Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

"Can I join you?" Jasper asked, his demeanor warm and friendly. Nicholas replied simply, "Sure."

Jasper gracefully sat opposite him, arriving alone with no backup.

A palpable tension hung in the air even before a word was spoken.

"Mr. Beckett," Nicholas began, "a man of your stature wouldn't be drinking coffee in a place like this."

Nicholas then took a deep drag of his cigarette. His eyes were grim. "So, this isn't a coincidence. You've been following me."

"It's not what you think," Jasper countered. A slight twitch of Jasper's lips accompanied his sincere gaze. "My wife told me everything that happened at the nursing home. She knew you'd be here if I couldn't find you at home. After all, both of us prioritize our wives. We might take detours, but we always end up in the same place, don't we?"

An intelligent man would never directly communicate what he meant.

Nicholas continued to smoke. "Are you and Ms. Alyssa married?"

Jasper blinked and said, "Not yet."

"Then, addressing Ms. Alyssa as your wife is merely a term of endearment; it's for fun. Our situations are different. You can't understand mine."

Jasper's jaw clenched subtly, but his voice remained calm and low. "Don't you think it's odd that Aidan Lovelace was suddenly arrested, Chief Novak?"

Nicholas' eyes were listless. "The Solana City police force don't just do nothing. Justice will always prevail. This is what he deserves."

Jasper held his gaze unflinchingly. "Then, who do you think is next?"

The air suddenly turned stale.

"How would I know?" Nicholas dismissed him coldly, but a tremor ran through the hand holding his cigarette.

"Aidan and Jameson worked extremely closely. Aidan, the president of Lovelace Group and a Belbanks bigwig, helped Jameson distribute illegal drugs, amassing a fortune in the process. Yet, Jameson cast him aside like a disposable tool. As you can see, Jameson trusts no one."

Jasper squinted his eyes and continued, "Jameson was merely getting rid of Aidan after he outlived his usefulness. Chief Novak, are you certain you're any different?"

Nicholas felt a slight stirring in his heart. However, he knew Jameson had eyes all over Solana City. He had no idea how to explain himself if Jameson found out that he had secretly met up with Jasper. S

Jameson was cold-blooded, sinister,

and distrusting. No matter what,

Nicholas had to survive; only then,

could protect his wife. Besides, was already entangled with

Jameson-there was no turning

back.

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Nicholas rose to leave, Jasper lunged forward and pressed a silver lighter into

bring a lighter, right? If you don't mind, you can

constricted as an inexplicable pain surged in his chest. He then accepted the lighter, lowered his head and hastily left the

his seat, observing the hustle and bustle of the night. Nicholas had completely disappeared from

with a message from Alyssa on WhatsApp.

smiled faintly, his calloused fingers dancing across

bust? While your IQ is amazing, your EQ leaves much

as his eyes darkened. Then he added, "But turning him

beat of silence followed.

emojis filled the screen, followed by a text. "So you met with him to make Jameson suspicious?

smart!" Jasper

stunned by

appeared unsure how to respond after that. However,

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camera retracted discreetly into the

I join you?" Jasper asked, his demeanor

gracefully sat opposite him, arriving alone with

the air

"a man of your stature wouldn't be drinking coffee in

his cigarette. His eyes were grim.

She knew you'd be here if I couldn't find you at home. After all, both of us prioritize our wives. We might take detours, but we always end up in the

intelligent man would never

continued to smoke. "Are you

blinked and said, "Not

your wife is merely a term of endearment; it's

"Don't you think it's odd that Aidan Lovelace

force don't just

his gaze unflinchingly. "Then, who do

air suddenly turned

would I know?" Nicholas dismissed him coldly, but

amassing a fortune in the process. Yet, Jameson

"Jameson was merely getting rid of Aidan

eyes all over Solana City. He had no idea how to explain himself if Jameson