Can’t Win Me Back

“I’m sure.” Lauren nodded firmly.

In an unusual departure from his usual composure, Cyrus fixated on the portrait, his usually steady demeanor giving way to a tense stillness, his eyes tinged with red.

Concerned, Lauren approached him, noting the uncharacteristic reaction.

“Cyrus, are you alright?”

Cyrus responded hoarsely, “I’m sorry. I need to go to the restroom. Where is it?”

Jasper raised his hand, indicating the direction. Cyrus immediately left with purposeful strides.

“Lyse, do you recognize him?” Jasper hugged Alyssa by the waist and asked with anxious urgency.

Alyssa took a deep breath, striving to quell her tumultuous emotions. “He bears a striking resemblance to my late brother, Damien, who perished in a plane crash.”

Jasper and Lauren widened their eyes in disbelief.

Taylor family’s collective heart. Tears welled in Alyssa’s eyes as she reflected

Damien ever since his passing, especially in the presence of Mandy and Cyrus. Not out of forgetfulness, but because his memory was too

overwhelm her. “I can still vividly recall the day of Damien’s passing. Clad in his pilot uniform and

would be our final

transformed into

heavy sadness settling upon him like an oppressive weight, suffocating in

words seemed feeble in the shadow of such profound

sudden realization jolted her, her gaze following Cyrus’

the portrait doesn’t only look like Damien; he is the

paper. “But the authorities confirmed there

“This is unbelievable.”

shoulder. His voice was slightly hoarse as he said, “Even if you didn’t see his body, the chances of surviving such

if Damien miraculously survived the crash, why didn’t

it just be a

reddened eyes betraying his inner turmoil. “Could this person be Damien’s double? How else could they resemble each