Anyone could tell that Newton was being sarcastic. He was doubting Simon’s integrity.


    Jasper couldn’t hold back a grin while Javier and Sophia put on sour faces.


    “Sir!” Ben hurried over and announced courteously, “Ms. Alyssa is here!”


    Jasper’s heart sank, and his eyes faltered. Everyone shotplicated nces at the door.


    Alyssa’s high heels clicked sharply, echoing in Jasper’s heart. She walked alone into thepound,


    her


    confident and regal air making it seem like her first visit despite her three years of living there.


    Jasper fell into a daze, feeling as though they were still married.


    “Grandpa, I’m here!” Beaming, she approached Newton with bright eyes. She did not pause for a


    second


    as she brushed past Jasper, treating him like a stranger.


    He felt suffocated as his fingers curled into a fist. His heart skipped a beat and sank. After the divorce,


    every time he crossed paths with her was like torture.


    “Alyssa …” Betty glowered at Alyssa, ready tosh out, only to be reined in by Sophia.


    “Oh, isn’t this Simon? What a small world!” Alyssa paused when she passed Simon and grinned at him.


    Simon looked startled, just like the others. Everyone wondered about the nature of their rtionship,


    seeing how they were on a first-name basis.


    “Ms. Alyssa. It’s been a while,” replied Simon with a forced smile as he addressed her politely.


    “Right? You haven’t visited Dad for five years or so. He thought about you recently,” she remarked,


    “We’re old family friends. Uncle Spencer always brought you and Sean to visit us when I was a kid. But


    we grew distant over the years.”


    Then, she turned her gaze onto Javier’s shocked face and stated, “Mr. Beckett, you probably had no


    idea about this, but Uncle Spencer and his three sons have always been very wee at our home.


    “After Uncle Spencer retired, he briefly served as the Director of Legal Affairs of KS Group, although


    not many people knew because he kept a low profile.”


    Simon struggled to maintain hisposure. His cheeks burned in shame. Alyssa sounded unbothered,


    but every single one of her remarks was aimed at him.


    He was reluctant to reveal that his family was indebted to the Taylors. Deep down, he acknowledged


    that he owed much of his current sess to their financial support.


    He had to break free from the Taylors’ influence to build a name for himself and grow his career.


    “I never knew that Mr. Lynch had a close connection to the Taylor Family,” mused Newton.


    “Yes, my dad served as the legal counsel of KS Group for a few years, but it was all in the past. I have


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    been in touch with the Taylors for a long time,” Simon quickly added, anxious to distance himself from


    the Taylor family.


    “Simon-My bad, Mr. Lynch.” Alyssa squinted, her smile fading. “I’m sure you haven’t forgotten the


    unfortunate incident that urred when Uncle Spencer retired. Without my dad’s help, your family


    might not have survived that challenge.


    “My dad was indebted to yours, and your family received help from ours as well. We never wanted you


    to repay us, but at the very least, you shouldn’t join forces with outsiders to give me trouble.”


    She put on a cool, mocking grin. “Is burning bridges one of the principles an attorney swears by?”