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.”

softened when he heard Liana mentioning the past. Even his voice became gentler

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

Alice right now?” Liana’s voice trembled at

looking for her over the past few days. I

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the truth? Or is it because you want to see her, Jasper?”

Lia.” Jasper sounded

shameless woman up to this time?

She wants to use Grandpa as leverage to oppress me! How

now, Liana hated

his

Jasper had stared at her

as a result.

it! Why did she blush

could be glaring at Alyssa for all

was trying to flirt

called out to

of her thoughts before smiling

really like the bracelet I gave you.

was panic. Her mind went

all of a

“G–Grandpa-”

with you

out my late wife’s jewelry. He found a couple more gems in

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

rest of your life. But if something were to happen to you in the future, you could sell those gems for a nice sum

Alice? Are you

He was a domineering old man. Yet, at