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.”

no matter how long it takes, I’m willing to

he tried to sit up, but Alyssa quickly stopped him.

a patient now. Stay still!”

could be decades, centuries, 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 to notice

as he delicately held her hand,

eyes grew wide, and she

and zimost fell

Schmidt, be

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

Can you please show a little care for

Jon’t

and said. It’s not her

furrowed her brows but

“ding” resonated from a phone in the room.

another “ding”

phones chimed simultaneously.

phones to ring simultaneously, but not for

phone, glancing at the screen to find Twitter notifications. The display revealed, “Jasper

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