Can’t Win Me Back

Liana's name was one that Sean hadn't heard in a really long time.

At first, he was caught by surprise, stunned into silence.

After a while, his eyes widened, and a surge of resentment welled up in his chest.

He had to take a few deep breaths before he could calm himself down enough to say, "Ms. Alyssa, don't mention her name.

It feels like a curse! When I think about all the pain she caused you, I—" "Those are stories of old.

Forget it.

Let's just focus on the now.

Sheryl always reminds me of Liana." It sounded almost absurd to say that aloud.

Liana had been Jasper's childhood friend, growing up alongside him.

But, of all people in the world, Alyssa was the one who knew Liana best.

When Newton matched her with Jasper, Alyssa secretly tried to emulate Liana in subtle ways, hoping to please him.

She mimicked Liana's style, soft voice, and mannerisMs. Over those three years, Alyssa had humbled herself, compromising and living in misery.

She lost herself in her feelings for Jasper, becoming someone she wasn't.

But that was over now.

herself again and vowed never to

Sean was shocked.

"Unless...

that Sheryl and Liana are connected?" "Even though I hate to think so, their behavior and

differences are their voices and

easiest thing to change

change once they are embedded deep into their core." Sean nodded

imagination was

began suspecting something, her

of the truth, she

a matter of

take root

they were

went bankrupt back then, and Liana‘s reputation was

Sheryl] had returned from Mosgravia." Sean knitted his brows together as he pondered over Alyssa's

Ms. Alyssa, there are countless people

be doppelgangers in this world, would there?" Alyssa smiled faintly, her eyes

true, but two people with such

more, they've both been my

Sean fell silent,

TV shows where a woman retums for revenge after undergoing plastic surgery? Sometimes real life is even more dramatic than the stories we see on screen." Alyssa's own

Sean gulped.

"Ms. Alyssa, if...