Can’t Win Me Back novel (Alyssa and Jasper) novel Chapter 1651

Alyssa crouched down by the couch and gently nudged Winston. She said in the softest tone she could muster, "What's wrong? Feeling shy? Oh, Winston. It's no big deal. Who in their right mind would be so obsessed over something like this? That'd be a terrible testament to their character.

"Plus, our family owns KS Group. If I were to take a dump out by the entrance, the directors and staff would have no choice but to stay silent about it!"

Both Jasper and Neil were at a loss for words.

They knew Alyssa was trying to console Winston, but there were better ways to console someone—better analogies to be used.

Winston remained silent with his back toward Alyssa.

"You've been through so many ups and downs in life, Winston. You're not going to let this little hurdle drag you down, are you?" Alyssa was getting more anxious now. "Hey, Winston! Can you pull yourself together? You still have so many wives and kids to look after. What do we do if you don't toughen up?"

"Lyse," Winston finally said. His voice was so hoarse Alyssa could barely make out what was being said. "I must be such a disappointment to you, huh?"

Alyssa's heart pained. "What are you talking about, Dad? Of course you're not!"

"Even I hate myself so much… I'm sure all of you must find me a handful to deal with." Winston curled up into a tighter ball. "Do you know what was going through my mind just now, Lyse?

"I was feeling so glad that your mother had passed on early. If she'd seen me in such a state, she'd be so disappointed and disgusted."

Winston was very much aware that Jasper was present here. The fact that he was revealing his most vulnerable self to Jasper meant that he no longer saw the latter as an outsider.

"Dad…" Alyssa croaked out, lips trembling.

But Alyssa had already gotten all that she wanted. To her, Jasper's love was the best thing in the world.

Just then, her phone rang. She answered the call when she saw that it was from Jonah. "Jonah!"

"Mr. Benton just updated me about what happened to Dad, Lyse." Jonah's voice was sullen but still comforting. "Bring Dad to Taylor General Hospital right away. Julien is here with me right now. He'll check up on Dad."

"Julien is back?" Alyssa exclaimed with joy.

"Mhm." Jonah took a deep breath before saying tenderly, "I don't plan to let him go now that he's back."