Can’t Win Me Back

Jonah stared blankly at Julien, even though he was emotionally affected. Did Julien really spend the entire time waiting for him?

Jonah pondered whether Julien had truly foregone sleep and lingered by the door solely to catch a glimpse of him.

He gathered his thoughts and clenched his fist.

Julien pleaded, “Jonah, did I do or say something wrong? Tell me. Please.” He could no longer stand Jonah’s cold shoulder. His voice shook in nervousness as he attempted to hold Jonah’s hand.

Jonah suddenly took a step backward to dodge Julien’s move. Julien felt a shiver down his spine. He called out, “Jonah…”

“Dr. Lovelace.”

Julien’s eyes wavered upon hearing that. “What did you just call me?”

“Dr. Lovelace.” This time, Jonah sounded more distant than before. He seemed to have reverted into the once arrogant eldest son of the Taylor family. “Thank you for your service. My dad’s condition has stabilized.

“You have been in Belbanks for a long time. You haven’t had a chance to visit your family, am I right? Why don’t you go home?”

Julien felt like he was punched in the gut. His hand froze in the middle of the air.

did Aunt Mandy

head. “This has nothing to do with Mandy. You’re overthinking

like she did?” Julien sounded pitiful. Tears welled up in his eyes. “Jonah, I do not want to go home. I do not want

give up everything just to be with you. You’re all I

insisted in an icy tone, “Dr. Lovelace, you may stay at

forward, I’ll get busy as the KS Group kicks off its racecourse hotel project in Mosgravia. I might have to take frequent

around swiftly with a

his might. Tears

He opened his

dump me. I’ll do anything you want me to in exchange for your attention.

himself in front of Jonah in a desperate effort to

because we never belonged to each other in the first place.” Jonah, standing with his back facing Julien, made

I can never be with you, given my social status and my religious beliefs. Even if I choose to marry and have

Jonah’s mouth effortlessly, each word hurting more than the previous one. He was turning the knife into

“Jonah, Julien.”

by surprise when they