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.

misty when he

Jasper, the desserts you ate are not store-bought or made

you! Even the house chef admitted that he is not as talented as she

You did not know how much effort she’d poured into a

the desserts without a word

body aches.”

tugged at his heart. It

in the kitchen.

his home, pouring her

never truly

jerk who wasted

pastries for Ada

for

and after a whole afternoon’s work, Alyssa had only managed

four successful choux pastries.

1/2

she exclaimed with relief, wiping the sweat from her forehead after successfully

the fifth one.

a loud crunch broke the silence, and she looked up in shock,

“Jasper Beckett, you-”

he chewed on her pastry.