Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Chapter 684

Jasper was taken aback, his arms still in midair. He had wanted to comfort Alyssa with a hug.

“I only wanted to…”

“I said, stay out of this!” Alyssa had no patience to deal with him further. She stormed away from him, still

on her phone, and slammed the door as she walked out.

The warmth and tenderness Jasper had so achingly wished for disappeared just like that. Their shared

moment from earlier burst, just like a short-lived bubble floating up into the sky.

Alyssa didn’t take the antique Jasper had given her. To her, family was the most important thing right now.

Sadness filled Jasper’s chest, making his heart twinge in pain.

But now wasn’t the time to be depressed. He quickly recovered and left the room.

“Mr. Beckett, I just saw Madam leave looking absolutely pissed. Did you upset her?” Xavier asked

worriedly, a sliver of blame in his eyes. After all, his boss had always been known to get on Alyssa’s wrong

side.

“Something’s happened to Madam Lyla,” Jasper said, his gaze dark.

wonder there was some commotion downstairs!” Xavier quickly took out his phone and looked

news online.

suddenly frowned, showing Jasper the

that played on Xavier’s phone. Narrowing his

to take a closer

was blurry. Yet it was still clear enough to

legs. A clear liquid

and gasps of shock, followed

were starving wolves jumping

… my mother was Lyla Nelson’s biggest fan. She told me about how Lyla’s reputation

rumors that she was on drugs and how she even pissed herself onstage

broadcast,” Xavier

himself to watch the video. “The internet wasn’t as powerful back then

capable of taking videos, so the

broadcast in person, being a fan and all,

firsthand.”

getting more and more upset by

public was worse than a death sentence for someone like Lyla, who had been

to say, “My mother also said that the incident was

day. You

shred of news about the incident suddenly ceased

bought all the papers, but they couldn’t find a single report on it anymore.

knew just exactly who had done that for

and influence could force the entire country’s media