Chapter 127

Chapter 127

Alyssa silently cursed, “Oh, fuck! Is Landon Harper alright?”

She chuckled awkwardly. “Mr. Harper, you are joking a lot today.”

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“I'm not joking. Alice, I'm serious!” In the heat of the moment, Landon reached for her shoulder, but

“If I recall correctly, I have cleared the alr with you this morning. Do I have to be harsh for you to liste

“I know you turned me down.” He smiled bitterly while staring keenly at her. “And I know you're wit

“My second husband? Please, I'm not Winston Taylor.” She secretly scoffed.

Still, she silently admired his ravishing eyes that were dripping with resentment. He could charm any:

Too bad Alyssa was immune to his charm. In comparison, she’d much prefer Jasper's bewitching eye:

“By the way, Alice, who's the guy that attacked Jasper? Do you know him well?” Landon was nervous.

When Alyssa was at a loss for words, Xavier approached them. He was dressed in a patient's robe. “M

"Why are you wandering around?” She quickly walked past Landon to hold Xavier by the arm. “Your i

“Madam Alice, did you save Mr. Jasper?” he asked in excitement.

“II did nothing.” She sounded upset as she battled feelings of remorse.

“I knew it. I knew he still has a place in your heart!”

"Xavier, is Jasper done with the treatment?” Alyssa shifted the topic of conversation to avoid the disc

Xavier nodded eagerly. “Could you please stay? At least visit him once.”

She took a deep breath and reluctantly dragged herself to meet with Jasper.

At the end of the day, it was her brother who had beaten Jasper up. She was the reason for the attac

Jasper was leaning against the headboard and staring out the window. Despite the bruises, his face v

features.

She had loved him for thirteen years. Even now, her heart would flutter when

she saw him, but the feeling had changed.

“Mr. Jasper.”

“I will get to the bottom of the incident tonight. Get out of my room before I lose my temper.” His e

She added, “If you want to settle this in private, I will fully cooperate with you. If you prefer going pu

wife. You are a notable figure who's engaged to Ms. Gardner.

“A court case against your ex—

wife will only lead to public scrutiny and reputational damage. You wouldn't want to explain the mes

She hit the bull's eye with the curt suggestion.

However, Jasper was more upset by how she sided with the attacker—

she spoke up on his behalf and took the blame for him. Why would she sacrifice for that man?

Jasper wondered about his place in her heart. Her willingness to protect a murderer had turned Jasp:

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