Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Chapter 392

As Alyssa was no longer in love with Jasper, she shed off any pretense of a demure lady and doubled over in laughter.

“Why would I be upset over nothing? I’m a Taylor. It’s hard to faze me. Don’t you think you’ve underestimated me?”

“That’s good to hear.” Jasper looked glad.

“Why did you come all this way to tell me that? Alyssa wondered, never once considering that he might have done so out of love for her.

After all, he had had many chances to fall for her in the three years of marriage. It didn’t make sense for him to suddenly develop feelings now. That would be a ridiculously delayed response.

“Alyssa, at the end of the day, I am indebted to you. Ours might have been a paper marriage, but that was no excuse for my poor treatment of you,” he tried to explain his behavior. “So, if there’s a chance, I’d like to make it up to you.”

‘Make it up to me? Sure.” She cast him an indifferent glance. “How about you promise to keep out of my sight and stay out of my business? That’s all.”

He furrowed his brows, feeling like a sharp knife had pierced his gut.

She shook off the blanket and smirked. “Never mention making it up to me again. I’d prefer it if you said you were doing so to thwart Betty.”

felt hollow inside as he watched her dash back to the villa in the rain. Deep down, he clung to the hope that she might still have feelings

but he was

this how she had felt throughout, their loveless marriage?

the villa, she pressed her back against the door and took

her emotions.

engine outside signaled that Jasper had

looked out of the window.

warm hand rested on her shoulder, sending a jolt of panic

bitter smile when she turned around and saw who it

15 BONUS

middle of the night. You made me jump. Why

stealthy. You were just lost in thought, staring out the window.” Jonah let out a sigh and wrapped

“Has he left?”

against his broad shoulders. “Just now, he dropped by to tell me that he found out about Abigail Grant.”

“Was that all?”

“Yeah.”