Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

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Alyssa looked a little surprised. But she quickly lowered her head. Even though she did her best to suppress her emotions, Jasper could still see a hint of embarrassment in her eyes.

It made his heart pound wildly. His cheeks flared in embarrassment as well.

At that moment, Jasper’s phone started vibrating in his pocket. He fished it out to look at the caller ID. Then, he left the study immediately.

Jasper leaned against the wall in the corridor as he stared at the word “Lia” on his phone screen. Finally, he picked up the call silently.

“Jasper, are you still mad at me?” Liana’s cries drifted from the other end of the line before Jasper could say anything.

“No,” he replied emotionlessly.

But Liana clearly felt that Jasper was still angry at her.

“C–Can you come over to my place right now? I miss you so much, Jasper! I can’t even sleep because of how much I miss you…”

Liana confessed to Jasper in a soft and sweet tone.

“Not tonight. I need to keep Grandpa company.”

“You’re at Grandpa’s place right now? I’ll head over there, then. Didn’t you tell me that I need to pop over to Grandpa’s villa and show that I care about him? That way, he’ll accept me as a part of the family.”

Liana continued, “It just so happened that I baked a fresh batch of chestnut tarts earlier.

Remember when we used to eat them sneakily before dinner? I’ll bring some for Grandpa as well. I want him to taste my cooking, after all.”

Her tone was very gentle and kind.

“Lia, I can’t meet you tonight.”

he heard Liana mentioning the past. Even

at Grandpa’s villa right now,” he explained. “It’d be bad if you were to bump into her here. You know how much Grandpa likes

right now?” Liana’s voice

the past few days. I brought her to his villa for

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because you

overthink things, Lia.”

that shameless woman up to this time? You

one driving a wedge between me and Grandpa! She wants to use Grandpa as leverage to oppress me! How could

now, Liana hated Alyssa’s

only massage his throbbing temple while

Jasper had stared at her

as a result.

blush just now? How

glaring at Alyssa for all she knew,

he was trying to flirt

called

Grandpa?” Alyssa snapped out of

you really like the bracelet I

panic. Her mind went blank at that moment.

all of

“G–Grandpa-”

That bracelet will be with you for

“I had Ben clean out my late wife’s jewelry. He found a couple more gems in her

to think you’d live happily ever after with Jasper, but it seems he’s pretty unreliable. That grandson of mine

if something were to happen to

Alice? Are

a domineering old man. Yet, at that