Can't Win Me Back



Although Amber had accompanied Jameson to Mosgravia on several occasions to visit "Sir", she had never actually laid eyes on him.

The only time she had caught a fleeting sound of his voice was by chance. It was brief but distinctly captivating, leaving a lasting impression on her.

"Miss, Miss... You're hurting me," the boy mumbled, lifting his head weakly and drawing Amber's attention back to the moment.

Amber realized that she had zoned out. Anxiously, she led the children away from Justin.

"It's that woman again."

With a condescending expression on Sheryl's face, she continued, "She's really strange. She gets so hostile whenever she sees me."

Justin narrowed his eyes slightly as he turned toward where Amber went. "You've met her before?"

Sheryl scoffed, "I only happened to see her when Jasper and I got here. Seeing Jasper chatting with a woman he didn't know surprised me. Ha! Could it be that those three pills he took awakened the playboy within him?"

"Oh? What did Jasper talk to her about?'

"He asked that woman if they've ever met."

Justin looked away calmly. In a low voice, he muttered, "Go look into that woman's background."

Sheryl frowned, feeling perplexed. "She's just a regular volunteer. Would that be necessary?"

"No one knows my brother better than I do."

Justin curled the corners of his lips upward. He said in a slightly heavy tone, "There aren't many women in this world whom he'd give his attention to on his own accord."

Later that night, Jasper only stayed at the charity dinner for half its duration. Just before the main event-the donation segment-he left, his mood dark.

He sped aimlessly into the night alone.

After quite a while, he hit the brakes without warning. After some hesitation, he took out his phone and dialed a number.

After a few rings, Sean answered, irritation clear in his voice. "Mr. Beckett, what's with this late night call?" Jasper gripped tensely onto the steering wheel, the tightness of his knuckles revealing the strength of his hand.Ccontent © exclusive by Nô/vel(D)ra/ma.Org.

He pressed his lips together. His throat felt dry and hoarse, so much so that he couldn't bring himself to say anything even after a long time.

Sean lost his patience. "I'm hanging up if you have nothing to say."

"Is Ms. Alyssa at home?" Jasper asked in an extremely hoarse voice, as if he had just swallowed some ice.

"She's at the hospital," Sean answered in a pained voice. "It hasn't been many days since she recovered from her leg injury after the accident, and she's injured it again. She might even need a cast."

"Which hospital is she at? I want to go-

Jasper had just started speaking when Sean finally blew his top. "Jasper, do you know why Ms. Alyssa almost got into that car accident?

"She has always been a cautious person. She would never make such a careless mistake. It was all because of you that she would lose her focus and be in a state of discomposure!"

Jasper closed his eyes briefly.

In the darkness of the night, his face became as white as a sheet.

"Even if you don't want to be with her anymore, there's no need to go parading your new lover around and rubbing it in Ms. Alyssa's face, do you?

"Did you lose your memory, or did you actually become dumb? Don't you freaking remember how Ms. Alyssa used to treat you and how much she loved you?"

Jasper frowned. In a deep voice, he clarified, 'I'm not seeing anyone new."

Sean scoffed, "You don't have a new lover? You must have lost your fucking heart then!"

Jasper pressed his tongue to the roof of his mouth, swallowing hard.

"Ms. Alyssa is at the hospital under KS Group. She's in room number A006!"

Sean terminated the call after saying that.

Jasper's lashes quivered slightly. He repeatedly uttered the hospital room number to himself as he slammed the pedal down and sped into the night.