Can’t Win Me Back

Sean was gobsmacked when Alyssa changed into a medical outfit, donned a face mask, and tied her hair back into a neat ponytail.

As night fell, her twinkling eyes glistened like stars in the Milky Way, enchanting anyone who stole even a fleeting look.

"What are you staring at? Haven't you seen me like this before?" Alyssa asked, amused by Sean's dumbfounded expression.

But she could tell he wasn't gazing at her with any amorous intent. His eyes reflected only pure fondness and admiration.

"N-No... It's not that," Sean stammered, scratching his head awkwardly. "I was just thinking-even with just your eyes visible and dressed in a lab coat, you still look amazing."

He hesitated before adding curiously, "Did you look like this when you worked with Doctors Without Borders in Luminara?"

Alyssa straightened her outfit and replied, "Yeah, something like this."

Suddenly, Sean perked up and asked, "I heard that Mr. Beckett once participated in an emergency combat mission in Luminara when he was in the military. Luminara isn't that big of a country. Did you meet him back then?"

her left hand quivered slightly before she answered hesitantly, "I don't

tighten. He hesitated, unsure if he should say more. He couldn't shake the feeling that Alyssa was concealing something heavy-something burdened with

Sean insisted she put on a scrub hat. Her radiant presence was difficult

into the hospital

and back doors. Judging by their stances, Alyssa quickly deduced that these guards weren't part of the police

activities were

act rashly. Instead, she hid among

the building had to present identification. This place was tightly secured.

she noticed a male healthcare worker leaving the building to

as an idea

Alyssa had secured an entry pass. The unconscious

a more convincing disguise. She

to rescue him in one attempt. Her primary goal was to reconnoiter

rooms were filled with terminally ill patients. Men, women, the elderly, and even children lay on dirty hospital beds, hovering