Can’t Win Me Back

Alyssa's body trembled, disappointment and shock flashing in her eyes. "Jasper..."

The reporters' cameras clicked furiously, capturing Jasper's retreating figure.

The crowd exchanged puzzled glances.

"Jasper, where are you going?"

Landon, dumbfounded, instinctively moved to chase after him, but Xavier grabbed his arm, stopping him forcefully. "Mr. Harper, leave him to me!"

Without another word, Xavier took off after Jasper.

A strange unease settled over Landon as he stared at the open door, a sense of impending doom creeping in. "Landon, stay here and watch over Lyse. Julien has disappeared-I'm going to find him!"

After saying that, the grim-looking Jonah strode out of the room too.

"Hey! You-" Landon clenched his jaw in frustration. "Why am I always left behind to clean up the mess?"

Meanwhile, the reporters surged forward, swarming Justin.

jostling crowd. She was shoved about, her outfit rumpled, and her hair left in disarray,

the biggest beneficiary of Mr. Jasper's dismissal. In the

aristocratic family

orchestrate his

flashing across her face as cold sweat beaded

Alyssa, who stood at the periphery, staring at him with icy contempt.

all, you're mistaken. I did not steal Jasper's position-I merely reclaimed

That was the rule in my father's generation, and

my recuperation overseas, the presidency of Beckett Group should be mine, regardless of what happened to

a flicker of emotion crossed Justin's face as he delivered those words with shameless confidence, as if it were the

dismissal was the outcome of a vote by the

hung in the air before he took one last look at Alyssa. He shot

off.

breath. A suffocation dread gripped her, as if venomous snakes coiled around her, ready to strike. "M-Mr.

sharp cry rang out as Sheryl, shoved by the reporters, lost her balance. With a

a washroom in the hotel, Xavier still felt uneasy. To be safe, he barricaded it with a cleaning cart and

Beckett! How

was now curled up in a corner, trembling violently. His chiseled face was ghostly pale, stripped of its usual nobility and charm. He looked utterly