Xavier fell silent once more.
Jasper took a deep breath and lowered his gaze. âIâll make it up to her, little by little.â
Jonah and Silas rushed to Alyssaâs private villa that night when they heard of her business setback.
Silas was drenched in sweat as he sat in the study. His fingers typed furiously on the keyboard to track.
down the user information from the leakerâs account that Alyssa gave her.
Meanwhile, Alyssa lounged on the couch and clinked glasses with Jonah, savoring the high-quality red wine he had brought along.
âHey, thatâs too much!â Mouth dry, Silas protested, âAm I here at night to work for free? Look at you, drinking wine and enjoying life. Is this how you treat a prosecutor?â
Silas realized they showed no sympathy, so he added meekly, âPlease save some for me.â
âSilas, stay focused on your work. If you succeed, Iâll reward you with everything from Alyssa quipped.
my wine cellar,â
âHmph! I am a moral and principled civil servant. Youâd better not attempt to bribe me!â He then returned to typing on the keyboard.
Jonah interjected, âAlyssa, Dad has heard about what happened.â
âWinstonâs always the first to learn about all the bad news, huh? Is he laughing at me behind my back?â
Alyssaâs mood soured, and she lost interest in the good wine. She folded her legs and pouted gloomily.
âHe did indeed have a good laugh at your expense,â Jonah remarked with a scoff as he playfully pinched her puffed cheeks. âHe said, word for word, Whatâs the point of getting upset over nothing? Doesnât she have anyone else to care about?â
Alyssa was left speechless. Jonah added, âBy the way, Dad said Ada Kingsley is filming the eighth installment of The Deadly March. The production team finally reached him through some connections and invited him to invest in the film.â
Jonah leaned forward with a cryptic grin. âDad told me this in private. If youâre still upset, he can always request that they replace the lead actress in the film.â
She gasped when she learned that Winston had connections in Hollywood. He was pretty well-
connected, âThatâs unnecessary. We were the ones who breached the agreement. Ada Kingsley is not to blame.
Thereâs no reason to ruin her life.â Alyssa sighed with lingering frustration.
She added, âFurthermore, Iâm running my own business. I canât turn to my family for help every time something goes wrong.â
âAfter that scandal, the only thing that will bring me peace is finding out who betrayed me and making them pay,â she declared.
âGood. An eye for an eye. Youâre a Taylor.â Jonah smiled proudly and caressed her hair.
Alyssa was allowed to do anything she wanted. If anything went awry, her brothers would take care of the fallout.
Just then, her phone vibrated on the coffee table. She widened her eyes when she saw Jasperâs name on the screen out of the corner of her eye.
âAh, a call from your ex-husband,â Jonah teased with a grin.
âYeah, itâs like a scene out of The Ring.â Alyssa replied, turning her phone screen down, determined to ignore Jasper.
Suddenly, Sean burst through the door with a frown and exclaimed, âMs. Alyssa, Jasper Beckett is here!
Heâs right outside!â
The doorbell echoed in the villa at the same time.