Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

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Landon blushed when he added. “And she has more than one sultonl

Last night he could think of nothing else but Alice’s remark on his way home.

She had confessed to him I wouldn’t team to love without Jasper. I will not fall for another man alter leaving him.”

Why not Why couldn’t she?

Of course he wou never let Jasper know. Why would he give Jasper something to gloat over?

At the same bone, Jasper was struck by a belated realization. Pain twisted his heart.

“Is this what it is, Alice? You alving up on your happiness just to get even with me?‘ he wondered.

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Business was good at the KS World Hotel with a 40% increase in occupancy rate and a full house at the restaurant every day.

The hotel employees worked hard in high spirits, encouraged by Betty Beckett’s apology. They felt that their efforts were seen and knew Alyssa would speak up for them it they were bullied. The results were good because the morale was high.

Alyssa happily checked the monthly financial report in her office. She’d be one step closer to becoming president by doing a good job with

the hotel.

an ambitious woman who had been cooped up in her boring housewife life for too long. Now that she was back

was ready to

here. Smiling, Sean invited

toward Jonah like a

it tiring?” He gently rested his hand on

I possibly handle the role of president it I were to complain about my

at him. “Um, I’m not trying to kick you out. If you want to be the president, I’m happy to be your vice

that you’ll give up on it.” He playfully pinched her nose. “I’m scared you’d head off to travel the world again. If that happens, I’ll have to postpone my

in guilt. “I admit I was selfish. I ignored your

“But I’ll never do that again. As a daughter of the Taylor family, I need to

can’t do

a taste of the consequences of her willulness, and she wouldn’t want to be put through the pain

rang. “Give me

up the phone from the table. Surprised to see Mrs. Rosie’s

“Mrs. Rosie, how are

Mrs. Rosie longingly called

just Alice. I’m divorced now,” Alyssa gently corrected

I

fine. What’s wrong,

away like a miracle, I applied the cream on him, and the bruise cleared

little as well.”

so? That’s good to hear.” Reluctant to discuss Jasper, Alyssa excused herself, “Mrs. Rosie, I am in the middle of something.

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