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.

how could you not offer an apology or an explanation six months after you

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

do you think Zoe can be easily bullied because no one could stand up for a poor, kind girl who

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

tremble in fear. He began in an authoritative and firm

investigating it. Zoe might not be bothered by her reputational loss, but I care about mine. I

look at Alyssa. The guests started casting judgmental looks at Zoe, whose reputation had been in tatters even before

wasn't 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 excuse to get out of marrying