Chapter 1585

"That's fine too, but you should keep it a secret from Winston. He's still unwell, after all.” Jasper

looked concerned at the mention of Winston. He seemed to regard Alyssa's father as his family now.

Alyssa nodded and lowered her gaze. "I won't ask Winston about it. I won't force him to talk if he

doesn't want to. I'll learn about Mom's past through my own investigation.

"There's just one thing that boggles my mind. What exactly was it about my mom's past that

Winston wanted to keep it a secret? I'm fine with him keeping things from me when I was a child,

but as my mom's only daughter, I deserve to know everything about her now that I'm all grown up.

"I don't care if Mom had a spotty background. Even if she were a wanted criminal internationally,

she would always be mommy dearest to me."

Jasper listened to her words silently as he grappled with the heartache. He was transported back to

the time he lived at the filthy and dingy slums, where he recalled hearing insults and curses hurled

at Anne.

People labeled her a dance hall girl and a prostitute. The harassment even extended to Jasper,

branding him a bastard child and suggesting that Anne was riddled with sexual diseases from all the

random men she slept with.

He refused to believe that Anne was the woman people painted her to be. Even if she were guilty as

accused, his love for her would remain unwavering.

Upon Zoe's return to Solana City, Penelope and Preston promptly admitted her to the VIP ward of

the best hospital.

"Mom, Uncle Preston, thank you for bringing me home,” Zoe said weakly, her complexion pallid as

she leaned against her mother.

"My poor child! You've been through a lot." Penelope couldn't stop her tears from falling. "It's all my

fault. I'll never leave you out there alone from now on. Even if Landon holds a knife to my neck, he

won't make you leave me. No one can take away my precious daughter from me!"

"Mom, I've missed you..." Zoe sobbed uncontrollably.

"Zoe, I immediately told your grandpa about what happened to you. He was close to tears,” Preston

remarked while casting an amused look at his niece. "Your grandpa will never drive you out of

Solana City. Just focus on getting better. Don't worry about anything.”

Zoe grinned smugly when she met Preston's eyes.

Without warning, the door to the VIP ward flung open, sending in a chilling breeze. Landon showed

up, his tall figure dressed in an immaculate black suit. The black jacket draped across his shoulders

fell onto the floor when he shrugged, and his assistant quickly caught it.

Preston was envious of Landon's inborn kingly qualities. Landon was no longer the playboy he had

once been. As years passed, Landon grew to resemble the late Bill and exuded the air of a company

leader.

Preston gritted his teeth. Landon's rapid transformation came as a surprise to him. Now that he had

helped Zoe back to Solana City, he'd need to work with her to get rid of Landon next.

"L-Landon...” The timid Zoe held onto Penelope tightly.

Landon fixed his eyes on the panicked look on Zoe's face, sending shivers down her spine. His

hostility and gloominess resembled a Grim Reaper, ready to take her to the afterlife.

"Landon, Zoe is still unwell. What are you trying to do?" Penelope shielded Zoe and cast a wary look

at him.