Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Alyssa held her breath. She tapped into one of her skills-eavesdropping. She pressed her ear close to the door, straining to catch every word of the conversation inside.

"What's with you, Dad? You've been pestering us to get a girlfriend all these years. Now that I've taken a liking to Yules and want to be with her, you're opposing us so strongly. Why is that?" Out of all of Winston's children, Liam was the one with the gentlest personality. Even when he wasn't seeing eye-to-eye with Winston, he sought to find out Winston's reasoning patiently.

"Miley likes Yules very much too. They interact often in Kontina, and they get along very well.

"Yules is the only princess in the Kontinian royal family. If you're talking about family backgrounds, I'm the one who reached above my station. Why are you so displeased?" "Your girlfriend can be the princess of a country. She can be a goddess or a homeless woman. I don't care!" Winston took a deep breath. His eyes were reddened. With a tremble in his voice, he declared vehemently, "But... she cannot be Kontina's royalty. I will never approve of her!" "Dad! But, why?" Liam's voice was clear. He was extremely puzzled.

Even Alyssa, who was eavesdropping from the other side of the door, was also full of questions.

Yuliana was Kontinian and reminded him of Jennifer. However, he was now so adamant about Liam and

was as if Liam was going to marry his

though, piqued Alyssa's innate curiosity even

forehead. "Kontina's royal family is infamous for being wicked and scandalous. They are a pile of filth! "I do not want my son to get his hands dirty. I don't want any of you to be corrupted by that filthy environment. Plus, you have set your mind on joining the military since you were young. You've finally achieved your current position after all that hard work. Are you going to give up on everything you achieved just because of

continued, "Even when Jonah got together with Dr. Lovelace, you shielded them. You supported them fully. Why can't you do the sregarding Yules and me? "Please tell me. Is it because you have ssort of grudge or dispute with the Kontinian royal family?" On the other side of the door, Alyssa pursed her lips together tightly. She was so nervous that even the veins on the back of her hands started to

has nothing to do with the younger generation. You don't have to probe further." Winston dismissed him and refused

by the royal family. I can even say that you're against them. Is

to Mandy about Jennifer's background. Jasper had also theorized that Jennifer

was pointing toward