Chapter 254

Alyssa froze in surprise, then slowly turned around.

Once again, it was him.

Jasper felt like the ground was sinking as he watched Alyssa stand beside the man from earlier. He looked down and noticed her heavily bandaged arm. His heart clenched at that sight. He instinctively took a step forth. "Your arm—"

Alyssa swiftly stepped back behind Jameson.

Nervously, Jasper gulped when he locked eyes with the other man.

"People say the third time's the charm. However, I usually make sure it ends the second time," Jameson said deliberately, adjusting his spectacles. "You've taken her away from me once tonight. Do you think I'd allow it a second time?"

"Who are you?" Jasper asked frostily.

Having learned his lesson with Alyssa's brothers, he worried that this might be another one of Winston Taylor's sons. However, Alyssa gazed at the man differently, a look distinct from the one she used with her brothers.

"He's someone with a closer relationship to me than you, someone more importan