But Jasper wasn’t giving up that easily. He grabbed hold of her arm, stopping her from taking another


    step. His eyes were nearly bloodshot by now. “Did he louch you, Alice? Answer mel”


    “Someone dutuurd Jonah! Alyssa growled out, ring at him.


    “What?” Jasper gaped in shock.


    “I managed to suppress the effects, but I can’t do much else to deal with this lucked up cocktail of


    drugs, so I’m getting him to the hospital right now!”


    Alyssa llung Jasper’s hand away, yelling, “I don’t have time to deal with this nonsense right now, Jasper


    Beckett, but mark my words. If something happens to Jonah because of this, I’ll make sure you and


    your family pay!”


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    Her words were like des that lodged themselves in Jasper’s heart. It felt like someone had carved a


    hole into his very being. His cheeks were warm and flushed as if she had just pped him in thece.


    Jasper never expected Alyssa to be so hostile toward him all for another man, nor had he ever seen


    such a ferocious, determined gaze.


    There was a mesmerizing beauty in it.


    “Come back, Alice!” Jasper cried as Alyssa ran off with Jonah in low.


    But she didn’t stop this time.


    Just then, a whole bunch of lootsteps sounded from behind them.


    “Alice” Newton cried out. “Alice!”


    Alyssa stopped in her tracks, slowly turning around.


    Her face fell drastically, paling when she saw who it was.


    Her father was standing right in the middle of the rest of the Beckett family.


    Only now did Winston finally see who this “Alice” was. He even rubbed his eyes to make sure he wasn’t


    hallucinating.


    Alyssa was at a loss for words. Shame, panic, guilt, and countless other negative emotions flooded her


    chest. 1


    *Jasper, Grandpa.. Mr. Taylor. You see how much she’s humiliating our families, now?” Liana cried,


    standing ahead of everyone to


    use Alyssa.


    Liana continued, “Jasper had already agreed to divorce her after your birthday, Grandpa. You love her


    so much. Why couldn’t she just hold


    back for a bit longer?”


    It didn’t look like she nned to stop. “I wanted to let you have a peaceful birthday celebration,


    Grandpa, that’s why I stayed in line. But clearly, Alice doesn’t feel the same. She’s out here shaming


    our family!


    “Mr. Taylor, this is a woman who’s yet to leave her marriage officially, but here she was, already getting


    herself involved with your son. She even got herself alone in a room with him on Grandpa’s birthday, of


    all things! Would you really want your son to be with a woman like this?


    Jasper had had enough. “Liana Gardner!”


    But she had already said her fill. She needed to drag Alice down this once, even if it meant Jasper’s


    impression of her would turn sour


    “Alice You” Newton blinked rapidly, not knowing what to say.


    Meanwhile, Javier shook his head, silently grateful that his son had ended things with this woman. She


    would only humiliate their family


    further if they hadn’t.


    Sophia sighed and said in a tone of faux kindness, “We were all young once. You can’t me them for


    this. It’s good that our family found out about this first, instead of anyone else. If we-


    “Lyse,e here,” Winston said coldly, cutting Sophia off.