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

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

emotions filling

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

smiled bitterly. “Sorry, Lyse. Give me some more

saw through

Alyssa it wasn’t purely because of his prejudice against her, but

and oil that came from

smells reminded Jasper of the slums he had lived in with his mother. Their house had been surrounded by

matter how hard they scrubbed their

and do something he

boundaries for

Jasper away. “That’s enough of terrorizing my

acting up again after

smoke earlier.

switch on

wrong, Lyse? Did you catch a cold?” Jasper

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fine. I’m just allergic to smoke. I just

Allergic… to smoke?