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.

replied coldly, “Yeah. I wasn’t

is that possible? It has been four days, hasn’t it? The longest someone can go without

and Jasper’s eyes met. The atmosphere

couldn’t believe that Javier was expressing

wasn’t used to

cleared his throat. “I had Rory buy some breakfast. You haven’t eaten, have you? Here, have something to

of takeout. He placed

He’s a picky eater, and he said that the hospital food tastes bland. He specified that he wanted pancakes and such. I don’t understand what’s so tasty about pancakes that he never gets enough

he added in a casual tone, “I heard that Alyssa was also here all

He stared at Javier and

a lot since that incident with Lauren. She

lips together. The look on his face was

did help my daughter.

He had mixed feelings about what Javier had said and didn’t