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,

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

mused, "Why didn't you fall for Lyse in

indeed a

go through a huge ordeal, even risking your life and turning our family

in the end," replied Jasper bitterly. "If you are serious and

this," Silas confessed with a heavy

spirit, is troublesome enough for our family.

doubt a lucky one.

this life is to live up to my principles and protect my

car window and

calmly waved goodbye to Jasper and hastily hopped

cab soon disappeared in the deep of the night, leaving Jasper frozen on the spot with a