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!"

heart jolted. Standing alone before his car was Alyssa, framed against the piercing headlights, snow swirling around her. The wind tossed her dark hair, and she looked

hesitation, Jasper stepped out of the car

Alyssa smiled slightly at

her face, which had tumed red from the cold, he could tell that she had been wandering outdoors for

slight bitterness at the back of his throat. He remembered that she was someone who got

as her source of heat; his

from him. Even so, she didn't mind it. She softly asked, "Mr. Beckett, do you have time for

lips. 'Let's chat in

very courteous to him. Even her way

mature and sensible demeanor annoyed

of ex-lovers to spend time together by getting

Alyssa spoke up first to break the

at her. He gulped

was just about to say that he didn't need any gifts when Alyssa surprised him

you remember what you

in a low,

you

for you to fulfill that promise." She clenched her hands, her gaze intense. "I want you to go on a hike with me tomorrow

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

Do you remember where

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