Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Chapter 44

The drama ended with Jasper promising not to meddle in the Gardner Group’s business.

After Sophia and Javier left, Newton looked around at the mess in anger. “What a shame! All the men in our family just have to fall for those scheming Gardner women!”

Jasper bent down to pick up the things on the floor while his mind spun. Could someone have replaced Jonah at the meeting in Yoarkley?

But he knew his father wouldn’t have recognized the wrong person. They had fought twice at a shopping mall. There was no way Newton could have been mistaken unless he was showing early signs of dementia.

Jasper picked up a hand fan and asked, “Grandpa, is this yours?” Newton sighed and said, “Just look at me. I must have lost my senses in anger. Bring it to me.”

Newton’s gaze softened, and he said, “Alice made me this fan herself. The patterns and calligraphy are all her own work.”

Alice knew calligraphy? She also knew how to draw?

how to respond. When she was with

Besides being gentle, obedient, and pretty,

exuded confidence now. And her previously unknown abilities were being revealed

it because she thought that he did not deserve her at her best, but Jonah did? So she didn’t love him, but was only fulfilling her duties – as

Other times, she would accompany me in the study for the entire afternoon, but she didn’t mind. She would read

I could tell she had more than ten years of experience. She wrote with poise and skill. Her graceful air tells me that she’s from a distinguished family,” said

so much better than that decadent Gardner girl. But alas, you’re blinded by love and can’t tell what’s good for

lips and opened the hand fan. There was one meaningful and beautifully written prose on it. It said, “If I were young again, I would make a mountain of

was thunderstruck. His sharp gaze swept over the two lines of words intently. Her writing and style looked identical to

He also recalled hearing Alice’s footsteps in the corridor when he was leaving Alyssa’s office that day. Could Alice

such a coincidence? There was no way Alyssa and Alice were one and the same person, right?

returned from a business trip in Yoarkley. He was having a meal with

nodded after listening. A pleased expression appeared on his stern face. His eldest son was good at everything but was too religious. No amount of power, fame, or

it’s not like you to suddenly spoil the Beckett Group’s soup like this.” Winston took a sip of red wine and savored its taste. “Don’t you always advocate dealing with problems peacefully? Why did you use such an underhanded method this time? You seem