Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Chapter 657

The birthday party was about to start. Alyssa smiled. She felt glad to see Winston and Newton engaged in

an animated conversation at the front.

“Oh, is this real? That’s Newton Beckett!” a guest exclaimed.

“Hey, you’re right! He looks great for his age.”

“Newton is quite close to Mr. Taylor. It’s uncommon to see such good friendships these days. One might

mistake Mr. Taylor for Mr. Beckett’s son!”

“I heard that Javier Beckett’s wife is hosting her birthday celebration at Berenike Hotel tonight. It’s quite intriguing to see Mr. Beckett attending Lyla Nelson’s birthday party instead of attending his own family

event.”

The guests shared hushed chuckles and snorts.

“Mr. Beckett obviously doesn’t approve of his daughter-in-law, Sophia Kirkman. She’s been embroiled in bribery and counterfeit scandals for the past six months. Besides, her niece cheated on Jasper Beckett.

Of course Mr. Beckett dislikes Sophia.”

make a

he stood up for her. Do you think

furrowed her brows as she overheard this conversation, and the guests continued to

doubt it.”

“Why is that?”

Jasper Beckett and his ex, Liana Gardner. They were a laughingstock. I can’t see someone as dignified as

at that remark, which she thought

that the past could resurface unexpectedly, like

to be

decent man, but Alyssa Taylor has plenty of other options. She doesn’t need to

a problematic guy.”

Yup, that was

interrupted her thoughts with a mischievous

beside her, gazing down at her with a tender

her lower lip angrily. She

had it mostly right, except for one thing. Yes, I might be

with a complicated past, but you’re part of that past

proud of?” she retorted, crossing

smiled wryly and said, “Lyse, I don’t