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.

commotion downstairs!” Xavier quickly took out his

the news

the

the video that played on Xavier’s phone. Narrowing his eyes, he snatched the phone

to take a closer look.

resolution was blurry. Yet it was still

legs. A clear

gasps of shock, followed by countless snapshots from cameras as

were starving wolves jumping upon

mother was Lyla Nelson’s biggest fan. She

and how

broadcast,” Xavier explained.

couldn’t bring himself to watch the video. “The internet wasn’t as

then capable of taking videos, so the news didn’t spread as

had attended the broadcast in person, being a fan and all, so she

firsthand.”

getting more and more upset by

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

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

You could get it anywhere!

single shred of news about the incident suddenly

had no idea who had bought all the papers, but they couldn’t

had

his power and influence could force the entire country’s media outlets