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.

Xavier quickly took out his phone and looked

news online.

the screen.

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

to take a

resolution was blurry. Yet it was

she shakily covered her legs. A clear liquid was

in shrieks and gasps of shock, followed by countless snapshots from cameras

wolves jumping upon

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

of the rumors that she was on drugs and how she even pissed herself

celebratory live broadcast,” Xavier explained.

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

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

in person, being a fan and all,

firsthand.”

more upset by the second.

worse than a death sentence for someone like Lyla, who

that the incident was all over

next day. You

hours later, every single shred of news

bought all the papers, but they couldn’t find a single report

who had done

man of his power and influence could force the entire