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.

"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 dumped my granddaughter? What

sobbing on cue. Cornelius continued with his stinging remarks. "Are we wrong for wanting you to take responsibility for Zoe? Why did you even get involved with

with Landon? Or do you think Zoe can

Zoe. Starting from then, the Harpers had pressured the Becketts to take action, only to be ignored by Jasper. He watched as Zoe made a

fear. He began in an authoritative and firm tone, "I have neither slept with your granddaughter nor keep in touch with

was framed in that scandal, and I'm still investigating it. Zoe might not be bothered by her reputational loss, but

guests started casting judgmental looks at Zoe, whose reputation had been in tatters even before the scandal. They mused about

all. I was the victim." Zoe grabbed Cornelius' arm and cried, her tears smudging her eye makeup. Cornelius certainly preferred to have trust in Zoe's character, and he