Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Chapter 277

Alyssa had always been like that. She would be completely focused on an object of her interest and fall into a world of her own.

Suddenly, it occurred to her that Jameson was waiting for her. She quickly spun around to find him patiently standing on the side, this time with a straw basket in his hand filled with pink roses that carried an understated beauty.

The breathtaking char m of the flowers reminded her of a quote from Wislawa Szymborska, which said, “Only a rose blooms as a rose, no one else.”

“Ms. Taylor,”Jameson addressed herwhile approaching with the flower basket.

“Oh, don’t step in here! Be careful not todirty your clothes!” she hurriedly stopped him when she noticed his sparkly clean outfit. However, he made his way through

the thorny shrubs in an attempt to get to her.

She pursed her lips in embarrassment.

“Ms. Taylor, this is for you.” His eyeswere as soft as the sunset colors when he handed her the basket.

can’t accept your

inappropriate to accept roses from him, which appeared more like a symbol of

He reframed his act with a smile.”A beauty like you is worthy of the roses. More importantly,

come with soil. You can plantthem in your garden and

had no reason to turn down his rose basket. After some deliberation, she caved in and took it from him.”Well,

he frowned and bent toward her. She blinked in

there something on

nodded

She wiped her face inconfusion, leaving a soil mark on

on her cheek and forehead. It took her a while to react to his swift move, and she frantically said,

eyes, he quickly

exact moment she

popped up in her mind, but she shrugged it off very soon. Perhaps Jameson was merely being attentive because

heard a flurry of footsteps in their direction. Alyssa raised her gaze and

not agitated nor furious, even