Can’t Win Me Back

Landon sat by the bedside, lifting Lauren’s bruised hand and gently pressing it to his cheek. He rubbed her hand tenderly against his cheek before placing a delicate kiss on her palm.

This was also how he typically showed her affection. He treated her like an incredibly fragile and precious object, guarding her with unwavering devotion.

He had cared for her diligently, yet those monsters had mercilessly ravaged his beloved, dragging her through the mire and shattering her.

“Lauren, I’m right here. Open your eyes and look at me, will you?” he implored, tears welling in his eyes, his lips quivering with emotion. “Wake up… Don’t leave me alone.”

In the end, he remained seated like that until daybreak.

Early the next day, Javier, accompanied by Rory, arrived to visit Lauren.

Jasper was sitting outside the hospital ward. He hadn’t slept all night. A conflicted look came across his eyes when he saw Javier, but he stood up anyway.

“Have you been sitting here all night without sleeping?” Javier was surprised to see the dark circles beneath Jasper’s eyes.

“Yeah.

been four days, hasn’t it? The longest someone can go without sleep is seven days. You could end up dying a sudden death!”

and Jasper’s eyes met. The atmosphere

He couldn’t believe that Javier was expressing concern

wasn’t used to

and cleared his throat. “I had Rory buy some breakfast. You

of takeout. He placed them on the

said that the hospital food tastes bland. He specified that he wanted pancakes and such. I

was also here all night. I got breakfast for her too. Let’s eat

misheard. He stared at Javier and asked,

a lot since that incident

on his face was as

like her, she did help my daughter. So, I should

what Javier had said and