Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Chapter 31

“I told Ms. Gardner not to touch the box on the headboard because it’s important to you.” Rosie looked at the angry Liana ambiguously.

Rosie intentionally mentioned how much Jasper cared about Alice’s gift to provoke Liana into revealing the truth.

“I threw it away,” Liana confessed angrily, just as Rosie had anticipated.

Fury filled Jasper’s eyes as he asked, “Where is it?”

“Jasper, why do you care about a gift from Alice? You’re divorced. I’m your fiancée. Have you considered my feelings when you cherish her

gifts?” Her eyes became teary. Her acting was so natural, thanks to Sophia’s teaching.

“I’m asking you. Where is it?” Jasper’s tone turned cold, and he ignored her tears.

Shocked, she forgot to keep up her act and stammered, “I-It’s in the trash bin in the backyard

Jasper ran to the backyard. He was drenched in the rain instantly. He rolled up his sleeves and searched through the trash bin for the box.

“Jasper! Stop! Look how filthy it is!” Liana yelled from the corridor.

Perhaps, the Beckett family didn’t know how many trash bins he rummaged through when he

he and his mother had to survive those days by

familiar with the environment

the box covered in dirt. He sighed

to shelter him from the rain. He couldn’t help the urge to open the box. Almost instantly,

red, and his

once ironed and clean suit

toward Liana, who retreated in fear. His sharp

walked past her with

the man. “Jasper, have you fallen

and down due to the surge of

“But you’re angry at me. Are you angry because I threw Alice’s gift away? It keeps reminding me of the three years you spent with her. Have you ever considered my feelings

stop?” Jasper pushed her away and sighed. “I’ve divorced

it, I put up with

cutting up the clothes she made. You even

Everyone is criticizing

of my life. Yet, it seems like you

humiliation. The reality

that Jasper had

I want to? I did it because

ever face difficulties, you