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.

the car, his gray suit making him seem like some sullen god. All Alyssa could think of

“Jonah,”she murmured.

off his coat,put it over Alyssa’s shoulders,

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

feelinglike a child who had made a

sleeve. His eyes filled with anger when he saw the white gauze wrapped around

much anymore, either.”Alyssa

took her hand. The careful touch made

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 want you

up at her, growling, “I’ll

second, even after

a shadow of his old self again—the man who had led thousands

all, known

huggedhim tightly, nuzzling into his rapidly rising chest. You promised not to return to that

a biggergame. So what if you kill him? His employer would

to catchthe bigger target, Jonah.

Alyssa, and then handed her a brown envelope from the front

curiously opened the envelope and pulled out