Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Chapter 2305

Jasper remained silent. His hands balled into tight fists at his sides, trembling ever so lightly as a dark expression settled over his face.

After a moment of silence, Justin offered a casual smile, ignoring the tension on Jasper's face as he moved past him.

"Justin, I've always respected you since I was young." Jasper's voice broke the silence, hoarse and strained, with his back turned to Justin. "There are things I can compromise on, but some matters, I can't."

Justin, his back still facing Jasper, narrowed his eyes and asked, "Such as?"

"My need to see her now." A fierce determination lit Jasper's darkened eyes. "Justin, I won't deny your feelings for her. It's none of my business. But you have no right to stop me from seeing her either.

"If you and Ms. Alyssa are officially together, I'll never go near her again. You won't even need to say a word. I'll give you both my blessings and wish you a happy life together."

As Jasper said "happy life", his throat tightened, and a bitter taste of bile rose at the back of his mouth. Still, he continued, "But as long as she's not yours, we're equals in her eyes. You can see her, and so can I. If that bothers you, I'm sorry."

any trace of emotion on his face. In a cold, detached voice, he asked, "Jasper, do you still have feelings

Jasper's throat, and his

not share the same mother, but ask yourself-how have I treated you since we were

me very well," Jasper answered, his breath

warmth shared with Justin, four years his senior, a brother who had always been like a

entered the Beckett family, his life seemed bleak, as he was met with disdain from many. Justin was the first to show him care, standing by him when the household staff mistreated him

own life on the line to help Jasper escape that terrifying kidnapping incident. Otherwise, Jasper would have been the one sitting in the wheelchair today, unable to move

rest of my life. And the medications are the permanent part of it too,

Ms. Alyssa. But

away from home on my own for so many years, I often feel lonely and lost. Oftentimes, I'd ask myself if my life is just going to drift away

I love. I, too, want a normal life-to

His older brother, once so detached from the world, longed for a family? And the woman he

at the orphanage, where Alyssa and Justin had shared a smile in the snow-covered courtyard, their eyes filled

time Alyssa saw him, her eyes were either brimming with tears or clouded with sorrow. He had once been the man she loved. Now, he was only a source of