Can’t Win Me Back

Julien blinked. Being observant and having dated Jonah for a while, he immediately noticed his lover spacing out. "You're not

attentive. Are you feeling unwell?"

Jonah's heart sank. He denied in a raspy voice, "No. I'm fine."

"Julien, | have a favor to ask of you!" Alyssa quickly distracted Julien, whisking him away to the living room. She said to Jonah,

"Jonah, what are you doing? You should throw together sfood for Julien!"

"Sure." Jonah left without a word.

Meanwhile, Julien kept turning around to check on Jonah. Something felt amiss, but he couldn't quite put a finger on it.

Back in the living room, Alyssa laid out the pills she brought with her on the coffee table. "Julien, please run stests on the

components of this drug. You're the domain expert, not to mention you have the right equipment for it."

"What's this?" Frowning, he scrutinized the blue pills.

"There were a few consecutive cases of drug addicts dying of heart attack in Solana City, but in the post-mortem, the examiner

of the victims taking

victims showed symptoms of seizure and mad behavior before their deaths, like they were mentally

Their deaths were horrific.

that the victims had taken this type of drug before their deaths. This is a serious matter

Julien, please figure out

can."

immediately put on a serious face when he learned that the case involved The Ivory Gang.

always fussed over me. | will definitely see to this

pressed her lips, thinking, "Julien is really a nice guy. Jonah should never hurt

about that. I'll get back to you as soon as |

the couch. "Alright then. | won't be thirdwheeling any

seemed upset," Julien called out

him, just like how Jasper felt toward Alyssa. She could never conceal

him because he could read her

Their Foxy appeared

deserved the best relationship in the

"Oh, he's fine. | guess he's still recovering from exhaustion. He's

remorsefully. "It was my fault for stubbornly keeping him up last night. I'll be

next time.

with Jonah," she said without

of living together, will you think differently of him? He might

issues might make