Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Chapter 940

Hot air blasted out of the pan. Jasper wiped away the sweat on his face and sighed. “Dammit. Burnt again.”

Only then did Alyssa see the countless burnt eggs in the trash bint beside the stove.

“Pft. The heat is too high, silly. You’d go through an entire chicken farm without succeeding at this rate,” she teased.

Jasper’s heart skipped a beat as he turned around, meeting Alyssa’s

eyes.

“Did I… wake you?” he asked nervously.

“No, my biological clock did. I don’t have a habit of sleeping in,” Alyssa replied.

She then pointed at the trash bin beside him, teasing, “You’re lucky Sean isn’t around to see this. He hates it when people waste food. If he had been here, he would have made you scoop everything back out and eat it.”

“I would be fine with that. I never wasted food during my time in the army,” Jasper replied lightly.

It wouldn’t be a first for him.

Alyssa knew how serious Jasper could be at times and that he was indeed capable of doing something like that. She hurriedly waved her hands. “I’m kidding. Don’t actually go eating that.”

was easy whenever I watched Rosie cook. Now that I’ve actually tried

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at the messy kitchen countertop, guilt filled his chest. “I know you must’ve been so tired and

blinked quickly, conflicted emotions filling

you. But it looks like Sean will have to buy some for us this

Lyse. Give me some more time

immediately saw through his intentions.

the kitchen in their three years of marriage. Rosie had told Alyssa it wasn’t purely

and oil that came from the

house had been surrounded by

matter how hard they scrubbed their clothes, that smell never left.

Jasper was willing to cook for her and do something he had never done before. He truly doted on Alyssa, even

for

Jasper away. “That’s enough

suddenly, her allergy acting up

smoke earlier.

Jasper know to switch on the hood?

Did you catch a cold?” Jasper

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just allergic to smoke. I just

Allergic… to smoke?