Can’t Win Me Back

Sheryl's eyes lit up. "And what might that reason be?"

Justin's lips curved into a faint smirk, his voice calm yet carrying a cold, ethereal tone. "Besides Ms. Alyssa, there's another woman who holds great significance to Jasper. She's the only one who can compel him to act without hesitation."

Remy, usually a man of few words, abruptly spoke up. "Is she the one you've mentioned before? The woman who saved Jasper on the battlefield?"

*After Jasper retired from the military, he was plagued by PTSD. He came back shattered, dispirited, even on the brink of taking his own life.

"During that time, I often spoke with him over the phone, urging him to hold on, to keep living. I reminded him that if I could endure this half-disabled existence, then surely, he could find a reason to go on."

Justin's tone was leisurely, as though recounting something insignificant.

He continued, "I told him that if he were gone, what would become of Beckett Group? More than that, he would leave Dad and Grandpa utterly devastated."

softening with pity. Then, through gritted teeth, she added,

Jasper when he slit his wrist? He should have died then-if he had, he wouldn't

Though he and Sheryl worked under Justin, they were far from allies. Remy was ruthless, but he operated strictly by Justin's orders.

"Viper, Sheryl was far more dangerous.

magnanimous?" Justin smiled faintly. "I helped Jasper not just out of kindness but because Beckett Group needed him then. I've never doubted his abilities in business. Besides, if he had died, you and I

Feeling shy, Sheryl

often spoke of that woman who saved him on the battlefield, risking everything for his life. She wore a

He could only refer to her as White

is someone very important to him. He

urgency, she probed, "Mr. Justin, are you saying you've found White

gently. He curled the corners of his lips upward slightly as