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.

not take it anymore. He 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

responsibility for Zoe? Why did you even get involved with

good friends with Landon? Or do you think Zoe can be easily bullied because no one could stand up for a

earth-shattering sex scandal involving Jasper and 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 scene until she gave up after

in fear. He began in an authoritative and firm tone, "I have neither slept with your

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

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

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 assumed