Can’t Win Me Back

Alyssa exclaimed, “He even went through a critical stage. How could | not panic?”

Alyssa broke out in a cold sweat that made her back damp. She felt numb. “Why didn’t you call me at that time? Dad went through something like that… I’m his daughter. How could I not be by his side?”

Jasper saw that her eyes had filled with tears. He felt as if his heart was being crushed. Immediately, he took her shaking hand and gave it a tight squeeze.

Under usual circumstances, she would playfully tease Winston, occasionally displaying indifference towards him. But in times like these, her genuine anxiety for her father was clear. Jasper fully understood where she was coming from.

Jonah looked into Alyssa’s eyes. He sighed helplessly. “It was Dad who made us keep it from you.” Alyssa felt a sharp pain in her heart. “Dad.” “When Dad was having the stroke, he instructed Mr. Benton not to inform us, especially you.”

Jonah tried his best to speak in a neutral tone. “Dad knows that you’ve been busy and tired. He didn’t want you to go through trouble after trouble. It would only make you feel disconcerted.”

A father’s love was as steadfast as a mountain—solitary, formidable, and covert.

He didn’t want his children to worry for him. So, it didn’t matter if the suffering was too much. He was determined to grit his teeth and endure the pain.

within Alyssa. Her voice became hoarse. “Mrs. Rosie, please pack my things. | will

it, madam,” Rosie answered

Alyssa’s shoulder. He frowned and said, “Mrs.

sorry. I’m afraid we won’t be able to go to Swizo

another time.” Jasper

of a sudden, the atmosphere in the room became tense. The sound of his name was equivalent to hearing words like

afternoon.” The look

rubbed her

more familiar. What did he go to Mosgravia for? Is that country a suitable place for his mother to recuperate? I’ve also never heard about

of recuperation. He was

him. He kept getting

“Mosgravia has medical standards and medical facilities that are more advanced. Moreover, | heard that there is a medical center that has been set up specially for Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s. I’m guessing

Belbanks with Sean behind the wheel. Along the way, Alyssa was clenching her hands

able to regain his health.”