Can’t Win Me Back novel (Alyssa and Jasper) novel Chapter 383

Jasper found himself standing before Alyssa, vulnerable and defenseless against her barrage of verbal attacks. She was right, though. He was the reason behind the shitty things she had to endure.

"Alyssa, there's nothing between me and Zoe. I only see her as a little sister!" His ears reddened from the anxiety as he struggled to make his point.

Normally, he wouldn't bother explaining himself, but he was at his wit's end this time.

"Why bother telling me? It's not my concern," Alyssa snapped, her patience waning as she shot him a look of disdain. "I couldn't care less about your relationship with her, and I certainly don't want to hear your explanation. Let go. I'm going to watch the show."

"Do you not care? If so, why did you have to bring it up? You mentioned it once at the police station and again this time!" He was resentful at the misunderstanding between them. His eyes brimmed with tears from the upsetting situation, and his shoulders quivered.

He added, "If you care about which girl I'm dating, it means you still care about me! You're not as over it as you claim to be!"

"I do not care about you. I'm simply disgusted at you, Jasper Beckett." She stared intently at him and slowly pried his fingers from her arm.

She added, "If I had known you were flirting with your childhood sweetheart and the 'little sisters' of your friends, I would never have fallen for you in the first place.

"Now, I'm grateful that I managed to escape that marriage, but it still sickens me to think that I was once in love with a capricious, cowardly scoundrel!"

His breathing became labored as he felt a crushing weight settled in on him. The feeling of being misunderstood was deeply unsettling, filling him with bitterness.

For a moment, she was stung by the shattered look on his face. Still, she did not stay on any longer and shuffled away without looking back.

She reminded herself, "Lyse, the past is behind you. No matter how deep your grudges and affection, you shall not turn back."