Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Chapter 372

“Ms. Alyssa wants you to go in.” Sean turned aside as though Jasper was infectious.

“Thank you.”

Sean snickered, openly displaying his disgust. “You don’t have to thank me. It’s all because of Ms. Alyssa’s generosity. I would have beaten you up and thrown you out.” With that, he left the back kitchen. 1

Jasper inhaled and stepped into KS World Hotel’s spotless back kitchen that looked like a sterile lab with

white decor and stainless steel tables and equipment.

The air was quiet. The only thing he heard was his breathing and his beating heart.

Turning a corner, he spotted a slender figure standing by the wide table that only highlighted her petite

frame.

Today, Alyssa was charming in the white chef uniform, her hair tied and tucked neatly into the chef’s hat.

She wore a transparent mask on her face and was fully focused on shaping a ball of dough into pastry.

She did not even notice his presence.

when he recalled Mrs. Rosie’s words.

told him, “Mr. Jasper, the desserts you ate are not store-bought or made by pastry

the house chef admitted that he

at you, wolfing them down. You did not know how much effort she’d poured

the desserts without a word of complaint

body aches.”

memory tugged at his heart. It was the first time he had ever seen Alyssa

in the kitchen.

spent the three years in his home, pouring her love and effort into the food,

never truly appreciated

was a jerk who wasted

pastries for Ada Kingsley, who wanted to

Mosgravia for her mother.

incredibly challenging, and after a whole afternoon’s

four successful choux pastries.

1/2

with relief, wiping the sweat from her forehead

the fifth one.

the silence, and she looked up in shock, her

Beckett, you-”

calmly met her gaze as he chewed on her pastry. Only three choux pastries