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Even so, after he regained consciousness, he seemed to have become even more frigid and withdrawn.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

invited him to tag along so

"Jul...

become

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

memory is intact, he remembers me, but

so?" Holding onto the latest

is where feelings

cold to everyone because he's unable to

without any reception, he has sealed himself off completely in a closed space, away from contact with

this series of bad

quivering voice, she

how will that affect his daily life?” "There's basically no impact on his daily

no emotional distractions and will be even

simply stared at the scan in

ability to love, protect, and care for

doesn't know how

other words, all he sees in his emotional world is himself." Julien took a

His eyes welled up.

friends, and even you

all of you, but that is all there

special." "How can that

He didn't forget me.

still retains the memory of us being in love!" Alyssa exclaimed in a raspy

dissatisfied with what she

he's unable to

he retains those memories and knows that you were both once

uttered next was

Lyse, memories are

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

before, Alyssa

the emotions up in him? I don't believe that there's absolutely nothing we can do!" "As a

not a treatment that will work 100% of

% chance that

it has to be

will

"There's also shock therapy.

help to send strong electrical currents to stimulate

shook her

what