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!"

was Alyssa, framed against the piercing headlights, snow swirling around her. The wind tossed her dark hair, and

hesitation, Jasper stepped out of the

Beckett." Alyssa

he could tell that she had been wandering outdoors

could not make a sound. All he could taste was a slight bitterness at the back of his throat. He remembered that she was someone

she loved to snuggle in his arms and use his hands as her source of heat; his hands kept

to hear any words of concem from him. Even so, she didn't mind it. She softly asked, "Mr. Beckett,

lips. 'Let's

was very courteous to him. Even her way of

and sensible demeanor

this pair of ex-lovers to spend time together by

spoke up first to break the

askance at her. He

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

remember what

He answered in a low, deep voice, "Of

you to keep

clenched her hands, her gaze intense. "I want you to go on a hike with me

narrowed his eyes and asked, 'A hike?

you remember