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. The wind tossed her dark hair, and she looked almost fragile

of

Beckett." Alyssa smiled slightly at

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

a sound. All he could taste was a slight bitterness at the back of his throat. He remembered

the temperature dropped, she loved to snuggle in his arms and use his hands as her source of heat; his hands kept her warm regardless of the time

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

'Let's

Thank you." Alyssa was very courteous to him. Even her way of speech

mature and sensible

quick-witted, made space for this pair of ex-lovers to spend time together by getting out of the

your birthday tomorrow," Alyssa spoke up

Jasper looked askance at her.

say that he didn't need any gifts when Alyssa surprised him with her

you remember what

in a low, deep

for you to

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

narrowed his eyes and asked, 'A

you remember