Can’t Win Me Back

Jonah's pupils contracted sharply. His eyes rimmed with red from anguish.

He had thought that those painful memories had gradually been buried with his self-restraint and the passage of time. Even after

he officially got together with Julien, he hadn't touched any of the items he had treasured about that person.

But when Alyssa angrily accused him and demanded that he burn the photo to show loyalty to Julien, his heart was wracked with

pain, as if she were asking him to burn his own body.

Alyssa stared at Jonah with frustration. His sorrowful and pained expression said it all. He couldn't bear to do it. He still had

lingering affection for his ex.

Even though that person had been dead for many years, he still held a significant place in Jonah's heart. It was profound enough to

stir Jonah, who was typically calm and composed.

"Lyse... I haven't touched these things since Julien and I got together. I've let go of him. I really have."

Jonah's eyes were bloodshot. He was almost pleading as he said, "Please, don't makedo this. He was my savior..."

so-called savior is just an

"If Jasper and I were together because I resembled

indifference when he doesn't love me,

over our

the person being treated as a

pain. But Jonah, have

in pain over

in front of you, yet he can't replace someone who's been gone for so many years. How can he, such

endure such

words was like a dagger, piercing

deeply at the man in the photo. "I'll

Alyssa sighed.

that the problem was

more things Jonah had collected about that person besides this

by Jonah's side, would sooner

happened, it would beca serious matter. She couldn't even begin to imagine the

in the study?" Julien's lazy voice cfrom

Alyssa urged in a low voice. She then rushed to the door and took a deep breath before

sweetly while standing in the doorway to block Julien's

"Oh... Lyse, it's you."

with Jonah and rubbing his sleepy eyes. His open collar revealed a pair of

of hickeys. "I thought it was