Female Novel
Chapter 156
Jasper sat on the couch in the study, gently massaging his temples. He rested his elbows on his kneesand leaned forward. Shoulders trembling, he appeared to be in great pain.
His head started aching on the way home, and his condition was exacerbated after listening to thethree women badmouthing Alice.
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“Mr. Jasper, is your headache acting up again? I’ll get the medications!” Mrs. Rosle found the pain reliefpills in a drawer and brought him a glass of water. After taking the pills, he seemed more at ease as thepain reduced.
“You can’t rely on pills all the time! I remember that your condition Improved after Madam Aliceperformed some acupuncture on you. Shall we get her to check on you?” Mrs. Rosle suggested.
“Mrs. Rosle.” He choked on tears, “H–Have they been putting down Alice all along? They said thatAlice made their meals for three years. Is that true?”
“Yeah, Mr. Jasper. I told you Madam Alice was a hard worker, but you insisted that she was faking it.She went at it for three years! I’d have to praise her even if she was doing it for show. Suchpersistence!”
He pursed his pale lips.
“When she first joined the family, her cooking was average. She humbly asked me to teach her. I toldher that it was the job of the maids and chef, and I asked her to sit back and relax.
“She insisted on working, saying that she should cook for you and take care of your daily needsbecause she couldn’t help you much at work.
“At first, she coughed a lot from the oll and smoke and had to wear a mask in the kitchen! But sheeventually got used to it. She was busy in the kitchen every morning before I was even awake!”
He wondered the reason behind the coughing. Was Alice allergic to smoke?
A suffocating sensation closed in. Even the pills couldn’t help.
Sighing in frustration and dismay. Mrs. Rosie grumbled. “I’ve had enough of Sophia and Betty. MadamAlice sacrificed for the family. How could they not show an ounce of gratitude and mock her instead?It’s outrageous, I tell you.”
“Mr. Jasper, I wished you could get back with Madam Alice. But I also wanted her to marry another manbecause it upsets me to think about her suffering in this family. I want her to marry into a family whereshe wouldn’t be mocked and humiliated.”
Words hurt as much as sticks and stones. Jasper furrowed his brows, feeling like he was struck bylightning.
The next few days went by uneventfully, which meant that Newton Beckett’s birthday was nearing, andAlyssa would finalize her divorce with Jasper. She had mixed emotions about the matter.
When she married Jasper, they did not host a wedding or publicly announce their marriage. Theyhastily registered for the marriage certificate at the city hall without even throwing a celebratory dinner.
The only photo they took together was from that day. She smiled sweetly and leaned into Jasper, wholooked expressionless as though he was Photoshopped into the photo.
She had naively believed that things would change for the better after they were married. She thoughtJasper would warm up to her one day as long as she tried her best.
It took her long enough to realize that she could not make him love her through sheer effort.
Their marriage did not fail because of a lack of effort from her side. There was an Insurmountabledistance between them from the beginning.
“Ms. Alyssa, the hotel’s event planning department came up with this event proposal after pulling a fewall–nighters. Please take a look at Ada Kingsley’s wedding planner proposal.” Sean placed the file infront of Alyssa. Her eyes lit up as she quickly reviewed it.
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Then, she swiftly left fer
ideas from Eve years back.
Den. “Hera, mere, and here. A these need to be changed. These were outdated design
“The color palette wouldn’t work either. Ada Kingsley hates bright colors, so we need to incorporatemore Morandi colors. Please get it.
reworked?
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“Sure.” Sean felt bad for his colleagues who had suffered from drafting the proposal
“We need to speed up Ada Kingsley’s wedding planner proposal after Grandpa’s birthday. I needeveryone to give their best and crush the Beckett Group. We shouldn’t take it lightly. Her eyes shonewith determination. 1
“Roger that! We cannot lose out to Jasper Beckett Sean curled his fists.
To that, she smirked. “This has nothing to do with him. I just hate the feeling of losing. If he wants tocompete against me, I shall let him
feel the heat”
Her phone rang from a call from Colenie Waters.
“Colene! What’s the matter?”
“Lyse, I got it!”
Alyssa went blank “What?”