Chapter 388


    Xavier fell silent once more.


    Jasper took a deep breath and lowered his gaze. “I’ll make it up to her, little by little.”


    Jonah and Ss rushed to Alyssa’s private vi that night when they heard of her business setback.


    Ss was drenched in sweat as he sat in the study. His fingers typed furiously on the keyboard to track.


    down the user information from the leaker’s ount that Alyssa gave her.


    Meanwhile, Alyssa lounged on the couch and clinked sses with Jonah, savoring the high-quality red


    wine he had brought along.


    “Hey, that’s too much!” Mouth dry, Ss protested, “Am I here at night to work for free? Look at you,


    drinking wine and enjoying life. Is this how you treat a prosecutor?”


    Ss realized they showed no sympathy, so he added meekly, “Please save some for me.”


    “Ss, stay focused on your work. If you seed, I’ll reward you with everything from


    Alyssa quipped.


    my wine cer,”


    “Hmph! I am a moral and principled civil servant. You’d better not attempt to bribe me!” He then


    returned


    to typing on the keyboard.


    Jonah interjected, “Alyssa, Dad has heard about what happened.”


    “Winston’s always the first to learn about all the bad news, huh? Is heughing at me behind my back?”


    Alyssa’s mood soured, and she lost interest in the good wine. She folded her legs and pouted gloomily.


    “He did indeed have a goodugh at your expense,” Jonah remarked with a scoff as he yfully


    pinched


    her puffed cheeks. “He said, word for word, What’s the point of getting upset over nothing? Doesn’t she


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    have anyone else to care about?”


    Alyssa was left speechless. Jonah added, “By the way, Dad said Ada Kingsley is filming the eighth


    installment of The Deadly March. The production team finally reached him through some connections


    and invited him to invest in the film.”


    Jonah leaned forward with a cryptic grin. “Dad told me this in private. If you’re still upset, he can always


    request that they rece the lead actress in the film.”


    She gasped when she learned that Winston had connections in Hollywood. He was pretty well-


    connected,


    “That’s unnecessary. We were the ones who breached the agreement. Ada Kingsley is not to me.


    There’s no reason to ruin her life.” Alyssa sighed with lingering frustration.


    She added, “Furthermore, I’m running my own business. I can’t turn to my family for help every time


    something goes wrong.”


    “After that scandal, the only thing that will bring me peace is finding out who betrayed me and making


    them pay,” she dered.


    “Good. An eye for an eye. You’re a Taylor.” Jonah smiled proudly and caressed her hair.


    Alyssa was allowed to do anything she wanted. If anything went awry, her brothers would take care of


    the


    fallout.


    Just then, her phone vibrated on the coffee table. She widened her eyes when she saw Jasper’s name


    on


    the screen out of the corner of her eye.


    “Ah, a call from your ex-husband,” Jonah teased with a grin.


    “Yeah, it’s like a scene out of The Ring.” Alyssa replied, turning her phone screen down, determined to


    ignore Jasper.


    Suddenly, Sean burst through the door with a frown and eximed, “Ms. Alyssa, Jasper Beckett is


    here!


    He’s right outside!”


    The doorbell echoed in the vi at the same time.