Can’t Win Me Back

Alyssa stared blankly at Jasper.

The icy look on his face reminded her of a mountain that was covered in white snow.

She was clearly right in front of him.

Yet, it was as if they were separated by the farthest distance in the world.

Although he was clearly aware that she was in love with him, he was drawing a clear and firm line in front of her, separating himself from her passionate and tumultuous love for him.

Jasper had returned to the person he was three years ago.

Or, perhaps he was worse now than he was then.

Maybe he was expressing his concern for her.

But he couldn't be as gentle and caring as he was.

He could no longer cajole her affectionately or think of her.

All of a sudden, she was completely submerged in that overwhelming feeling of disappointment.

As flustered as she was, it woke her up.

"As you're also aware, I've always had gastritis." Alyssa looked into Jasper's dark and dull eyes.

She smiled in relief.

" Don't worry.

From today onward, I will take good care of myself.

But I think that this will be the last time that I will feel sad about you.

I will not do such a foolish thing moving forward." The last time...

Alyssa sounded like she was choking back on her tears.

Hearing her voice like that made Jasper's heart quiver.

good to know."

some reason, he felt a feeling of emptiness

was as if someone had removed his insides one by one, then filled him with

felt so suffocated that he couldn't even

belongings are still

you're free, go and

lowered her voice as much as she could just

guts to go home these few days because she was afraid that

their intimacy and pleasure could be found throughout

gone to the supermarket together to purchase

over time, and everything

it was

face this? She had no other choice but to do all she could to avoid

voice, Jasper said,

them away." He wasn't

if he didn't want to go, he could have Rosie gather his things and Xavier to pick them

run away from something that he couldn't

welled up in Alyssa's

to crush her on the inside, she looked into

accepted the reality that you no longer

to know that you are alive and well." Jasper's

just like before, he responded, 'Same goes for

gaze scanned

her body back under the covers, turning

turned her

yourself out.” She felt

at the back of her

lips parted

but remained

Alyssa's tender and weak

Jasper froze in his tracks, and his back

gentle and

Jasper held his breath.

his fists so tightly that his veins were popping, he strode