Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Jasper looked disgruntled after being unfairly blamed.

Silas, who realized he shouldn't have yelled at Alyssa, hurriedly apologized, "Lyse, I was wrong. I had too much to drink and made a mistake there. I'm sorry."

"Are you going to claim that you kissed Rose because you were drunk? Hmph! That's men for you! Irresponsible brats who flirt and go."

"No..." Silas closed his eyes and shook his head. "I was sober when I kissed her. I knew exactly what I was doing.

"Lyse, I love Rose, but unfortunately, she doesn't feel the same toward me. This one-sided relationship is doomed from the start.

"Besides, she doesn't want to get married and likes to chase after the thrill. We don't have a future together because we don't share the same values. Oh well, it looks like you'll never get a sister-in-law. I've let you down."

"Silas!"

Silas left the villa dejectedly without another word.

"Lyse, I'll see him off," Jasper offered.

arrived. Silas was about to get

"Silas, stop. I have

a daze, Silas asked,

if you're serious about Ms. Emerson. What if you succeed in changing

hard, Silas mused, "Why didn't you fall for

a professional expert who hit where

a huge ordeal, even risking your life and turning our family upside down before you reconcile

won her heart in the end," replied Jasper bitterly. "If you

you this," Silas confessed with a heavy sigh, his bright eyes now clouded by worry. "I'm not as determined as you are, and I don't want

for our family. They do not need another Taylor

love doesn't last long. The wiser you are, the deeper you hurt. Jasper, you're no doubt a lucky one. Not many could share your

up to my principles and protect my sister, just like what my late mother wanted. That's all I hope

over the car window and grumbled irritatedly, "Are

waved goodbye to Jasper and hastily hopped into

soon disappeared in the deep of the night, leaving Jasper frozen on