"Lyse, what are you doing?" Winston warned her.
"Dad, please trust Jasper," Alyssa pleaded in a coarse voice, her eyes shimmering in tears.
As witty and calculative as she was, she couldn't stop herself from going up to Jasper.
Winston felt sorry for his daughter and said sternly, "I never said I distrusted him. But he's at odds with Javier, and he's involved with the Harpers. If he's a man worth marrying, I would like to see how he'll resolve the situation."
The situation grew extremely tense and awkward. Judging from Jasper's steely expression, he seemed reluctant to show any regard for the Harpers.
Cornelius could not take it anymore. He pulled Zoe along to confront Jasper, "Jasper, you are free to love whoever you want, but how could you not offer an apology or an explanation six months after you slept with and dumped my granddaughter? What do you take her as?"
Zoe started sobbing on cue. Cornelius continued with his stinging remarks. "Are we wrong for wanting you to take responsibility for Zoe? Why did you even get involved with her if you claimed to be in love with Alyssa?"
He added, "Do you think you could be a jerk because you're good friends with Landon? Or do you think Zoe can be easily bullied because no one could stand up for a poor, kind girl who lost her father at a young age?"
"Jasper Beckett, you have two choices," Javier hissed. "Pick Zoe, and I'll appoint you as my successor. I will transfer 10% of my stocks to your name, making you the largest shareholder in the company with the ultimate decision-making power.
"But if you insist on Alyssa, you will be fired from the president role. I will announce the decision next Monday, and you'll have nothing to do with the Beckett Group in the future—"
When Javier was speaking, Jasper marched toward Alyssa without hesitation. She had been waiting silently for him in the corner.
He would never trade the love of his life for anything.
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