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.

against the car, his gray suit making him seem like some sullen god.

“Jonah,”she murmured.

cold.”Jonah took off his coat,put it over Alyssa’s shoulders,

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

Alyssa looked down, feelinglike a child who

grasped her arm and slowly pulled up her sleeve. His eyes filled with anger when

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

down and took her hand. The careful touch

from you. I just think this is something I can handle

Jonah looked up at her,

a split second, even after he’d embraced

Alyssa could see a shadow of his old self again—the man who had

all, known as

rapidly rising chest. You promised not to return to

was just a pawn in a biggergame. So what if you kill him? His employer would still be on

catchthe bigger target, Jonah.

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

curiously opened the envelope and pulled out