“What is it? Tell me right here.” Jaspernever once took his eyes off Alyssa.


    Landon furrowed his brows as he wondered how to go about it.


    “Jasper! Jasper!”Suddenly, he wasspooked by a wailing female voice from afar. Meanwhile, Jasper


    frowned and straightened up from shock.


    Lauren was woken up by the screeching voice and stirred in Alyssa’s embrace. Her eyes fluttered open


    as she held tightly onto Alyssa’s shirt.”What’s going on? Did something happen to Grandpa?”


    “Hey, Lauren, everything’s fine. Nothingbad will happen to him when I’m around.”Alyssa shot a re at


    the distressed Liana and helped Lauren sit up.


    Alyssa continued, “Lauren, I’ll find a ce for you to rest. Grandpa can meet you the


    first thing after he wakes up.”


    Alyssa’s emotionless exit put a bullet through Jasper’s chest. He felt suffocated by the paini.


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    “Jasper!”Liana’s eyes were swollen fromthe crying. She was about to throw herself into Jasper’s arms


    when Landon stopped her coldly.


    He advised, “Ms. Gardner, this is not the time to be meeting Jasper. As a daughter, you should visit


    your dad at the hospital and get your mo m a capable attorney.”


    She ignored his suggestion and shamelessly wailed at Jasper,”I’m framed! I’m the victim. You must


    believe in me! How could I have betrayed you when I am so in love with you?” 1


    Jasper stood with his back to her. He clenched his jaw in irritation with wintry eyes. Her profession of


    love sickened him.


    “Tsk, don’t you have any shame aftergetting knocked up? Quit talking about


    love. I’m going to barf.” Landon gave her a side-eye.


    He continued, “You should be thankful that Jasper is kind. If I were Jasper, the father of your child


    would have been dead by now. I would have kicked your family out of Sna City and made sure you


    never showed up in front of me!”


    Liana was stunned by Landon’s heartless remark and shuddered. Jasper finally turned around stiffly


    and red at Liana.”Leave.”


    “No,I won’t!” Liana whined, still actinglike an obnoxious little brat, thinking that she could get her way


    with Jasper.


    Little did she know that Jasper had texted Xavier. Xavier showed up with two bodyguards to send her


    away.


    “Remove her. Let’s not disturb otherpatients,”Jasper ordered in an icy tone.


    “Got it!” Xavier furiously rolled up hissleeves and took Liana away by her arms


    with the help of another bodyguard.


    “There’s nothing between Curtis and I …He … He raped me because I refused to date him! That’s how


    I got pregnant with his child!”


    Liana resorted to telling a ridiculous lie to get out of it. “He ckmailed me repeatedly and dragged me


    down with him when I refused to give in. He wanted to destroy me!


    “Jasper, I’m a victim as well! Why do yourefuse to trust me?”


    “Liana.”The glint of ice in Jasper’s eyesplunged her into despair. There was no hope of salvaging the


    rtionship.”I didn’t break up with you over that man or the child.”


    Puzzled by Jasper’s exnation, she stared agape at him.