At the mention of the good news, the guests cast looks of anticipation at Javier. A gleam shed across


    his eyes as he turned to his son with a smile. “Jasper,e here.”


    Jasper felt his heart sink. He frowned at Alyssa and tightened his grip on her hand, reluctant to part


    ways with her.


    She advised him, “Go. I’ll be here waiting for you. I won’t go anywhere.”


    They exchanged tender nces before she freed her hand from his grip. With no valid reason to


    refuse, Jasper made his way to his father under the watchful gaze of the onlookers.


    In a rare urrence, Javier shed a warm smile at him and patted him on the shoulder. After that,


    Javier smiled and announced to the


    guests, “I will take advantage of the merry asion to announce some good news in our family.


    “My son, Jasper Beckett, will be engaged to Zoe Harper, the


    granddaughter of Cornelius Harper. The engagement ceremony will take ce in this month.”


    The guests stared at him agape when they learned about Jasper and Zoe’s engagement. Some of the


    guests turned toward Zoe, the future Mrs. Beckett.


    At that moment, Zoe trembled so violently that it seemed like she was suffering from seizures. Her eyes


    shone with greed, and she teared up thinking about the effort she had put into reaching her goal.


    God knew how long she had yearned for this moment and how much effort the Harpers had poured


    into persuading Javier to make her dreame true. This was the perfect chance to get back at Alyssa


    and make a joke of her.


    All the humiliation and frustration Zoe suffered at the hands of Alyssa seemed to have disappeared at


    that moment.


    The guests stared at Alyssa in shock. All colors drained from her face as she quivered. Her warm and


    tender moments with Jasper meant nothing to her as her blood turned cold-a sharp pain shot through


    her heart, leaving it in tatters.


    While her mind went nk, Zoe stared at her and cackled, reveling in Alyssa’s dejected expression.


    The guests started gossiping. “Why has no one heard about the arranged marriage between the


    Becketts and the Harpers? That’s really odd.”


    “Well, that’s just how the Becketts roll. They only made public the rtionship between Alyssa and


    Jasper after they divorced. Not one word to the public in their three years of marriage! It’s the same this


    time around with the Harpers.”


    “What are Jasper Beckett’s feelings for Alyssa Taylor if he’s gettin married to Zoe Harper?”


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    “Maybe Javier disapproved of their rtionship. To be honest, I never thought they’d end up together


    after she got Madam Sophia behind bars. She’s brought humiliation to the Beckett family.


    “No matter how pretty or capable she is, I wouldn’t approve of a daughter-inw like that if I were Javier


    Beckett. It’s not like I’d gain anything from the marriage.”


    The gossip inflicted pain upon Alyssa. Winston, upon learning of the engagement, appeared


    incredulous and incensed.


    His beloved daughter had faced humiliation during her divorce from Jasper. Why, then, would Javier


    announce Jasper’s engagement to Zoe just when Jasper and Alyssa had reconciled, proudly disying


    Winston refused to believe that Javier genuinely sought an arranged


    marriage with the Harpers. If anything, he suspected Javier was using his son to exact revenge against


    the Taylors.


    He seethed at Javier’s pettiness.