"Mr. Jonah, you''re such an intelligent man. I''m sure you must know what I want based on this kiss


    alone, no?" Julien panted out, cheeks flushed as he clung to Jonah''s neck.


    Jonah''s lips pulled tight for a moment, now stained with oil. His hands clenched slightly as he said,


    "Wipe your mouth first next time."


    Julien licked his lips and grinned sneakily. "No."


    Alyssa spent her days deep in thought after hearing about her mother''s past from Mandy. She lost her


    appetite after feeding Winston his dinner and ended up staring out the window in the hallway in a daze.


    She found herself suddenly embraced by a familiar body, feeling the man''s presence instantly surround


    her.


    Jasper hugged her tight, tucking his chin into her neck as he murmured, "Aren''t you going to eat


    anything? I had Xavier buy so many of your favorite foods."


    "I''m not hungry." Alyssa''s dim eyes grew downcast.


    "Not hungry? I still remember how you finished an entire grain bowl in the middle of the night." Even


    now, Jasper was still in awe of Alyssa''s massive appetite.


    Alyssa''s head hung low as she choked out, "Jasper, I miss my mom."


    Jasper caressed her cheek, feeling sad for her. "Don''t be sad, Lyse. Mrs. Taylor is at peace in heaven


    now. I''m sure she misses you often, too."


    Alyssa tried holding her tears back but was unable to in the end. Jasper then consoled and kissed her


    until she calmed down.


    Afterward, Jasper held her hand, a sudden ideaing to mind.


    "Come on, Lyse. There''s somece I want to show you."


    An hourter, Jasper''s car came to a stop at Northuria Sea''s shoreline.


    The couple stood on the beach hand-in-hand as they watched the sun setting on the horizon. The sun''s


    golden rays formed a magnificent sight.


    "This is where Mrs. Taylor was rescued 30 years ago." Jasper gazed at Alyssa and said warmly, "I


    know you want to learn and understand everything about your mother, Lyse. So from now on, I''ll go


    with you to wherever your mother has been and find out about her past with you, okay?"


    Tears flooded Alyssa''s eyes as she rested her head on Jasper''s chest, a warm joy slowly washing the


    sadness in her heart away.


    "Do you think my mother is one of the daughters of the king of the sea?" Alyssa suddenly asked.


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    Jasper gave it some thought. "She could be a child of the sea itself."


    "Isn''t that the same thing?"


    "Yeah," Jasper agreed, chuckling awkwardly. He really had grown slower and dumber ever since he fell


    in love.


    Alyssa felt pained as she recalled Mandy''s words. "Mom must''ve swam her way here from the ocean.


    How long did she swim? The ocean is so cold. She must''ve suffered a lot all because she wanted to


    survive, huh? Did Mom escape from somewhere?


    "What do I do, Jasper? I feel like I can''t rest well without knowing everything that happened to my


    mother."


    "I''ll help you find out about her past. Mrs. Taylor has lived in Belbanks for so long. I''m sure that there


    must still be some trace of it even if Winston tried his best to hide it," Jasper said, looking out to the


    sea.


    He suddenly asked, "Lyse, could your mother have been Kontinian?"