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...

to me forever," Jameson

"Ah...

be able to get any more

got

"I'm leaving, Jameson.

no way that I can bring myself to tell

tell you to 'take care' because you know that

until the day of your sentencing." Just as she turned around, Jameson leaped

he exclaimed, "Lyse, I'm sorry!" Alyssa froze in her tracks, but she didn't turn

tried doing everything I could to make you mine because being together with you is the only way for me to feel that

that he was still alive." Jameson reached his hand out and pretended to stroke her back gently, his tears revealing his

since I fell into

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

boundless sorrow and desolation he felt

Alyssa shuddered.

disappeared from his view without saying a word or

as if his soul had been sucked out

it was like he had become

smile spread across his

still wouldn't choose him in

forward

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

"Jameson is indeed unrepentant.

a lost cause!" Sean clenched his hands into

Alyssa lifted her head and looked

so, her

wasn't willing to expose the identity of that 'Sir.' He's still keeping things to himself and still persisting

she didn't want to understand

"At the very least, we know that