Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

"That's fine too, but you should keep it a secret from Winston. He's still unwell, after all." Jasper looked concerned at the mention of Winston. He seemed to regard Alyssa's father as his family now.

Alyssa nodded and lowered her gaze. "I won't ask Winston about it. I won't force him to talk if he doesn't want to. I'll learn about Mom's past through my own investigation.

"There's just one thing that boggles my mind. What exactly was it about my mom's past that Winston wanted to keep it a secret? I'm fine with him keeping things from me when I was a child, but as my mom's only daughter, I deserve to know everything about her now that I'm all grown up.

"I don't care if Mom had a spotty background. Even if she were a wanted criminal internationally, she would always be mommy dearest to me."

Jasper listened to her words silently as he grappled with the heartache. He was transported back to the time he lived at the filthy and dingy slums, where he recalled hearing insults and curses hurled at Anne.

to Jasper, branding him a bastard child and suggesting that Anne was riddled with sexual diseases from all the

the woman people painted her to be. Even if she

Preston promptly admitted her to the VIP ward of the

me home," Zoe said weakly,

alone from now on. Even if Landon holds a knife to my neck, he won't make you leave

missed you..."

was close to tears," Preston remarked while casting an amused look at his niece. "Your grandpa will never drive you out of Solana City. Just focus on getting better. Don't worry about

when she met

showed up, his tall figure dressed in an immaculate black suit. The black jacket draped across his shoulders fell onto the floor