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.

never to

Sean was shocked.

"Unless...

are connected?" "Even though I hate to think

their

to

their habits, on the other hand, that are difficult to change once they are embedded deep into

imagination was

she began suspecting something, her mind would race

there was even a hint of the truth, she would relentlessly dig

a matter of

to take root

mind, but they were disjointed fragments she

went bankrupt back then, and Liana‘s reputation was completely tarnished during her

had returned from

Alyssa, there are countless

wouldn't be doppelgangers in this world, would there?" Alyssa smiled faintly, her eyes

with such uncanny similarities have appeared

they've both

you think?" Sean fell silent,

woman retums for revenge after undergoing plastic surgery? Sometimes real life is even more dramatic than the

Sean gulped.

"Ms. Alyssa, if...