Jasper's eyes grew red-rimmed, his voice hoarse, as he begged Jonah. "All I'm doing now is so that I can make it up to Lyse. I'd give up my life just to help her achieve what she wants, no matter whether you all forgive me or not. Just please don't put Lyse at risk. As her brother, you know just how she can be!"
Jasper was really worried that Alyssa would be angry at him all over again. They had gotten to such a neutral state after months of tribulation. Jasper didn't want things to return to square one.
But he was more worried something terrible might happen to Alyssa.
Jonah hadn't expected Jasper to blurt all this out. He'd only meant to mock the latter.
After a moment of silence, Jonah finally said, "Alright. You can proceed, but you have to stick with me."
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While Jasper was making the first move overseas, things weren't looking too good back in Solana City.
Today marked the day of a crucial meeting between Beckett Group and Jesselton Inc. from Mosgravia. Javier and the high