Can’t Win Me Back

Alyssa's eyes brimmed with tears as she stared in disbelief at her empty hands.

Jasper had always been the one to hold her hand first during tender moments—whenever they kissed, embraced, or laced their fingers together, he would murmur in her ear, promising never to let go, no matter what.

Yet now, with a chilling detachment, he was pulling away.

The pain hit Alyssa as if her very soul was being torn apart.

When Xavier saw this, he gaped in shock, and his face ran pale.

No one knew better than him how much Jasper had loved Alyssa and how deeply connected they were before his coma.

But now, despite not losing his memory, the Jasper who had awakened was unrecognizable.

He treated Newton and Javier like before, except Alyssa, the woman he deeply loved, who was being treated with such coldness and detachment.

"Grandpa, Dad." Jasper turned his indifferent gaze away from Alyssa's heartbroken face.

In a deep voice, he said, "I'm tired.

I'd like to get some sleep.

Could you all please leave?" Javier was stunned.

Jasper had been like this since he was young.

He was no gentler or more emotionally intelligent than Justin.

He was always cold and aloof toward the people around him.

Even so, after he regained consciousness, he seemed to have become even more frigid and withdrawn.

Javier had no choice but to accede, "Sure, sure.

Have a good rest, then.

We'll come and see you again when you're awake!" Without replying, Jasper lay back down silently.

He then turned to his side so that his back faced all of them.

He closed himself off from everyone, including Alyssa.

After Alyssa left the hospital ward, she darted to Julien's office like a mad woman.

Although Javier didn't allow the Taylors to visit Jasper, Julien was an internationally renowned neurologist.

still invited him to tag along so that he could continue administering

"Jul...

become

a long time before she finally managed to get a full sentence out

intact, he remembers me, but

is that so?" Holding onto the latest scan, Julien frowned

which is where feelings and emotions are processed,

cold to everyone because he's unable to process any

sealed himself off completely in a closed space, away from contact with anyone." Alyssa's

this series

quivering voice, she

his daily life?” "There's basically no

continue working, possibly with even better efficiency than before because he will have no emotional distractions and will be even more

the scan

to love, protect, and care for

do you mean?" "He doesn't know how to love

he sees in his emotional world is himself."

His eyes welled up.

friends, and even you are

you, but that is all there

is special."

He didn't forget me.

memory of us being in love!" Alyssa exclaimed in a

was extremely dissatisfied with

he's unable to

knows that you were both once in love, so what?" Julien looked

he uttered

Lyse, memories are

carry no meaning." He didn't want to lie to her.It would be better for her to get the pain over with rather than

as before, Alyssa was

him? I don't believe that there's absolutely

that

50 %

has to

will end up

"There's also shock therapy.

strong electrical currents to stimulate him." Alyssa

her head

I know what shock