ex-lovers to spend time together by getting

spoke up first

looked askance

He gulped silently.

didn't need

you promised me?" Jasper

low, deep voice,

"Then, it's time for you to fulfill that promise." She

go on a hike with me tomorrow at 3:00 p.m." Jasper

and asked,

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