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.

that? After being with him for so long, he

you so much! How can it end like this?" "Rose, even if Jasper did owe me something, he's risked his

herself to suppress her emotions, managing only a slight,

I'm the one who owes

is my way of paying him back." Rose

pleadingly at

his

on his face,

was a

and opened it to find

Jonah's eyes as he perked

it took me so long, Jonah." Panting slightly, Axel asked anxiously, "How's Lyse?

has her leg in a cast, but otherwise, she's recovering

worry..." Jonah trailed off as he noticed a beautiful, unfamiliar

shy, there was

took the woman's hand,

wrapped his arm around her waist, his

Amber.” Jonah looked at the woman in disbelief,

"Amber...