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Even so, after he regained consciousness, he seemed to have become even more frigid and withdrawn.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

so that

"Jul...

did Jasper become like that?" Alyssa

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

is intact, he remembers me, but his

is that so?" Holding onto the latest

amygdala, which is where feelings and emotions are processed, was severely

is cold to everyone because he's unable to

a cell phone without any reception, he has sealed himself off completely in a closed space, away from contact with anyone."

this series of bad

voice,

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

have no emotional distractions

stared at the scan

ability to love, protect, and care for people."

you mean?" "He doesn't know

in his emotional world is himself." Julien

His eyes welled up.

relatives, friends, and even

you, but

is special." "How can that

He didn't forget me.

us being in love!" Alyssa exclaimed in a

dissatisfied

he's unable to

memories and knows that you were both once

he uttered next

memories are

no meaning." He didn't want to lie to her.It would be better for her to get

before, Alyssa was

no way to stir the emotions up in him? I don't believe that there's absolutely nothing we can do!" "As a follow-up, I will conduct

treatment that will work 100% of the

a 50 % chance that it'll

has to be

he will

"There's also shock therapy.

strong electrical currents to

shook her head

what shock