Can’t Win Me Back

"Oh? Hey, Jasper." A look of surprise flashed across Justin's face.

He was still holding up the bowl in his hand.

Jasper snapped back to his senses.

In a low voice, he responded, " Hey, Justin." "Since Jasper's here, it won't be appropriate for me to stay." Justin placed the bowl down gently and gave Alyssa a caring smile.

"Ms. Alyssa, remember to eat and rest up well.

I shall not stand in the way.

See you." "That's alright!" Without warning, Alyssa grabbed onto Justin's arm.

She forced herself to hold back her tears and appear indifferent.

"Leave after I finish the soup." "But..." "Even though Mr. Jasper is here, I don't feel it's inappropriate for you to stay, Justin." Suddenly, Alyssa glanced over at Jasper, who was standing straight over there.

She curled her lips upward into a smile he hadn't seen in along time, stimulating his senses.

"Mr. Jasper, you don't feel that it's inappropriate in any way for you to meet with your own brother, do you?" Jasper uttered, "Not at all." Alyssa smiled.

"That's good to know." They used to be a couple who loved one another so passionately and deeply with their souls.

Yet, they were even more distant than estranged spouses at this very moment.

Jasper's chest rose and fell slightly.

He walked to Alyssa and presented the bouquet of lilies to her with both hands.

had an expressionless look

deep voice, he said, "Grandpa asked me to come visit you."

in the next second, she hurled the

eyes in anger and yelled, "Get

He remained silent.

constricted

and was about to pick up the flowers when he

your flowers and get out of

To Jasper, he felt as if he had been caught off guard by an attack on his

at the lilies at

He trembled slightly.

if a thin

was

in the first place,

to steady his breathing, he couldn't

as he noticed the layer of cold sweat on Alyssa's forehead and the

of

Alyssa," he urged.

said that you didn't have it in you to love and

walk the talk

breath, she roared, "You even

Do I need you to feel bad for me? Do I need your pity?

person to you? Two

the

willing to look at you? "Do you feel like my