Can’t Win Me Back

Thanks to timely treatment, the acute bleeding in Alyssa's stomach didn't turn into anything serious.

She was sent to a regular ward to rest that same evening.

Jonah stayed by her side the whole time, looking after her.

Cyrus, the workaholic, applied for time off from work.

That night, he stayed back to look after Alyssa.

After hearing the news, Silas and Rose wanted to visit her.

However, Jonah prevented them from doing so.

He was well aware that Alyssa was currently heartbroken and devastated.

She would only force herself to smile and appear energetic when she faced them.

She was too drained.

Staying at the hospital now actually gave her a chance to rest and prevented her from hurting herself before she came around.

"Cyrus...

Can you tell me now?" Alyssa leaned back against the headboard weakly as she blinked.

Her eyes were swollen.

welled up with

voice, he remarked, "You're really rebellious, Lyse." "T've always been rebellious." With a frown on her face, a smile

as her smile was,

She added, "Otherwise...

would Jasper and I end up the way we are right now?

don't blame him, okay? He didn't do anything

I was the one...

one

Before she could finish speaking, her eyes misted

didn't do anything

of you

warm and calloused hands over

sorrow, and his heart

you promise me that you will always look ahead no matter what?

and the rest of us,

Mom, even in the afterworld, wouldn't want you to

you think so?"

finally returned to Alyssa's dull

of Jennifer's imprisonment

authorities had chased Jennifer and displaced

to escape after overcoming numerous

Winston, got to know him, and fell

Finally, they became one.

that was how