Can’t Win Me Back

In an instant, the woman burst into tears.

Remy, in an alarmed state, scanned the area outside the car. Satisfied that he was momentarily safe, he loosened his grip on the woman, only to discover his palms were damp.

The woman's face was drenched in tears.

As he stared into her misty eyes, recognition dawned on him-she was the woman who had chased him at the hospital, frantically calling him "Damien".

This could only mean she was Damien Taylor's mother.

Remy straightened abruptly, putting distance between himself and Mandy. A surge of emotion tightened his chest, leaving him shaken.

Silence blanketed the car.

Despite her usual composure, Mandy was overwhelmed. Her tears were unstoppable as she gazed at him. Nothing else seemed to matter.

At that moment, Mandy's driver opened the car door and climbed in, saying, "Mrs. Taylor, here are the desserts you ordered for Mr. Taylor-"

muscles tensed as he reached for

With tears brimming in her eyes, Mandy latched onto Remy's arm in

as strong as Remy wince. She didn't dare let go, terrified she'd

the bloodied stranger beside Mandy. Alarm bells rang in his mind. Was this man a kidnapper?

he could pounce on Remy, Mandy cried out, "It's

was a dangerous man serving an even more sinister master. His presence alone radiated menace, and children who accidentally

into a hard line, Remy glanced at his reflection in the rearview mirror. His bloodshot eyes gleamed with a savage ferocity, a bloodthirsty intensity that

the very core, a monster

claimed that Remy wouldn't hurt her, her driver remained wary,

earlier," Remy

leave, but Mandy clung to him, her voice soft yet insistent. "Who were those people? Why were they chasing you? And

made his heart lurch. He

to reunite with him. Among them was a woman

reasons he couldn't fully grasp, this kindness filled him with a warmth that seeped into his soul, a fragile sense of connection. But deep down,

happiness he felt was unlike anything he had ever