Can’t Win Me Back

"Age is catching up with me.

I'm getting weak." Newton pouted despondently like a child.

"All I did was go and attend my precious granddaughter's wedding, and my body is breaking down.

How embarrassing is this?" "Not at all, Grandpa Newton.

You're still a tough man.

I'm sure that you'll live along life." Alyssa held Newton's hand and gave him a gentle squeeze.

Her eyes welled up with tears as she felt sorry for him.

She understood that as people aged, their bodies couldn't handle as much.

If it weren't for Lauren's wedding, she couldn't have borne to see Newton travel so much.

"Alyssa, this past year, I've felt like my physical body isn't as strong as before.

Sometimes, when I fall asleep at night, I can't even be sure if I'll be able to wake up the next morning." Newton's sincere anticipation filled his eyes.

His voice sounded nasally.

"I don't have any particular wishes before I die...

can attend your wedding

decided you should be

didn't even have a proper wedding

was so unfair to

hope that I can do my best to make it up to

you to have any regrets." "We will have a wedding, Grandpa

that our family is still going through quite

short

prepare for our wedding once this busy period is over." "Is it because that dumb brat Jasper hasn't proposed to you even until now?" Newton hammered his fists on the

he getting down to business?

afraid that Newton would be

When?" Newton's eyes

didn't

we have to make it high profile? We can't steal Landon and Lauren's limelight." "Well, it seemed to

was more innovative than Lauren's wedding,"

Alyssa almost lost it.

fell asleep, Alyssa left his ward

She was hungry.

cafeteria downstairs, Sean ran toward her with

"Ms.

can't be Jamiper, can it? It

Sean's expression darkened.

right." A mouthful of water sprayed out of