Shattered Rose He Held On Tight novel Chapter 242

d of pure relationship between Jasper and Claudia made Lydia feel like an outsider, a monster trying to force her way into a circle where she’d never truly belong.

But hadn’t she grown up with Jasper too?

Why could Claudia have him but she couldn’t?

She had spent years fawning over Jasper, trying to win his favor, but after what happened at Serenity Peaks, she realized all her efforts had been futile.

When she saw him risk his life for Claudia without hesitation, she realized she could never get that kind of love from him.

But it didn’t matter. If she couldn’t have it, then Claudia shouldn’t have it either.

The moment she met Preston, she knew her chance had come.

Claudia wanted to escape the Lancasters, but there was no way Lydia would let that happen.

After all, Claudia was to blame for Lydia’s mother’s death.

If Claudia wouldn’t stay home and face her punishment, Lydia would carry out her own plans to take everything back.

With Lydia pulling the strings, Preston quickly became friends with Jasper.

Preston had the looks, the ability, and the fake reputation for the job. No one questioned Lydia dating someone like him.

But his family background was nothing special, and his relatives were all leeches, which made him easy for Lydia to control.

He was happy to take Lydia’s money and pretend to be her boyfriend. Even if he had to leave Dracovia and start over abroad, the reward Lydia offered was more than he could ever earn on his own.

Preston didn’t hesitate long before taking the shortcut.

Lydia didn’t need him to fight or sabotage anyone–she just needed him to be the perfect boyfriend.

Playing the good guy got old sometimes, but it was still the best part of Preston’s life.

As Jasper’s friend, he slowly created the image that he loved Lydia more than anything in the

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Chapter 242 Lydia’s Obsession Over Jasper

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With him always there to smooth things over, Jasper and Lydia’s relationship really did get better.

Lydia never won Jasper’s love, but all those years of effort made her understand him better than

anyone.

His need for perfection was his greatest weakness.

From birth, Jasper’s life had always been smooth sailing. He needed others to look up to him, and his life had to remain spotless.

He was a little naïve when it came to emotions, somewhat indecisive, and sometimes selfish in ways he didn’t recognize.

Otherwise, he never would have actually tried to reconcile Claudia with her family just because Lydia suggested it.

After Preston “died,” Jasper was left with a burden he could never let go.

He couldn’t turn his back on Lydia, Preston’s girlfriend, not when Preston had asked him to look after her in his final moments.

So when Preston “died” and the paid–off Woods family started blaming and bothering Lydia, Jasper’s guilt only deepened. It had been his idea to bring Preston on that trip, and Preston had died saving him.

So many

witnesses saw it happen–he had no choice but to stay involved.

That’s how fate went off the rails.

Every time Lydia called him away, he would check his phone for news of Claudia, always testing her mood.

But every time Lydia needed him, he would still leave.

Lydia watched them drift apart and felt a twisted satisfaction.

Did she like Jasper?

Yes, she did.

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