The fight over a ne between the two influential men in Sna City, who each owned a
Centurion Card, was the event of a century.
The employee stammered in shock at the sight of the two ck cards. “S–Sir, we only have one
ne left…”
“I know.” Jasper looked away from Alyssa. “I am buying it exactly because there’s only one.”
Liana almost jumped for joy as she awaited Jasper to give her the ne.
Alyssa pursed her lips at Jasper’s insistence as bitterness welled up in her heart. He’d get Liana
anything she wanted at all costs. When it came to Alyssa, though, he paid no attention to her
feelings.
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“Ignore him. Please charge it to my card and wrap the gift!” Landon arched his brows and rapped
his knuckles on the ss disy. “Firste, first served.”
“Landon Harper.” Jasper frowned. Landon stared at Jasper’s sullen face and lowered his voice,”
Jasper, you know me. There are not many women I’d like to buy a gift for. Can’t you let me have
my way this time, considering we’ve known each other for almost twenty years?”
Alyssa widened her eyes in disbelief at the two men. At the same time, Liana’s jaw dropped at the
confrontation.
She looked down at Alice White for getting cozy with the other wealthy men. After all, Alice had
only recently left Jasper. What did rich men like Landon see in Alice, the divorcee Jasper had
abandoned?
Jasper caught his breath. This was the first time in his memory that Landon had put their twenty years
of friendship on the line for a woman. Not only that, Landon was confronting him over his ex
-wife, whom he imed he didn’t care about.
“Thank you, Mr. Harper.” Alyssa shed a bright smile at Landon at that moment. “I’ll dly
ept your ne gift.”
Landon forgot to breathe at the sight of her alluring smile. “You don’t have to thank me! What’s more
important is that you like it.
Jasper’s eyes burned with an incendiary anger as his throat tightened. How could she ept the gift
from another man in front of her ex–husband?
Landon picked up the ne and put it on Alyssa’s neck attentively. The color drained from Jasper’s
face. His fists were curled up, but he felt helpless.
“Wow, that’s gorgeous!” The store employee covered her mouth and eximed.
He had been carrying that box around for a few days to give it to Alice if he had the chance. To his
dismay, she did not even take a look at it. That was humiliating for him.
He switled the contents of his whiskey on the rocks as he reyed the scene where Landon helped
Alice to put on the ne. She smiled at Landon, and they left the store together.
Alice had only reserved that smile for him. But now, she’d smile at any man except for him.
“Alice White, ever since you left me, you’ve been degrading yourself,” he fumed silently.
A heavy breath escaped his mouth. He downed the whiskey, to the bartender’s shock. The bartender
was worried about the well–being of his customer, who had down the strong liquor like
it was water
Jasper poured himself another whiskey drink. At that moment, someone reached out and held the rim
of his ss.
“Jasper, you shouldn’t do this. It’s bad for your health.”
Jasper squinted at Landon and smiled through clenched teeth. “That’s still better than having your girl
stolen by your friend.”
“I stole nothing!” Landon wasn’t in high spirits. He sat on the stool next to Landon and ordered himself
a drink, “Give me the same thing.”
“Landon, you cannot be with Alice White,” cautioned Jasper.
“Why not?”
“She’s with Jonah Taylor.”
To that, Landon lifted a brow and asked in amusement, “Is that the reason, or are you stopping me from
courting her because she’s your ex–wife?”
Jasper’s throat was dry, and his chest felt heavy.
“I don’t care if she’s with Jonah Taylor, and your feelings about me dating your ex–wife are not my
concern.”
Jasper finally lost his cool from thebination of Landon’s bold provocation and the effect of the
alcohol. He toppled the ss and grabbed Landon by the cor with crazed eyes.
“Landon Harper, you’d better not try anything funny with Alice. Over my dead body!”