Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Alyssa's hand froze midair. Her eyes reflected astonishment.

Even though Alyssa was irked by Aidan's taunts, she appeared more emotionally composed than before, possibly due to being in love. She calmed down soon enough.

However, Jasper was the one who couldn't take it. He took her hand and pulled her into a tight hug.

Holding her shoulder, he addressed Aidan sternly, "Is that your family rule? I thought it was arrogance and conceitedness."

Aidan furrowed his brows. "What did you say?"

"Am I wrong?" Jasper cast an intimidating look at him. "I don't care about the relationship between your family and hers. Lyse is a sensible and well-mannered woman. She wouldn't slight you if you didn't do it to her in the first place.

"You were rude to her just now. It's clear that you're the problem here. Mr. Lovelace, you're a senior to Lyse and a respectable man, but I'm appalled by your behavior."

Alyssa lifted her gaze to stare at Jasper through tears. She fought the urge to give him a kiss there and then in front of everyone.

"You—" Aidan finally sprung up from the couch and glared at Jasper.

of hand. Mandy followed closely behind

foot in Heightsnew

Taylor, he did not understand the dynamics between the two feuding

let's talk after we leave," whispered Julien after he stopped in

pocket, slowly turned around to face his younger brother. The next moment, a resounding slap echoed in the living

Julien hard in front of everyone. The sound rang throughout the area. He spat, "You

deliberately wanted to go against Julien. He insisted on arguing and shaming Julien in the living room, even though Julien had suggested

and Dad. As your brother, I'll need to teach you a lesson by giving you a

tightened when she witnessed her favorite nephew being slapped by Aidan. Although she was the one who called Aidan to get Julien, she hadn't

made vows. The moment she decided to choose Winston over the Lovelace family despite their protests, she was no longer a Lovelace.

clenched his fist and hung his head defeatedly. His usual vigor and

you slap him in front of others? That's not how a Lovelace

for Julien. He was just worried that Aidan might hurt her, given how

jab, "Unless Julien turns into another shameless loser and a disgrace to the family, who ditches his family for love, I will need to keep him in line as

shameless loser and a disgrace to the family. The Taylors fully grasped the underlying meaning of