Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

"Lyse, what are you doing?" Winston warned her.

"Dad, please trust Jasper," Alyssa pleaded in a coarse voice, her eyes shimmering in tears.

As witty and calculative as she was, she couldn't stop herself from going up to Jasper.

Winston felt sorry for his daughter and said sternly, "I never said I distrusted him. But he's at odds with Javier, and he's involved with the Harpers. If he's a man worth marrying, I would like to see how he'll resolve the situation."

The situation grew extremely tense and awkward. Judging from Jasper's steely expression, he seemed reluctant to show any regard for the Harpers.

pulled Zoe along to confront Jasper, "Jasper, you are free to love whoever you want, but how could you not offer an apology or an explanation six months after you slept with and

with his stinging remarks. "Are we wrong for wanting you to take responsibility for Zoe? Why did you

because you're good friends with Landon? Or do you think Zoe can be

then, the Harpers had pressured the Becketts to take action, only to be ignored by Jasper.

an authoritative and firm tone, "I have neither

still investigating it. Zoe might not be bothered by

looks at Zoe, whose reputation had been in tatters even before the scandal. They mused about the possibility of Zoe orchestrating

Cornelius certainly preferred to have trust in Zoe's character, and