Jonah looked down at his screen. “Speak of the devil,” he mumbled when he saw Jasper’s name


    on the screen.


    “Mr. Beckett,” he greeted coldly after answering the call.


    Ss frowned immediately. He leaned forward just to listen to the phone conversation.


    “Mr. Taylor, I’m looking for Alice. I’d like to talk to her about something.” Jasper’s deep voice was


    tinged with a trace of anxiety.


    “Alice is busy with something else right now.”


    “When is she avable to talk, then?“.


    “She’ll always be busy when ites to you.”


    Jonah had always been nice and polite. But he’d always go for his target’s weak spot whenever he


    started insulting them.


    Ss clenched his fists excitedly. He was cheering his older brother on.


    Meanwhile, Jasper fell silent, his expression now stormy.


    “First of all, the fact that Alice changed her phone number means she doesn’t want you to contact


    her anymore. Even if you two have yet to get legally divorced, you shouldn’t disturb her. That’s the


    minimum respect you should show her.”


    Jonah continued, “Secondly, I know what happened during the charity auction.”


    Jasper widened his eyes in response. His heart throbbed in pain as though an invisible force was


    squeezing it.


    Ss couldn’t help but shudder in fear.


    Jonah Taylor was a frightening man. On the one hand, he was a kind andpassionate man, but on


    the other hand, he had a brutal and unforgiving side as well.


    It wasn’t as though Jonah had the temper of a saint. It was just that he couldn’t be bothered to get mad


    about every other thing in life.


    Well, his family was the only exception to that rule.


    “About that-


    “I don’t know what your bottom line is. All I know is that you’ve crossed mine.” Jonah’s tone grew


    sharper and colder. mes of anger danced in his eves at that moment.


    “My bottom line will always be Alice,” he said “This will be thest time I pick up your call. Mr. Beckett.


    Consider this my final warning as well. Keep your fiancée and your family under control


    “Don’t you


    dare cause trouble for Alice anymore. You’d better be prepared for the consequences if you cross the


    line one more time.”


    When Jonah was done speaking, he hung up on Jasper immediately


    Back in Seaview Manor, Jasper stood before the window while staring at his phone. He slowly


    tightened his grip around it. He could feel his heart throbbing in pain once again


    He relied on Jonah to contact Alice, but now, that connection was severed. For the first time ever,


    Jasper felt hollow on the inside. He was starting to panic as well


    This time, there was a high possibility that Alice might disappear from his life once and for all


    Perhaps Jasper wouldn’t be able to track her down ever again.


    The man felt extremely frustrated and annoyed. He scrambled the depths of his drawer to look for


    a pack of cigarettes Thankfully, there were still two sticks left


    With shaking fingers, Jasper managed to slot one of them between his lips. He had to flick his


    lighter a few times in a row to light it up.


    The reddish–orange light flickered during those attempts. At the same time, Jasper realized that


    he was acting weirder by the day.


    He hadn’t smoked over the past five years, yet he started picking up that habit just because he


    missed his ex–wife. The person he never loved.


    It was already past midnight. Yet there was still someone at the huge workshop in Stellus.


    Alyssa could be seen ving over the ores in a ck apron Her forehead waspletely covered


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    in sweat


    The young woman had already cracked open hundreds of ores by then She even polished and crafted


    numerous bracelets worth at least four figures each Still, those bracelets were worth


    nothing to her


    No No None of them looked like it!


    None of those bracelets looked like the one Newton had gifted her!


    Alyssa gritted her teeth in frustration, her eyes already bloodshot. She continued to polish a block


    of raw gem on the machine


    Her fingers, which were usually fair and slender, were now covered in calluses The cuts on her


    Alyssa wanted nothing more than to craft a bracelet identical to Newton’s gift. Otherwise, she’d be


    too ashamed to face him in the future.


    At that moment, a loud booming noise drifted from the outside. It rumbled so loudly that even the


    metallic door was starting to vibrate.


    However, Alyssa remained unmoved. All she cared about was polishing the gems.


    Suddenly, the door swung open from the outside. A strong gale blew into the workshop, making the


    woman narrow her eyes out of instinct.


    A helicopter could be seen parked outside the workshop despite being shrouded by the darkness. The


    door was slowly opened before a man descended down the helicopter.


    He was wearing a ck trench coat that pped in the wind. A cold look was present on his handsome


    face.


    “Lyse, I’m back!”