Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Chapter 272

“Why are you … here?” Alyssa was caughtby surprise. She looked adorable and innocent with the freckles on her face and a head of messy hair.

Jameson Schmidt had a smile in his eyes as he pressed his lips together.”Can’t I be your suitor?”

Her lips formed a taut line as she struggled to answer his question. He resolved the awkwardness with a gentle smile that made his question sound like a harmless joke.

“May I take a seat?” asked Jamesongentlemanly.

“Please do,” she replied graciously.

Jameson did not look much different from their first encounter. He looked refined and suave, dressed in a striped emerald couture suit and wearing a pair of gold-

rimmed glasses.

“Ms. Taylor, you are rocking a ratheradorable and unique style today.” He squinted.”You don’t have to act in front of me, though. Just be yourself.”

She coughed in awkwardness.”I don’t recall having you as my date. Why are you here?”

meet me again. I feel the same too.” He took off his glasses

suggestive

have beencurious about you since our last meeting. I do wish to meet you again.”She cast a sh

hands on his knees trembled out of joy. He whispered,”Lyse, it’s

she politely replied,

it’s been a while.”

those memories were from decades ago. Jameson

and smooth skin when he

contrast, Alyss a had been the popular kid in

out right away by beating up three boys who were all taller than her. From then on, no one dared to bully Jameson because she took him

recall from her childhood. Little did she know that Jameson, through the ups and downs in

cast into

not just a first love—the term failed to describe her importance to him. She was

me when I bumpedinto you

“Yes.”He smiled.

were following me, not because you happened to

“That’s a yes too.”

tellme who you