Meanwhile, Liana was also crying on the other end of the line.
âAlice knew that Grandpa never liked me, yet she kept using him just to cause trouble for me! Sheâs such a shameless bitch!â
Jasper kept staring at Alyssa the whole time, so he didnât hear what Liana said.
Alyssa was bawling her eyes out without a care in the world, but Jasper could feel her raw emotion. His heart pricked in pain whenever he saw a teardrop dripping off her chin.
âWhatâs wrong, Alice? Please donât scare me.â Newton had been through a lot in life, yet he couldnât help but panic when facing a womanâs tears.
Alyssa kept sobbing the whole time. âGrandpa, I⦠I broke the bracelet! Iâve been trying so hard to fix it, bâbut I just canâtâ¦.
âThatâs why I thought I could make a new bracelet which is the same as the old one, but⦠but I was afraid that youâd get mad at me once you find outâ¦â
She continued crying. âIâm sorry for lying to you, Grandpa! Iâm so sorry.
Alyssa trembled as she cried her heart out. Her hands were already drenched with tears. She looked so pathetic at that moment.
After listening to the tearful confession, Jasper could only remain rooted to his spot. He was shocked.
He finally understood what Alyssa was up to over the past few days.
At the same time, he realized the reason why her fingers were covered in calluses. It turned out that she was doing her best to recreate the bracelet Newton had given her.
The sight of Alyssaâs tears made him feel bitter and distressed.
âOh my. Itâs just a small matter, my dear Alice.â
Newton grabbed Alyssaâs hand affectionately while smiling at her. âActually, I knew your bracelet isnât the same one I gave you when you first came in. I had a feeling that it was broken. Otherwise, you wouldâve continued wearing it as usual.
âIâm not going to blame you, Alice. Doris had a huge collection of bracelets that could fill up a chest. I wanted to give them to you at first, but I was worried that you wouldnât accept them. Thatâs why I selected the best bracelet and came up with an excuse just to give it to you.â
Newton explained, âBack then, Doris often told me jokingly that the bracelets were a huge burden for her Sha quer Alyssa finally calmed down after hearing Newtonâs explanation. Then again, her eyes were still teary, and the tip of her nose was still red.
âJasper! Where did you go, you bastard?â
Newton slapped his wheelchairâs armrest. He yelled, âYou st* pid brat, get your ass here and comfort your wife!â
Liana quickly called out to Jasper, âDonât go there, Jasper! Iâm still not done talking to you-â
âI need to deal with something right now. Iâll talk to you later.â
Jasper hung up once he was done speaking.
When Liana noticed the call was disconnected, she was so mad that her breathing became heavier.
Her cheeks gradually reddened due to how angry she was.
âAlice, you filthy bitch! Iâll make you suffer!â
Liana soon called Sophia on the phone.
âAunt Sophia, please help me! That Alice bitch is spending time with Jasper at Grandpa Newtonâs villa right now!â
Liana started crying once again. âAt this rate, Jasper will fall in love with her! Heâd come running.
to me without a word whenever I requested him to visit me in the past, butâ¦.
âBut he hung up on me just now before I could finish talking to him! This means he no longer loves me, right?â
Liana continued tearfully, âAunt Sophia, if I canât marry into the Beckett family, I wonât be able to help you anymore! I canât even use the skills Iâve learned from you!â
She knew very well that ranting to Sophia wouldnât help her in this situation. Instead, she would have to drag Sophia into this mess by hinting that the latterâs plan was threatened. That way, the older woman would do her best to help her.
âDonât be alarmed, Lia. You know what Jasper is like. You canât force him to do anything. You have to be patient too, or else you might screw the whole thing up like last time. After all, he still remembers the time when you accused Alice on purpose.
âI know he wants to make it up to you. He also remembers how kind you were to him when you two were still kids. But still, you canât put your friendship with him at risk,â Sophia said calmly.
âWhat should I do, then?â Liana asked in alarm.
âJust keep acting pitiful. Make sure to attract Jasperâs attention no matter what.â
Sophia chuckled coldly. âAlice will never be your match since Iâm on your side.â
Meanwhile, Jasper rushed into the study hurriedly âIâm here, Grandpa.â
âAre you deaf? Didnât you hear Alice crying just now? Were you planning to ignore her if I didnât call out to you?â Newton didnât hesitate to berate his grandson right away.
Heâd gladly order Jasper around just to entertain Alyssa.
âNo.â