Alyssaâs gaze hardened immediately. She looked very distant all of a sudden.
âIt seems that Ms. Gardner spoiled you a lot. Youâre a lot more shameless than before.â
âDonât drag other people into our problemsâ Jasper snapped angrily.
âStay away from me if you donât want me to insult you! I want nothing to do with you, Mr. Beckett! You may contact me only when itâs time to finalize our legal divorce! Goodbye!â
Jasper was used to Alice looking at him lovingly over the past three years. Her eyes tended to sparkle happily whenever she saw her. Now, her eyes held nothing but coldness and contempt. It made him feel awful.
âI wonât let you leave!â
Alyssa started laughing. âAm I supposed to stay just because you said so? What, do you think Iâm your pet dog? Must I follow your every order?â
âThereâs no need for you to say such harsh things. You know very well thatâs not what I meant.â Jasper frowned in displeasure.
âHarsh things? Haha! You really are dense, arenât you? Canât you tell Iâm being sarcastic? Let me make it clear. I hate you, Jasper Beckett. Donât bother talking to me anymore.â
Alyssaâs eyes reddened. She tried to free her wrist from Jasperâs grip.
But Jasper was also a stubborn man. The more she struggled, the tighter his grip became. He didnât care that he was hurting her.
Alyssa hissed softly in pain.
She clutched her right lower arm with her left hand. Sweat soon seeped out of her forehead.
Only then did Jasper realize what he had done. He released her immediately.
Looking down at his palm, he noticed bloodstains on his hand. His eyes widened slightly at the sight.
It turned out that Jasper was gripping Alyssaâs injured wrist. He was so eager to drag her out of the hotel that he had forgotten about it.
âIâll take you to the infirmary right now.â Jasperâs voice was deeper and scratchier than before. Even his expression was a lot gloomier.
âLeave this place right now, or Iâm calling the police.â Alyssa backed away from Jasper furiously.
âAlice-
âGet lost!â Alyssa roared furiously. Right now, her heart hurt as much as her wrist.
They had been married for three whole years, yet Jasper always ignored her. He wanted nothing to do with her.
Now that they were divorced, Jasper decided to pester her. Not only that, but he kept making physical contact with her. It seemed that he no longer minded being around her.
How ironic.
Jasper was stunned upon hearing Alyssaâs scream. His handsome face soon became icy.
âHow dare you demand me to leave! You were the one who wanted to marry me in the first place! Why didnât you show this side in front of me when you were still my wife?â
âThatâs because I loved you back then.â An enraged grin stretched across Alyssaâs face at that moment. Her eyes had already reddened from the anger.
Jasper could feel a dull ache coming from his heart. Even his breathing was starting to become heavier.
âWhen I was still in love with you, Iâd tolerate anything you did to me. Now that I no longer love you, I wonât be patient with you anymore.
âDid you really think youâd still receive the same treatment now that weâve divorced? The old Alice is gone, Jasper. I donât love you anymore. Youâre nothing to me.â
Alyssa tilted her chin haughtily before turning on her heel. She wanted to leave.
âIf it wasnât for Grandpa, I wouldnât look for you in the first place, Alice! Do you have any idea how much he misses you? Heâs extremely anxious because he canât even get in contact with you!â
Jasperâs eyes reddened as well. He decided to hurt Alyssaâs feelings by mocking her.
âYou claim to care about Grandpa, but look at what you did! Youâre such a liar, Alice! Did you think. you could toy with his feelings just because heâs old and senile?â
Aliceâs breath was lodged in her throat at that moment. She clenched her fists as well.
Newton would forever be the connection that tied her to Jasper. She could never give him up.
Alyssa was a woman who cared about her loved ones. She was willing to do anything just to carry out her promises.
Since she promised Newton that sheâd only go through the legal divorce procedures after celebrating his birthday with him, she would never go back on her word.
4 She would never break her promise, no matter how torturous the waiting process was.
âI donât plan to break my promise. Iâll visit Grandpa during the next two days.â
âNow.â
âWhat?â
âI want you to visit Grandpa now. He hasnât been able to sleep for five days straight. He couldnât even eat well because he didnât get to see you.â
Jasper seemed like he was about to lose his patience. He looked very frustrated at that moment.
âDonât disappoint him, Alice.â
In the end, Alyssa chose to comply with Jasperâs wishes.
It was true that she had another motive in mind back when she decided to take care of Newton in the nursing home. At that time, she didnât even plan to marry Jasper. All she wanted was to help him out.
At the same time, she would be able to meet up with him frequently.
After spending a long time with Newton, Alyssa found herself opening her heart to him.
Newton might be old, but he was still wise. He was involved in the major decisionâmaking process even though he was no longer the chairman. He would give his advice whenever it was needed.
The youngsters learned a lot from him as a result.
Even Alyssa picked up many skills from Newton from their time together. She filled Jonah in on the things she had learned. Not to mention, she even used those skills when she ran the hotel.
Newton was more than just a grandfatherly figure to her. In a way, he was also her mentor.