"Can I join you?" Jasper asked, his demeanor warm and friendly.
Nicholas replied simply, "Sure."
Jasper gracefully sat opposite him, arriving alone with no backup.
A palpable tension hung in the air even before a word was spoken.
"Mr. Beckett," Nicholas began, "a man of your stature wouldn't be drinking coffee in a place like this."
Nicholas then took a deep drag of his cigarette. His eyes were grim. "So, this isn't a coincidence. You've been following me."
"It's not what you think," Jasper countered. A slight twitch of Jasper's lips accompanied his sincere gaze. "My wife told me everything that happened at the nursing home. She knew you'd be here if I couldn't find you at home. After all, both of us prioritize our wives. We might take detours, but we always end up in the same place, don't we?"
An intelligent man would never directly communicate what he meant.
Nicholas continued to smoke. "Are you and Ms. Alyssa married?"
Jasper blinked and said, "Not yet."
"Then, addressing Ms. Alyssa as your wife is merely a term of endearment; it's for fun. Our situations are different. You can't understand mine."
Jasper's jaw clenched subtly, but his voice remained calm and low. "Don't you think it's odd that Aidan Lovelace was suddenly arrested, Chief Novak?"
Nicholas' eyes were listless. "The Solana City police force don't just do nothing. Justice will always prevail. This is what he deserves."
Jasper held his gaze unflinchingly. "Then, who do you think is next?"
The air suddenly turned stale.
"How would I know?" Nicholas dismissed him coldly, but a tremor ran through the hand holding his cigarette.
"Aidan and Jameson worked extremely closely. Aidan, the president of Lovelace Group and a Belbanks bigwig, helped Jameson distribute illegal drugs, amassing a fortune in the process. Yet, Jameson cast him aside like a disposable tool. As you can see, Jameson trusts no one."
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The readers' comments on the novel: Can’t Win Me Back novel (Alyssa and Jasper)
I am trying to figure out why an author writes one page and it is suppose to be a chapter and then the author gets the audience hooked on the story and just drags it on. Follow the rules please, and at least give the 7 chapters daily. Two chapters every other day is a waste of time. Or just release the book and give us the option to buy it....
Ughhh…can we get more pleeeease! I’m so into this book and literally check daily for updates but it’s only two pages at most. Can you at least do 4 pages a night 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽...
More chapters please the 7 chapters/day would be nice, TY...
Where can i download the remaining chapters?...
Why are we literally only getting one chapter a day?!? I mean can we at least get 4 or something? Irritating🙄...
Hello, more chapters please. It has been over 1 week since we have received 7 chapters. Thank you...
Just wonder what happened to publish 7 chap/day...
You upload shows 5/21/24 01:20, but I read these chapters 5/20/24 9:26. you can't go back with time only forward...
Come on more chapters or give me information to purchase the book. Last read these chapters yester 5/16 at 21.35. What the hell don't have to spoon feed us....
Time for this story to end it's getting boring and it's too long...