Can’t Win Me Back

Alyssa wasn't yet fully recovered.

She was still limping when she walked.

Despite that, she wouldn't allow herself to lie in bed like a useless person.

Even though she was still in crutches and her left leg was still ina cast after resting for a week, she insisted on getting discharged from the hospital.

She didn't inform Winston and his wives on the day of her discharge.

Still, seeing Jonah, Silas, Rose, and Sean show up to take her home warmed her heart.

"Lyse, are you and Jasper really..." Rose clung onto Alyssa's arm, which had grown noticeably thinner.

She welled up with tears.

"Yeah.

It's over," Alyssa said with a soft smile, sounding almost relieved.

"We were once deeply in love, and that was enough.

I have no regrets." The urgency in Rose's voice made her eyes redden.

can you say that? After being with him for so long, he never proposed or gave you the grand wedding you

much! How can it end like this?" "Rose, even if Jasper did owe me something, he's risked his life for me many times over the last two

his debts." Alyssa forced herself to suppress her emotions, managing

time, I'm the one who

is my way of paying him

pleadingly

his

expression on his face,

a knock at the

opened it to find Axel standing there, looking worn

filled Jonah's eyes as

it took me so long, Jonah." Panting slightly, Axel asked anxiously,

a cast, but

as he noticed a beautiful, unfamiliar

was something strikingly familiar about

is..." With a smile, Axel turned, gently took the woman's hand, and pulled

wrapped his arm around her waist, his gaze filled with

at the woman in disbelief, his eyes scanning her

"Amber...