“It’s really a fine n, Mr. Jasper!” Xavier said, then asked timidly, “It’s just, with Madam’s personality,
there’s a risk she just might win over Ada Kingsley. Why don’t we …”
“Get to the point.”
“Why don’t we let Madam have this small win instead? It doesn’t determine the final victor anyway.
We’ll
be the gentlemen in this scenario and let thedy have it. Plus, you two were married before-”
No!” Jasper said sharply. “If we can’t move Alexa, then we have no choice but to start from Ada
Kingsley.
Alyssa must be in the same boat as us if she’s doing the same thing.
“Every whiff of progress is enough to set us back to square one. We cannot let her have this win. We
need
Ada to attend our weing party no matter the cost!”
Jasper then entered his car while Xavier was left standing there alone. Thetter’s face slowly
crumbled
into despair.
Jasper pondered how his boss could ever win back Alyssa with the current approach.
Jasper sighed heavily in his seat. He was actually considering Xavier’s suggestion to let Alyssa win this
round.
But he had never won anything involving Alyssa ever since their divorce. She seemed to be leagues
above
him, shattering his entire ns in seconds, as if by divine intervention.
He realized how different Alyssa was nowpared to that gentle, demure woman who used to be his
wife. Her intelligence, beauty, and grace seemed to be setting them apart for good.
That was why Jasper needed to win. It was one of the only ways he knew to reduce the wide gap
between
them.
Landon had to leave for ACE for a client meetingter that night, leaving only his mother and sister at
home.
Zoe went to her mother’s room, nuzzling into her mother’s arms before sleep.
Penelope recalled what had transpired during dinner and told her daughter, “You’ve scared off Jasper
with your enthusiasm, Zoe. It might be best to turn it down a notch.”
Penelope sighed. “You’re not ten anymore, and he’s not just your ‘brother’ to y around with any
longer.
“He’s the CEO of his family’spany now, which puts him in a critical position where no mistakes can
be made. The way you interacted with him earlier today might not be appropriate. I think it-”
“Mom.” Zoe sat up, meeting her mother’s gaze. “I wasn’t ying around earlier, and I don’t think of him
as just a ymate anymore.”
“What do you mean?”
“Why do you think I refused the dream offer from RYO? I’m back in Sna City because I want to
marry Jasper and be his wife.”
“What?” Penelope cried, sitting up in shock. “Are you crazy? He’s like a brother to you!”
“Yes, but he’s not my actual brother!” Zoe said excitedly. “I’ve waited so long for him to finally end
things with that Gardner chick. Now that they’re over, I finally get my chance.”
Penelope was concerned for her daughter, who was deep in her merry fantasies.
“What is it, Mom? Don’t you want us to be together?” Zoe asked, shaking her mother’s hand.
“No, no. It’s just that Jasper is a wonderful man, but he’s not a good choice for marriage. Not only was
he involved with Liana Gardner, but I heard from your brother that he was even married once.
“You’re too naive, Zoe. Jasper has aplicated past. I’m so worried you’ll find yourself unhappy and
suffer if you marry him!”
Zoe sneered internally. She considered herself far from naive; in fact, Betty Beckett seemed to be the
one
who fit that description better.
If Zoe married into Jasper’s family, she would make sure those women cowered under her. Her mother
truly underestimated her.
“I’m Zoe Harper, Mom. Our family is just as reputable as theirs. Plus, with you and Landon doting on
me
so much, they wouldn’t dare toy a hand on me.”
“But this is a two-way transaction, Zoe. You still need Jasper to want to marry you!”
Zoe grinned. “My winning chances are already higher than most because of you and Landon around. If
I can prove to Jasper that I’m no longer the child I used to be and that I’m fit to stand beside him,
helping
him out, I’m sure he’ll see me for who I am!”
“But-”
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