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

the news

showing Jasper the screen. “Look

on Xavier’s phone.

to take a closer look.

a video from decades ago, and the resolution was blurry. Yet

covered her legs. A clear liquid was flowing down

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

were starving wolves jumping upon

fan. She told me about how Lyla’s reputation got

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

celebratory live broadcast,” Xavier

internet wasn’t as powerful back then

the phones back then capable of taking videos, so the news didn’t

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

firsthand.”

more and more upset by

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

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

the next day. You could

a couple hours later, every single shred of news about the incident

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

had done that for Lyla-Winston Taylor.

the