Can’t Win Me Back

Faced with Alyssa’s honesty, Jameson felt a surge of anger. His hands clenched the bed sheets tightly.

“I’ve been married to Jasper for three years, but I’ve known him much longer than that. It’s definitely

longer than you might think.”

Alyssa spoke calmly, as if chatting with a friend, but she couldn’t deny that mentioning those past events

still caused an ache in her heart.

She

continued, “Once, there was nothing in my life but him. Later, he divorced me, and it felt like he had

taken my entire heart with him. My body had a void from then on, like an irreparable disability.

“If you were me, could you ignore it? Could you pretend that nothing ever happened?”

“Lyse, I…”

*But don’t think that I’m so dependent on Jasper that I can’t live without him. That’s too extreme.”

Alyssa waved her hand, a momentary sadness crossing her beautiful eyes. “Life must go on. I just need

some time.”

how long it takes, I’m willing to wait for

he tried to sit up,

a patient now. Stay still!”

or even forever. I’m willing to wait. I’ll wait for you to heal. I’ll wait for you

find peace. I’ll wait for you

as he delicately held her hand, causing her fingertips to turn red.

Alyssa’s eyes grew

and zimost fell from the

Schmidt, be carefull

turned to Alyssa with a pleading look. “Ma Alyssa,

because of you Can you please show

it Jon’t pressure

his chest, and said. It’s not her

furrowed her brows but didn’t say

resonated from a phone

succession, another “ding”

phones

was a coincidence for two phones

retrieved her phone, glancing at the screen to find Twitter notifications. The display revealed,

Exposed” and “Jasper and Zoe’s Hotel Room Secret