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    "Oh? Hey, Jasper." A look of surprise shed across Justin''s face. He was still holding up the bowl in his hand. Jasper snapped back to his senses. In a low voice, he responded, "Hey, Justin."


    "Since Jasper''s here, it won''t be appropriate for me to stay." Justin ced the bowl down gently and gave Alyssa a caring smile. "Ms. Alyssa, remember to eat and rest up well. I shall not stand in the way. See you."


    "That''s alright!" Without waming, Alyssa grabbed onto Justin''s arm. She forced herself to hold back her tears and appear indifferent. "Leave after I finish the soup."


    "But..."


    "Even though Mr. Jasper is here, I don''t feel it''s inappropriate for you to stay, Justin."


    Suddenly, Alyssa nced over at Jasper, who was standing straight over there. She curled her lips upward into a smile he hadn''t seen in a long time, stimting his senses.


    "Mr. Jasper, you don''t feel that it''s inappropriate in any way for you to meet with your own brother, do you?" Jasper uttered, "Not at all."


    Alyssa smiled. ''That''s good to know."


    They used to be a couple who loved one another so passionately and deeply with their souls. Yet, they were even more distant than estranged spouses at this very moment.


    Jasper''s chest rose and fell slightly. He walked to Alyssa and presented the bouquet of lilies to her with both hands. He had an expressionless look on his face.


    In a deep voice, he said, "Grandpa asked me toe visit you."


    Alyssa lowered her eyes as she epted the bouquet from him.


    To his surprise, in the next second, she hurled the flowers to his feet. She widened her eyes in anger and yelled, Get out!"


    Jasper clenched his teeth tightly. He remained silent.


    Justin''s pupils constricted a little. He bent forward and was about to pick up the flowers when he heard Alyssa''s cold voice.


    "Take your flowers and get out of my sight... Right now!"


    To Jasper, he felt as if he had been caught off guard by an attack on his chest. He looked down and stared at the lilies at his feet. He trembled slightly.


    It was as if a thin needle had pricked his beating heart. Silently but continuously, fresh blood was oozing from this obscure puncture.


    His heart, which was full in the first ce, deted gradually. No matter how he tried to steady his breathing, he couldn''t fill his heart back up again.


    Justin frowned as he noticed theyer of cold sweat on Alyssa''s forehead and the redness on her cheeks.


    "Be mindful of your condition, Ms. Alyssa,'' he urged.


    "You were the one who said that you didn''t have it in you to love and that you wanted to break up. It was all you! In that case, you should walk the talk and disappearpletely from my life!"


    Alyssa''s eyes were bloodshot. With bated breath, she roared, "You even made this visit of courtesy right now... What for? Do I need you to feel bad for me? Do I need your pity?


    "Jasper... Am I such a cheap person to you? Two years ago, you abandoned me once. This is the second time...


    Did you think that I''d still be willing to look at you?This belongs to N?velDrama.Org - ?.


    "Do you feel like my life would be a mess without you... Are you here to see how miserable I am so you canugh at me?"


    That unending agony, heartache, and misery erupted from within her.


    She felt extremely horrible. So, even though she didn''t mean a single word, this act of hers was close to the bone as she spoke straight to Jasper''s heart.


    "Alyssa..." Jasper called out her name in a raspy voice.


    However, it was as if nails had been hammered into his throat. He couldn''t make another sound after that.


    Initially, he turned Newton down and was unwilling to visit Alyssa. Nheless, a mysterious feeling in his heart prompted him to change his mind. He ended up ordering flowers before he visited her.


    "I''m guessing you remember that I like roses, right?"


    As Alyssa spoke, tears of pain flowed from her eyes. "You clearly know that I''ve always loved roses. Yet, you chose to give me lilies.


    "Jasper, deep down, I''m no longer important to you... Why do you have to force yourself? This way, you won''t feel good, and it really disgusts me too. Since we''re breaking up, we should have a clean break."


    She was always prideful and decisive. She was someone who would never turn back once she marched forward.