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-"

His muscles tensed as he reached for the door

Mandy latched onto Remy's arm in

make even a man as strong as

beside Mandy. Alarm bells rang in his mind. Was this

pounce on Remy, Mandy cried out,

His presence alone radiated menace, and children who accidentally crossed his path on the streets

mirror. His bloodshot eyes gleamed with a savage

from a good man-rotten to the very core, a monster in every

wouldn't hurt her, her driver

earlier," Remy

clung to him, her voice soft yet insistent. "Who were those people? Why were they chasing you? And all this blood-are

his heart

stream of virtuous and admirable people sought him out, hoping to reunite with him. Among them was a woman who, with motherly affection, offered him a gentleness he had never

seeped into his soul, a fragile sense of connection. But deep down, he understood it

this happiness he felt was unlike anything he