âWhat?â
Jasper widened his eyes immediately. His fork clattered on the floor.
When Alyssa noticed how alarmed he looked, her heart nank.
âMs. Gardner threw a fit at home earlier while screaming your name, Mr. Beckett. Sheâs emotionally unstable right now. Madam Sophia has requested you to visit her as soon as you can. Sheâs worried that Ms. Gardner might harm herself-
Before Xavier could finish, Jasper got up. He bolted out of the dining room immediately.
âYou ingrate! Iâll disown you if you dare visit that Gardner woman!â Newton slammed a hand on the dining table furiously.
Unfortunately, it was too late. Jasperâs silhouette had already disappeared from everyoneâs sight.
âGoodness, why am I stuck with an ingrate as my grandson? Iâve achieved so much in my lifetime, yet I canât save your marriage! Oh, Alice, this is all my fault!â
Newton shook his head with a heavy sigh. He felt nothing but guilt when he looked at Alyssa once again.
Alyssaâs eyes were clear and calm. She smiled lightly before placing her cool palm on Newtonâs wrinkled hand.
âDonât say that, Grandpa. Youâve done more than enough for my sake. Jasper and I just arenât meant to be.â
Meanwhile, Jasper got ready to get into his car while looking quite worried.
âMr. Beckett!â
He stopped in his tracks immediately and turned around to look at Alice.
She had run out of the villa. The glint in her redârimmed eyes was very obvious under the bright light.
For some reason, Jasper felt slightly guilty when he met her eyes. Just as he was about to say something, Alyssa interrupted him.
âPlease inform Ms. Betty on my behalf that I wonât let her off the hook. After all, she did humiliate my employee and caused her to have a sudden seizure. Ms. Betty must take responsibility for what happened.â
Jesper furrowed his brows immediately. He didnât expect Alyssa to follow him out of the villa just to bring up that matter The hopetal glint in his eyes disappeared immediately.
Setty may be my sister. But I donât really interfere with her private matters.â
âSo this is a private matter to you, huh? Fine. I get what you mean.â
Alyssaâs lips curled into a cold smirk before she started making her way back to the villa. She no longer bothered to look at Jasper after that.
Jasper felt uneasy at that moment. He could feel a shiver running down his spine.
Was Alyssa making fun of him?
That night, Jasper visited Liana, who apparently suffered from severe depression. He stayed at her place till midnight before he was finally able to go home.
Jesper was still mindful of what Liana had done to Alice. Still, he pitied her when he saw the medical report detailing her ment*l illness.
The subject of depression would forever haunt him, after all.
âSomething happened. Mr. Beckett. Would you like me to deal with it?â Xavier asked hesitantly while clutching his phone.
âWhat is it?â Jasper happened to be resting with his eyes closed âSomeone has uploaded a video of Ms. Betty humiliating the housekeeper to the Internet. Thank goodness our people were able to notice that video in time. They wanted to ask if youâd like it deleted to protect our companyâs reputation.â
âOf course.â
Jasper narrowed his eyes slightly while giving his order. âThis is Bettyâs personal problem. We canât let it affect the companyâs image. Everything related to that incident must be deleted from the Internet.â
âYes, sir!â
Once Jasper returned to Seaview Manor, he headed upstairs right away.
Mrs. Rosie was walking out of her room while wearing a nightgown. She looked very worried as well âDidnât I tell you not to wait for me, Mrs. Rosie? I donât sleep regularly whenever Iâm busy with Warmill, findest Joops a heart when he noticed Mas Rosie in the corridor *IS BONUS 5 leided to stay up to wait for fun if he didnât tell her when he would return in a way, she was like his Mathes bul Mis fuisse was now an elderly woman. It was difficult for her to stay awake at midnight That was why Alive took over the responsibility of taking care of Jasper during the past three yoals Every night, she would only go to bed after he returned home Jasper, have you eaten? Iâve warmed up a plate of leftovers for youâ
Jasper, can you sleep eatles batertow? You tend to stay up till midnight, so you often have headaches. You need to have a good sleeping schedule, you knowâ
I know you donât like it whenever I mag you, Jasper But Iâm still going to say it again, even if you yell at me I just want you to stay healthy all the e I wonât stop wanting for you just because you said so we de familly, after all Mrs. Rosie heaved a sigh âdomly Madam Alice is still here. Iâd be able to rest well at night the spent the past three years taking good care of you, M: Janper âIâve witnessed how dull her skim became She stayed up every night and waited for your return Really, my heart aches for her whenever I think about it I Warmth flooded Jasperâs heart when he noticed Mrs. Rosie in the corridor.
She tended to stay up to wait for him if he didnât tell her when he would return. In a way, she was like his mother.
But Mrs. Rosie was now an elderly woman. It was difficult for her to stay awake at midnight.
That was why Alice took over the responsibility of taking care of Jasper during the past three years.
Every night, she would only go to bed after he returned home.
âJasper, have you eaten? Iâve warmed up a plate of leftovers for you.â
âJasper, can you sleep earlier tomorrow? You tend to stay up till midnight, so you often have headaches. You need to have a good sleeping schedule, you know.â
âI know you donât like it whenever I nag you, Jasper. But Iâm still going to say it again, even if you yell at me. I just want you to stay healthy all the time.â
âI wonât stop waiting for you just because you said so. Weâre family, after all.â
Mrs. Rosie heaved a sigh. âIf only Madam Alice is still here. Iâd be able to rest well at night. She spent the past three years taking good care of you, Mr. Jasper.
âIâve witnessed how dull her skin became. She stayed up every night and waited for Really, my heart aches for her whenever I think about it.â