Can’t Win Me Back

As much as Jameson's deceit was repugnant, it was also his way of trying to keep Alyssa safe.

Given Alyssa's fearless and astute nature, she might inadvertently cause a catastrophic disaster—one that would be unbearable for her.

"There's another thing that I can be sure of.

The medication that Jasper took isn't fatal.

It will not affect his physical health negatively." Jameson took a deep breath.

He chuckled bitterly.

Otherwise, Sir wouldn't have suggested having you take that medication." "Me?" Alyssa widened her eyes in shock.

Her face paled.

"Sir will not harm you.

So, the medication he gave you will not be fatal.

However, he said that you will be in agonizing pain after you consume it, so..." The look on Jameson's face darkened gradually.

His cuffed hands quivered slightly as if he were trying his best to suppress an intense emotion.

He didn't need to continue explaining.

Alyssa understood it all.

"This 'Sir' asked you to have me take that medication.

Although he didn't specify what the drug is, at the very least, he would have told you what the effect of the drug is, right?" "He said that it will make you...

forever," Jameson

"Ah...

be able to get any more valuable information from Jameson, and she no longer wanted

she got

"I'm leaving, Jameson.

no way that I can bring myself to tell you anything that

will not tell you to 'take care' because you know

will continue to stay alive and well in there until the day

exclaimed, "Lyse, I'm sorry!" Alyssa froze in her tracks, but she

mine because being together with you is the only way for me to feel that the Jimmy from the past

he was still alive." Jameson reached his hand out and pretended to stroke her

since I fell into the deep

most beautiful butterfly that I met." Nevertheless, the most regretful thing was that

with the boundless sorrow

Alyssa shuddered.

disappeared from his view without saying a word

as if his soul had been sucked

was like he had

across his face as

wouldn't

longer looked forward

biting cold wind outside the detention center pierced Alyssa's aching

"Jameson is indeed unrepentant.

lost cause!" Sean clenched his hands into fists, his eyes blazing with

medication is." Alyssa lifted her head

her chest felt

as she added, "I believe him this time." "But he wasn't willing to expose the identity of that 'Sir.' He's still keeping things to himself and still persisting in his evil ways!" It was

didn't want to

and said, "At the very least, we know that that