Chapter 168

Chapter 168

Betty's makeup—clad lace froze up as she shuddered.

"Are we close? It's not nice to touch me all over without my permission.” Landon forcefully withdrew

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I'm sorry. I saw you as my brother because you're Jasper's friend. Nothing more than that. She worrie

her, so she had to explain hersell.

"You're his sister, not mine. Mind your manners next time,” he dropped a frosty remark and left. He

Betty clenched her fists hard. Suddenly, Landon stopped dead in his tracks, put a hand in his pocket,

“Landon might be tough on the outside, but he is soft on the inside. He must care about me!” she th

“I can't wrap my head around the recent fashion trends.” 1

“What?” She was taken aback.

“I

didn’t know that people were putting lipstick on their teeth now. I learned something new today.” He

It dawned on her that she might have lipstick

on her teeth. She rushed to the restroom and bared her teeth in the mirror. She was right.

“Argh!” She screamed in shame and frustration as she fell the urge to shatter the mirror.

Landon entered the

study and slumped onto the couch with his legs wide open in a careless manner.

"Your sister, Betty, is wild. She was eyeing me and touching me everywhere when I showed up. Rathe

Jasper was reading the files that Xavier delivered. He cast an Indifferent look at his friend. “Why are y

“To visit you. I was wondering if you had caught the flu.” Landon narrowed his eyes and placed a cig:

“Look at that smug look on your face.” Jasper's face clouded as he tightened his grip on the pen

“I guess I'm doing okay. Better than those who can't even step foot into Alice's place.” Landon leisure

Choking on Landon’s words, Jasper looked crossed. Landon was right, though. As Alice's husband of

years, Jasper was slapped in the face while standing in the rain last night. Indeed, his fate differed fro

The more he thought about it, the more Incensed he felt.

Landon stubbed his cigarette in the ashtray and sighed before he rose from the couch. He went up t

placed his hands on the table. Squinting, he stared into Jasper's eyes. Jasper met his heavy gaze.

“Jasper, I have to win her over. I want her to be my woman.”

Landon’s eyes were as bright as the shimmer of a blade. His gaze was piercing, as though he wanted

Jasper had treated Alice badly. She spent three years of her marriage alone. Not only that, he forced

was a horrible husband, and that upsetted Landon.

Jasper felt his chest tighten as his knuckles paled. “Did you forget that she’s now with Jonah Taylor?”

“Still better than with you.”

Rage churned inside of Jasper. His breathing became labored.

*Jonah and Alice are both single. What's wrong with them dating each other?”

Landon inched closer to Jasper with a lifted brow. “Let's talk about you. Your grandpa’s birthday is ar

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