Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism

Chapter 264 Perfect Score

"Have you ever seen anyone go to their ex's birthday party? Lucy, I don't go back to my exes."

...

Lucy seemed hurt by Jasper's words and remained silent.

After Jasper finished his cigarette, he stubbed it out in the snow on the flower bed and threw it into the trash can, ready to head back inside.

Lucy finally turned to ask, "Jasper, I've always wondered what kind of girl you're looking for. What does a perfect score look like to you?" She wondered how she could get that perfect score.

Jasper's gaze momentarily froze, his dark eyes partially hidden by his long lashes. He paused, a vague figure forming in his mind.

But it quickly vanished.

Lucy kept watching him. Jasper had dated many girls, treating each one well while they were together. But once they broke up, he became as cold as if he had never known them. When they were together, Lucy felt warmth from Jasper and thought she was loved.

But after the breakup, she realized how heartless someone could be. She didn't even know what she had done wrong to deserve the breakup.

She couldn't figure it out, not even after a year.

Even now, she still didn't understand.

Lucy considered herself quite a catch, with plenty of suitors.

If she wasn't good enough, then what kind of girl would be?

Jasper turned a slight smirk on his lips. "There's no such thing as a perfect person. You're great, but we're just not right for each other."

"Then what is 'right'?"

Lucy's emotions flared slightly.

know, that's why I'm still

quite understand

get together with me in the first

by trying. I'm sorry, but you weren't

added, "I never meant to hurt

Mutual breakup?

Hah.

every

how

"Then why did you

were more than enough.

"Then why..."

couldn't fall in love with

like you, but I don't love

deep, leaving

just wasting each other's time? Breaking up

was Jasper's reason

girlfriends were high, every one of them beautiful and

were liked by everyone, but liking wasn't enough; he couldn't love

had troubled Lucy for so long was finally answered today. She had spent a lot of time

reflecting

but Jasper's answer was simply that he couldn't

more brutal

for her to

poker game, while Lucy left

all afternoon got a bit dull. Around three in the afternoon, the group decided to

given Violeta a ski resort as

so she decided to

and the ski