Chapter 41
Silas was still furious about what Jasper did. He was about to start ranting when Alyssa glared at him, which shut him up.
“What the hell? I’ll go beat him up right now!” Sean exclaimed,
Sean was about to get up and leave when Alyssa called out to him. “It’s fine. You can’t beat him in a fight anyway. He used to be a member of the Peacekeeping Forces, after all. You might get beaten up instead.”
She continued, “Besides, he didn’t mean to hurt me. That man always underestimates his strength, after all. He doesn’t care about me at
all,”
“Why do you sound like you’ve known him for a long time, Ms. Alyssa?”
Alyssa looked dazed for a moment. Then, she pursed her lips and kept mum.
Sean didn’t know her exact relationship with Jasper for now. She didn’t mean to hide the truth from him. It was just that she was too lazy to explain everything to him.
Alyssa’s relationship with Jasper was already over. She no longer wished to have anything to do with him.
Silas brewed a cup of coffee for Alyssa once they returned to the mansion. At the same time, he kept cussing at Jasper for being an inhuman bastard. The thing was, he had been ranting about Jasper on their way home.
“I’m sorry, Silas.” Alyssa looked down at her feet guiltily.
“Huh? Why are you apologizing to me?”
Silas was surprised to hear the apology. He placed a hand on Alyssa’s forehead immediately. “Are you having a fever? Why are you spouting nonsense?”
“No. I had to ask for your help to keep my identity a secret since Jonah went to Yoarkley on a business trip. I was worried you’d think I was using you the whole time …”
Alyssa’s voice grew softer as she spoke.
“What are you talking about, you silly brat?”
Silas walked over to Alyssa and gave her a comforting hug. All he felt was sorrow and heartbreak for his younger sister. He made sure to avoid touching her injured arm while hugging her.
“We’re your older brothers. It’s our duty to protect you. If you get married again in the future, we’ll become your bodyguards.”
Silas felt his words weren’t reassuring enough. So, he added, “Even if you stay single for the rest of your life, we’ll still protect you. You can rely on us.”
Alyssa smiled happily in response.
Jasper didn’t focus on the meeting in the afternoon, thanks to Alyssa’s injury. He didn’t pay attention to the senior managers who made their respective reports in front of him. (1)
Everyone else noted the minor injury on the corner of Jasper’s mouth. He looked quite pissed off at the same time. Still, no one dared to ask him what happened. They feared him so much that they didn’t dare to say a thing. (1)
Jasper, despite being a bastard son, wielded unquestioned authority in the Beckett Group.
The first wife’s son was born with poor health. He spent his entire life recuperating in Randerland. There was word about his medical condition worsening from time to time. Apparently, the son was now confined in a wheelchair at all times.
Meanwhile, Sophia had two daughters. The first daughter was 25 years old, whereas the second daughter was 20. Unfortunately, they weren’t skilled enough to take over the family company.
KS World Hotel in Solana City.”
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