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?"

on her left hand quivered slightly before she answered hesitantly, "I

he should say more. He couldn't shake the feeling

a scrub hat. Her radiant presence was difficult to disguise, and the more she covered

Alyssa planned to sneak into

run-down hospital had personnel guarding both the front and back doors. Judging by their stances, Alyssa

confirmed her suspicion that illicit activities were taking place within

act rashly. Instead, she hid among the trees,

entering the building had to present identification. This place was

worker leaving the building to

eyes narrowed as an idea

had secured an entry pass. The unconscious man now lay hidden in the

inside the hospital, Alyssa realized she needed a more convincing disguise. She found a cart and

attempt. Her primary goal was to reconnoiter the area and devise a more comprehensive plan. She

patients. Men, women, the elderly, and