Can’t Win Me Back

Jasper's pupils trembled uncontrollably.

Suddenly, the pain deep within his brain intensified, as if someone was punching his skull from the inside, trying to break free.

"Lyse." From the depths of his mind, he could vaguely hear himself calling that name.

"Jasper. Jasper, are you okay? You look awful," Justin asked in a concerned voice.

Jasper ran his tongue across his teeth and blinked hard, his eyes already red.

"T'm fine," he answered.

Justin continued, "I'm telling you this because I don't want you to feel uncomfortable when I start officially pursuing Ms. Alyssa.

Even though you two have broken up, you were once truly in love." 1 He smiled slightly.

"I don't want you to feel like I'm stealing the woman you loved.

I just hope I can pursue the person I fancy without being influenced by anyone." Jasper's headache worsened, causing dizziness.

Afraid that Justin might notice, he ended the conversation quickly.

"I've already broken up with her.

Whatever you do is none of my business." He turned to leave but froze after two steps.

He couldn't help but ask, "Justin, when did you start having feelings for her?" Justin, his back turned, squinted at the sky, pleased.

"I can't remember exactly.

Maybe it was when I first started envying you— envying the pure romance you had.

It wasn't until I saw Ms. Alyssa crying earlier that I knew I wanted to treat her well.

I can't bear to see her cry." After leaving the rooftop, Jasper dragged himself toward the parking lot.

The cold air he inhaled felt like sharp icicles piercing his lungs, an agony beyond words.

His headache was unbearable, and he struggled to keep moving.

out to feel it, it seemed hollow— perhaps

couldn't hold on

warning, his body

Jasper, watch out!" Jasper's vision went dark, and before he

a headache?" Sheryl,

was a ringing in Jasper's

lifted his eyes with great effort, but all he could

had her dark

of the person Jasper

"White...

he could finish, his eyes closed, and he passed

his name gently, a cold glint flashing

fainted

he was

still asleep in his

her leave and

didn't expect the medication to cause such severe headaches," Sheryl remarked as she knelt beside the coffee table, skillfully

practically grew up with

rarely seen him so

an eye-opener." Justin calmly picked

him to

his emotions, I only gave him one

brother, however, took three pills at

I admire his courage.

he survived it, but for any ordinary person, it would have likely put them in a coma." Sheryl

frequently?" "For

become a daily occurrence, and he'll need

strong dependence on

different from a drug addiction? " A sinister smile

brother has always been

pills, he

I told him directly that

indifferent, but clearly,

like we'll have to keep medicating him." Noticing Justin's persistent smile since entering the