Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Chapter 1222
At the mention of the good news, the guests cast looks of anticipation at Javier. A gleam flashed across his eyes as he turned to
his son with a smile. “Jasper, come here.”
Jasper felt his heart sink. He frowned at Alyssa and tightened his grip on her hand, reluctant to part ways with her.
She advised him, “Go. I’ll be here waiting for you. I won’t go anywhere.”
They exchanged tender glances before she freed her hand from his grip. With no valid reason to refuse, Jasper made his way to
his father under the watchful gaze of the onlookers.
In a rare occurrence, Javier flashed a warm smile at him and patted him on the shoulder. After that, Javier smiled and
announced to the
guests, “I will take advantage of the merry occasion to announce some good news in our family.
“My son, Jasper Beckett, will be engaged to Zoe Harper, the
granddaughter of Cornelius Harper. The engagement ceremony will take place in this month.”
The guests stared at him agape when they learned about Jasper and Zoe’s engagement. Some of the guests turned toward Zoe,
the future Mrs. Beckett.
At that moment, Zoe trembled so violently that it seemed like she was suffering from seizures. Her eyes shone with greed, and
she teared up thinking about the effort she had put into reaching her goal.

God knew how long she had yearned for this moment and how much effort the Harpers had poured into persuading Javier to
make her dream come true. This was the perfect chance to get back at Alyssa and make a joke of her.
All the humiliation and frustration Zoe suffered at the hands of Alyssa seemed to have disappeared at that moment.
The guests stared at Alyssa in shock. All colors drained from her face as she quivered. Her warm and tender moments with
Jasper meant nothing to her as her blood turned cold-a sharp pain shot through her heart, leaving it in tatters.
While her mind went blank, Zoe stared at her and cackled, reveling in Alyssa’s dejected expression.
The guests started gossiping. “Why has no one heard about the arranged marriage between the Becketts and the Harpers?
That’s really odd.”
“Well, that’s just how the Becketts roll. They only made public the relationship between Alyssa and Jasper after they divorced.
Not one word to the public in their three years of marriage! It’s the same this time around with the Harpers.”
“What are Jasper Beckett’s feelings for Alyssa Taylor if he’s gettin married to Zoe Harper?”
“Maybe Javier disapproved of their relationship. To be honest, I never thought they’d end up together after she got Madam
Sophia behind bars. She’s brought humiliation to the Beckett family.
“No matter how pretty or capable she is, I wouldn’t approve of a daughter-in-law like that if I were Javier Beckett. It’s not like I’d
gain anything from the marriage.”
The gossip inflicted pain upon Alyssa. Winston, upon learning of the engagement, appeared incredulous and incensed.

His beloved daughter had faced humiliation during her divorce from Jasper. Why, then, would Javier announce Jasper’s
engagement to Zoe just when Jasper and Alyssa had reconciled, proudly displaying
Winston refused to believe that Javier genuinely sought an arranged
marriage with the Harpers. If anything, he suspected Javier was using his son to exact revenge against the Taylors.
He seethed at Javier’s pettiness.