Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Alyssa was simply teasing Jasper by playing coy. After all, she trusted him completely. However, her playful joke backfired. Jasper panicked, dropping to one knee with a serious expression. "Lyse," he declared solemnly, "I, Jasper Beckett, swear my loyalty to you. You are the only woman I love, the only one I desire, in this life, the next, and the one after. If I ever break this vow, may lightning strike me down!"

"Alright, alright, Jasper, I was just kidding!" Alyssa couldn't bear to see him like this. She tried to cover his mouth, but he grabbed her hand tightly.

"It's true that I went out last night. I went to The Millennium with Axel and Cyrus."

Alyssa's eyes widened in alarm. Her voice trembled as she cupped his cheek. "Oh my word, why didn't you tell me? Did something bad happen?"

"Don't worry, everything's fine," Jasper reassured her, taking her hand and stroking it gently. "Axel found the person who hired the hitman to kill Mrs. Novak. It was Jameson's secretary, Carl Moses."

"You were still asleep when he called. I couldn't wake you, but I was worried about Axel's safety. So, I rushed over. I wouldn't have let you go anyway."

Alyssa's heart melted. She cupped his face and kissed his forehead.

"Unfortunately, Jameson had taken precautions. He terminated operations at The Millennium and dismissed everyone. He, along with Carl, left Solana City overnight. In fact, they're already out of the country." Jasper gritted his teeth in contrition. "It was my fault. We were too late."

Alyssa's heart sank. "How... How about Amber?"

"She left yesterday. According to the female escorts there, she is getting married to Carl."

"What? In that case, Axel-"

Jasper's eyes. "The only one who can help him is Ms. Altman, and the only way for Axel to get

not easy on her. It's really not easy on her... I'm

acknowledged Amber as her friend and her future sister-in-law. It didn't matter to her how horrid her past might've been. She didn't care about that at all. All she hoped for was that she could have a smooth and bright

"We won't give up on finding Ms. Altman or helping Axel. Our priority right now is locating

sit beside her on the bed. She leaned into

lips. He felt captivated by her,

same time, he gave her question

to hide. Even

on his arm.

tightly. "If so, that makes things more difficult. It means that he

gained his success in Kontina. Kontina was the land that made him prosper, and more than

to try," Alyssa insisted through gritted teeth. "We can't let him get away this

Schmidt Group changed dramatically overnight, causing widespread unease. News of their chairman's sudden disappearance spread rapidly in Solana City,

a team from the

the Investigative Bureau's

upturn.

to stop the investigative team. However, the team had come prepared and

don't move!" Silas barked as he kicked

frantically