"If Grandpa hadn't revealed it in a fit of anger, I wouldn't have known that Grandma was deaf in herleft ear.”

Feeling guilty, Jasper chuckled bitterly. "Isn't it ridiculous? As the grandson of this family, I spent themost time with Grandpa and Grandma, yet I never noticed her abnormality. What kind of grandsonam I?"

"I knew about that. Grandpa told me about it during that Christmas when I went to visit Grandmawith him..."

Alyssa stopped abruptly when she inadvertently mentioned Christmas. She dared not continue.

It would be Christmas in less than two months.

The Taylors loved festivities. Every year, they would set up a grand and magnificent Christmas tree inthe living room. Jonah would personally prepare gifts for all family members and give the helpers inthe house bonuses out of his own pocket.

But because of the child she lost, Alyssa no longer dared to celebrate Christmas. She wouldn't evenreturn home on Christmas Day.

However, that was in the past.

Now, she avoided mentioning it because she feared it would bring up unhappy memories forJasper. She was afraid of upsetting him.

Sure enough, his eyes reddened instantly. He hugged her tightly and hesitated for a long whilebefore finally speaking, "Thank you, Lyse. Thank you for everything you've done for Grandpa and meover the years..."

He couldn't continue his words anymore.

"Since you know how much I've done, you'll have to treat me well for the rest of our lives," Alyssasaid with a bright and cheerful smile as she patted his trembling back.

"Can I stay at your house for Christmas this year?" Jasper's gaze was intense. His long lashes weretrembling as though they were restraining his surging emotions. "I heard the Taylors have a bigChristmas tree. I'd like to see it."

Alyssa nestled against his heaving chest. "Going there means you'll have to help out.”

"Sure," Jasper replied warmly.

They tacitly avoided delving into their heartaches, yet they still understood the deep affection andremorse in each other's eyes, showcasing their profound love to the fullest.

No words were necessary after years of love.

"Mr. Jasper, Madam.”

Ben hurried in. Seeing the affectionate scene, he quickly covered his eyes to avoid intruding.Jasper remained calm, but Alyssa felt embarrassed. Blushing, she jumped down from him.

"Ahem... Mr. Cyrus is here. He's in the living room.”

The couple walked out hand in hand to welcome Cyrus.

"Cyrus!" Alyssa greeted her brother with a radiant smile.

"Lyse." Cyrus sat on the couch, smiling.

He was dressed in a sharply tailored black coat over a black shirt with the collar casuallyunbuttoned. Despite his relaxed style, his naturally noble presence still shone through

"Cyrus," Jasper greeted him as well.

"Hi," Cyrus responded briefly. Yet his gaze unintentionally wandered elsewhere, as if searching forsomething.

Alyssa noticed and smiled faintly. "Hungry? If you haven't eaten, stay and have a meal. I'll cook foryou."

"No, thanks. Let me get straight to the point.”

Cyrus frowned, his expression serious. "Lyse, I went all the way to headquarters to investigate theperson you mentioned, but there's no background information on him. There are no DNA orfingerprint samples in the system.

"This means two possibilities—either he's never committed any crimes in the country, or he's not acitizen here."

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