Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Jasper sat on the couch in the study, gently massaging his temples. He rested his elbows on his knees and leaned forward.
Shoulders trembling, he appeared to be in great pain.
His head started aching on the way home, and his condition was exacerbated after listening to the three women badmouthing
Alice.
A princess who was a pauper. It was not their place to badmouth Alice.
“Mr. Jasper, is your headache acting up again? I’ll get the medications!” Mrs. Rosle found the pain relief pills in a drawer and
brought him a glass of water. After taking the pills, he seemed more at ease as the pain reduced.
“You can’t rely on pills all the time! I remember that your condition Improved after Madam Alice performed some acupuncture on
you. Shall we get her to check on you?” Mrs. Rosle suggested.
“Mrs. Rosle.” He choked on tears, “H–Have they been putting down Alice all along? They said that Alice made their meals for
three years. Is that true?”
“Yeah, Mr. Jasper. I told you Madam Alice was a hard worker, but you insisted that she was faking it. She went at it for three
years! I’d have to praise her even if she was doing it for show. Such persistence!”
He pursed his pale lips.
“When she first joined the family, her cooking was average. She humbly asked me to teach her. I told her that it was the job of
the maids and chef, and I asked her to sit back and relax.
“She insisted on working, saying that she should cook for you and take care of your daily needs because she couldn’t help you
much at work.
“At first, she coughed a lot from the oll and smoke and had to wear a mask in the kitchen! But she eventually got used to it. She
was busy in the kitchen every morning before I was even awake!”
He wondered the reason behind the coughing. Was Alice allergic to smoke?
A suffocating sensation closed in. Even the pills couldn’t help.
Sighing in frustration and dismay. Mrs. Rosie grumbled. “I’ve had enough of Sophia and Betty. Madam Alice sacrificed for the
family. How could they not show an ounce of gratitude and mock her instead? It’s outrageous, I tell you.”

“Mr. Jasper, I wished you could get back with Madam Alice. But I also wanted her to marry another man because it upsets me to
think about her suffering in this family. I want her to marry into a family where she wouldn’t be mocked and humiliated.”
Words hurt as much as sticks and stones. Jasper furrowed his brows, feeling like he was struck by lightning.
The next few days went by uneventfully, which meant that Newton Beckett’s birthday was nearing, and Alyssa would finalize her
divorce with Jasper. She had mixed emotions about the matter.
When she married Jasper, they did not host a wedding or publicly announce their marriage. They hastily registered for the
marriage certificate at the city hall without even throwing a celebratory dinner.
The only photo they took together was from that day. She smiled sweetly and leaned into Jasper, who looked expressionless as
though he was Photoshopped into the photo.
She had naively believed that things would change for the better after they were married. She thought Jasper would warm up to
her one day as long as she tried her best.
It took her long enough to realize that she could not make him love her through sheer effort.
Their marriage did not fail because of a lack of effort from her side. There was an Insurmountable distance between them from
the beginning.
“Ms. Alyssa, the hotel’s event planning department came up with this event proposal after pulling a few all–nighters. Please take
a look at Ada Kingsley’s wedding planner proposal.” Sean placed the file in front of Alyssa. Her eyes lit up as she quickly
reviewed it.
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Then, she swiftly left fer
ideas from Eve years back.
Den. “Hera, mere, and here. A these need to be changed. These were outdated design
“The color palette wouldn’t work either. Ada Kingsley hates bright colors, so we need to incorporate more Morandi colors. Please
get it.
reworked?

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“Sure.” Sean felt bad for his colleagues who had suffered from drafting the proposal
“We need to speed up Ada Kingsley’s wedding planner proposal after Grandpa’s birthday. I need everyone to give their best and
crush the Beckett Group. We shouldn’t take it lightly. Her eyes shone with determination. 1
“Roger that! We cannot lose out to Jasper Beckett Sean curled his fists.
To that, she smirked. “This has nothing to do with him. I just hate the feeling of losing. If he wants to compete against me, I shall
let him
feel the heat”
Her phone rang from a call from Colenie Waters.
“Colene! What’s the matter?”
“Lyse, I got it!”
Alyssa went blank “What?”
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