Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Alyssa watched as the glum look on Jasper's face set in like the moon setting into the vast sea.

Jasper's shoulders trembled slightly underneath his suit. His eyes were bloodshot. He turned into a volcano as an overwhelming wave of emotions erupted in him.

Alyssa squeezed his hand, trying to hint for him to maintain his composure.

She wasn't a goody-two-shoes who would buy into the "a harmonious family would prosper" gimmick. She wanted to help Jasper by giving Javier a piece of her mind.

However, fighting in front of Jasper's mother's tombstone didn't seem too respectful of her. Jasper's mother would be rolling in her grave in anger if she saw it.

"I didn't expect you to visit your mother today. You should have told me earlier, and we could have come together."

Javier carried the authority of a father, but his tone remained gentle. "I think your mother would have loved it."

at him coldly. Hatred pierced through his voice. "You've got to be kidding

saying, Jasper?" Javier frowned

cared about her depression when she was alive. When she passed, you didn't arrange for anyone to tidy her tombstone up even once. For the past 20 years, there have been more gardeners here than

your bedside for years and had loved you. But there has

as she nervously pursed her

it was necessary to step in to get

said. She didn't want to step in. She wanted to scold Javier, for he was nothing but an obnoxious and shameless old

it. She would have clocked those bodyguards

outraged. Anger

their mouths

me the flowers." There were outsiders around, so Javier didn't want to look bad. He held his anger in and instructed Rory

brought a bouquet of white