Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Jasper stood ten feet away, meeting Javier's gaze with an indifferent look. The row of black seats between them seemed like spiked bushes, just like their relationship.

The air in the banquet hall immediately froze. Rory and the hotel manager were gripped by shock and fear.

"Jasper... Why are you here? What's going on?" Javier formed a guess in mind, but he furiously demanded an answer from Jasper.

"Isn't it obvious, Mr. Javier?" Dressed in a grey four-piece suit, Jasper stood tall in confrontation with Javier. His frostiness and imposing air overwhelmed Javier, who was used to being treated like a king. Javier held his breath.

Javier foresaw himself being outdone by Jasper very soon. Jasper's authoritative behavior was the equal of Javier's younger self, if not better. At that moment, Javier felt fortunate that there was no one else there to witness his humiliation.

"I have sent the reporters away. Seems like they'd rather get on your wrong side than make themselves my enemy," Jasper explained with a smirk.

his ears rang. "Did that Taylor bitch ask you to do this? Are you seriously destroying your family's

in his eyes. "Everything I do is of my free will. Lyse has nothing to do with

Hearing that, Rory and

me, there's nothing wrong with wanting to

mind!" As the leader of the Beckett Group,

do not know right from wrong;

Beckett Group, everything I do is for the benefit of my company and my

find out that his poor mother

put your best move ahead. No matter what you do, the outcome will not change. You will witness