Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Chapter 2330

Xavier was confused. He caught the tie bar in his hands and asked, "What's this, Mr. Beckett?

Jasper closed his eyes to rest. He tugged at his tie knot but still felt suffocated.

"It was from Sheryl," he answered.

Xavier let out a cry. "This filthy thing is from that wild woman? I don't want it!"

With a disgusted look on his face, Xavier hurled the tie bar aside. I'm already seeing someone. I don't want my girlfriend to misunderstand me."

Girlfriend?"

Yeah, Mr. Beckett. Maggie is my girlfriend."

With his eyes closed, Jasper frowned. "She's become of age?

Xavier didn't know how he should react. "She's already in university, Mr. Beckett. Am I that much of an animal in your eyes?"

Suddenly, the memory of himself and Alyssa rescuing Maggie flashed through Jasper's mind.

Just then, Xavier exclaimed in surprise, "Mr. Beckett, look!"

and his heart jolted. Standing alone before his car was Alyssa, framed against the piercing headlights, snow swirling around her.

Jasper stepped out of

Alyssa smiled

the cold, he could tell that she had been wandering outdoors for a very

mouth to speak but could not make a sound. All he could taste was a slight bitterness at the back

arms and use his hands as her source

him. Even so, she didn't mind it. She softly asked, "Mr.

lips. 'Let's chat in my

him.

and sensible

pair of ex-lovers to spend time together by getting out of the

your birthday tomorrow," Alyssa spoke up first to break the

looked askance at her. He gulped

just about to say that he didn't need any gifts when

what

answered in a low, deep voice,

you to

it's time for you to fulfill that promise." She clenched her hands, her gaze intense. "I want

surprised. He narrowed his eyes and asked, 'A hike?

Crater Mountain, Do you remember where that