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.

whoever you want, but how could you not offer an apology or an explanation six months after

we wrong for wanting you to take responsibility for Zoe? Why did

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

brought up memories of the earth-shattering sex scandal involving Jasper and Zoe. Starting from then, the Harpers had pressured the Becketts to take action, only

authoritative and firm tone, "I have neither slept with your granddaughter nor keep

bothered by her

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

behind the scandal at 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 assumed that Jasper was merely finding an