Alyssa thought Jameson’s remark made sense.


    After settling the bill post-dinner, Alyssa excused herself and headed to the restroom.


    In her absence, her phone buzzed on the table. Jameson, leaning forward, slid her phone over and


    answered a call with a cold expression.


    Jasper’s tender


    voice called out, “Lyse, are you free to talk now? Lyse?”


    Jameson sat in silence, listening as Jasper continued with a growing concern, ‘Lyse, where are you


    now? Can we meet?”


    Finally, Jameson smirked and ended the call. Within moments, Jasper called again.


    This time, Jameson chuckled and blocked Jasper’s number before returning Alyssa’s phone to its


    original position, 2


    Alyssa returned to the table shortly after, having reapplied her lipstick, her face radiant. She said,


    “Thanks for waiting. Let’s go.”


    Admiring her beauty, Jameson smiled and agreed, “Sure.”


    Alyssa sat in the front passenger seat as Jameson drove


    curiosity. “Where are we going?”


    her to the east side of the city. She asked with


    “We’re arriving soon,” he assured her. 20 minutester, they arrived at a newly built racecourse at


    Eastbrooke.


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    “A racecourse?” she eximed, rolling down the windows and staring at the venue excitedly.


    ‘Do you still remember the times you sneaked into your family’s racecourse with me when we were


    kids? I was still living in Belbanks then. You even made me feed the horses, Jameson recalled with a


    warm


    smile.


    Alyssa, recalling their childhood adventures, chirped happily, “Of course! You were such a scaredy-cat


    back then-you were afraid of touching the horses!”


    He smiled helplessly, for she had mistaken his obsession with hygiene for cowardice


    “The racecourse in Eastbrooke is our family’s property. It waspleted this fall but isn’t open to the


    public yet,” he introduced the ce to her. After parking the car, he led her into the racecourse.


    +15 BONUS To their dismay, two security guards blocked their way. “Hey, you two, stop! We don’t


    ept visitors because this ce isn’t open for business yet.”


    Alyssa, stunned, looked at Jameson with mixed emotions. Everyone working in the Schmidt Group


    would recognize his brothers Josh and David, but Jameson, the youngest, remained unknown. It


    resulted in him being denied entry.


    The discrimination was infuriating even in the eyes of an outsider like Alyssa.


    Jameson frowned and smiled bitterly at Alyssa. “Sorry, Lyse. It isn’t often that you hang out with me,


    but! let you down.”