Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Chapter 489
Alyssa felt the warmth from Jasper’s hand against her skin.
She kept her complaints to herself, deeming Jasper a “crazy piece of garbage.” She couldn’t fathom his actions and wished he
would withdraw his dirty hands.
Sensing her urge to free herself, he gripped her tighter, almost crushing her body. Everyone was surprised
by the intimate display between the ex-couple.
Only Newton looked pleasantly surprised and glad, his earlier moodiness giving way to joy.
Was Alice back together with Jasper? She looked reluctant, though.
He didn’t care how Jasper went around it. He was just glad that Jasper finally got it straight. The progress
in his romantic relationship was worth celebrating.
Alyssa couldn’t stand Jasper’s advances anymore. When no one was looking, she slowly raised her foot
and stomped on his toes with her high heels.
“Ugh-” Jasper grimaced, letting out a muffled groan audible only to her. She couldn’t help but grin wickedly as she continued to
press her heel down on his foot.
Alyssa privately expressed a sigh of relief and thought that it had been cathartic.
Jasper was left trembling in the stabbing pain that almost killed him.
Gritting his teeth, he cast his glance on Alyssa, who was gloating at him. His frown vanished when he
noticed the happiness in her eyes.
He wondered if she felt happy bullying him. If so, he wouldn’t mind letting her get her way.
“Grandpa! I’ve been framed!” 1
Betty was anxious that Jasper and Alyssa might accuse her in front of Newton, so she swiftly involved

Simon to clear her name.
“Mr. Lynch wouldn’t have secured my release if I were guilty! The police aren’t dumb. The real suspect will leave behind
evidence. I was framed by this wicked woman, Alyssa Taylor, right from the start!”
“Mr. Beckett Senior, the police follow a standard operating procedure,” Simon defended Betty. “As Ms. Betty’s attorney, the best I
could do was to protect her rights. I have no power to absolve her of any
crimes.”
Then, he turned to Alyssa with an accusatory look and remarked, “Ms. Alyssa, I do not understand your
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Considering Mr. Taylor’s good reputation, I expected more from his daughter.”
She squinted at Simon and snorted. The absurdity of Simon Lynch and his caustic remarks was beyond
belief.
Simon seemed to have forgotten Spencer Lynch’s humbled behavior when the latter brought his sons to greet Winston and ask
for help.
Simon had essentially accused Alyssa of playing dirty in Betty’s case.
Jasper suddenly let out a cold, humorless laugh, a sound that sent shivers down Alyssa’s spine.
He began, “We’re too nice to you, making you think too highly of yourself.”
Jasper then shot a piercing gaze in Simon’s direction and hissed, “Have you forgotten what I said to you before we came in? Is
there something wrong in your head? You forgot about it in a blink of an eye.”
Alyssa’s eyes flickered with confusion. Had Jasper met with Simon before this? What had happened during their conversation?
Sophia and Betty were taken aback, stepping back to distance themselves from Jasper’s hostility.
Meanwhile, Simon’s carefully crafted smile began to crumble. His face contorted with fear and rage.

“Jasper, how could you speak to Mr. Lynch in that manner? He’s our guest!” Javier chided his son. He had plans to appoint
Simon to a key role and make Simon serve him. Jasper’s actions were now jeopardizing
those plans.
“He’s your guest, not mine,” Jasper retorted, his icy gaze sweeping past Javier’s flushed face before settling once more on
Alyssa’s enchanting eyes.
His look suddenly softened, as though the entire world had disappeared, leaving only her in his gaze.
“I told you that I will not go easy on anyone who caused trouble for Ms. Alyssa,” Jasper reiterated.
Alyssa inhaled sharply, trembling in her place. She couldn’t tear her eyes away from his.
Simon swallowed hard, his fists clenched.
Jasper issued a warning, “Mr. Lynch, take my words seriously this time.”