Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Chapter 559

“A family member I know is celebrating her birthday soon. I’d like Sharon to design a dress as a gift to that family,” Jasper responded with a hint of discretion in his voice.

He was keeping his surprise gift for Lyla a secret from Alyssa.

Despite his good intentions, Alyssa took it the wrong way. She smirked at him and said, “Oh, right. I forgot that Her Royal Highness Mrs. Beckett is celebrating her birthday this weekend. I assume you’re trying to win your dad’s favor by sending her a gift. How considerate of you.”

“Alyssa Taylor,” he warned her with a frown. He didn’t mind a bit of teasing, but he didn’t want to be

misunderstood.

“When you contact Sharon, please don’t mention that the dress is a birthday gift for Sophia Kirkman. I’m worried she might give you a good scolding.” Alyssa retorted and angrily turned her back to him.

Then, she added, “Are you finished? If you are, please leave. You’re distracting me while I’m working- Ouch!” In a moment of distraction, she accidentally pricked her finger with a needle and gasped in pain.

“What’s wrong? Are you hurt?” He marched up to her and worriedly held her hand. A drop of blood

her fingertip.

felt the pain as though he was the injured. He commented, “That must have

hurt.”

failed. More blood started oozing out from the wound like a blooming rose. Tears

finger into

heart raced. She felt her index finger wrapped in

warm sensation.

of electricity swiftly spreading through her body. Slowly, her breathing

gently

went limp, and her mind drifted into a hazy

same intense gaze he had given her on that

a line, but it felt that they had reached

breathing quickened, and the temperature

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enough!” She panicked, raising her voice and hastily withdrawing her hand from his grasp. She stumbled backward, only to find herself pulled into a