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.

being with him for so long,

"Rose, even if Jasper did owe me something, he's risked

forced herself to suppress her

the one who

move on without burdens or pressure is

pleadingly at

pressed his

expression on his face, he simply shook

was a knock at the

over and opened it to find Axel standing there, looking

eyes

Axel." "Sorry it took me so long, Jonah." Panting slightly, Axel asked anxiously, "How's Lyse? Is she getting better?" "I'm

her leg in a cast, but

off as he noticed a beautiful, unfamiliar

she looked shy, there was something strikingly familiar about

turned, gently took the woman's

wrapped his arm around her waist,

"Jonah, this is Amber.” Jonah looked at the woman in disbelief, his eyes scanning her face again and

"Amber...