Can’t Win Me Back

"What's wrong, Jonah? Is something on your mind?" Seeing that they were alone, Jasper seized the chance to approach Jonah.

His gaze was firm as he pressed on, "Did something happen when you were in the palace? "Everyone's overwhelmed by Lyse's situation.

The psychological pressure on you must be just as intense, maybe even more than the rest of us." Jonah met Jasper's concerned gaze, feeling moved.

"Jasper, I really appreciate you noticing how I'm feeling, even at a time like this." "Don't say that, Jonah.

We're family.

To me, you and Lyse are equally important." Since losing contact with Alyssa, Jasper had been restless, plagued by sleepless nights and a constant state of anxiety.

Every shift in the moods of those around him only magnified his own stress, making him hypersensitive and on edge.

"What really happened?" "To be honest, not much." Jonah pursed his lips.

"After entering the palace, I met the king.

He was kind and friendly, giving me a personal tour.

We even dined together and talked about my health and work.

"He felt like a warm-hearted elder, not a king.

Even though I'm not from Kontinia, it made me feel unworthy of all that attention." Jasper understood how Jonah felt.

just as

a good thing?" "It is,

that

Jonah looked

was my first time

not related, and he's the leader

to me?" Upon hearing

a quaint-looking emerald ornament from

of a noble and mysterious-looking

that this wasn't something from an ordinary

is an antique belonging to the Kontinian royal family." A gleam flashed

under Javier and Newton, Jasper had a keen

carefully took the ornament from Jonah's

seen this in a museum's

emerald ornament is an antique, a personal artifact

passed down through generations

that it's only passed down to the heirs to the

other words, it's meant for crown princes." "Say what?" Jonah stared

a significant item to his

give it to me?" Jasper pressed his

he just felt a strong

a king's intentions?"

it back to His Royal Highness." Jasper looked down at the