Can’t Win Me Back

Chapter 257

“Miss … Ms. Alyssa has gone to bed, Mr.Jonah,”Sean muttered.

“Your balls must be growing bigger whileyou’re away from my side, Sean. Are you seriously lying to me on her behalf now?”Jonah rarely got angry, but when he did, he was a menacing force.

Jonah then said, “I’ll repeat myself. Pass the phone to Alyssa. Or else you’ll be removed from your station right away!”

Alyssa chewed on her lip, her heart beating fast in her chest as she took the phone and put it up to her ear.

“Jo-Jonah.”

Jonah took a deep breath, as if suppressing some intense emotion.”Come outside. We need to talk.”

…

Alyss a walked out of her house, her heart in her throat as she went up to Jonah’s Aston Martin by the road.

remained stoic and still against the car, his gray suit making him seem like some sullen

“Jonah,”she murmured.

his coat,put it over

they were inside, he asked worriedly, “Where did he hurt

…” Alyssa looked down, feelinglike a child who had

he grasped her arm and slowly pulled up her sleeve. His eyes filled

was just a skin wound.It doesn’t hurt much anymore, either.”Alyssa reassured him. She didn’t want her brother to

down and took her hand. The careful touch

I shouldn’t have keptthis from you. I just think this is something I can handle on my own. That’s why… I didn’t

looked up at

old fe rocity had returned in a split second, even after he’d embraced a more spiritual way

that moment, Alyssa could see a shadow of his old self again—the man who had led thousands of men

all, known as

huggedhim tightly, nuzzling into his rapidly rising chest. You promised not to return to that path now that you’re

what if you kill him? His employer would still be on

this opportunity to catchthe bigger target, Jonah. That’d

away. He sighed, leaned against Alyssa, and then handed her a brown

envelope and pulled out