Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

"What happened?" The look in Jasper's eyes hardened. He silently met Alyssa's eyes.

"Just now, Victor and Josh Schmidt bailed him out from the police station. Not only that, they brought along a group of reporters with them.

"Josh shamelessly cleared David's name in front of the media, claiming that someone had framed David. He said it was all a misunderstanding." Xavier's voice broke due to his rage.

"Fuck! How did that happen?" Alyssa jumped up from the bed. Jasper went pale and hurriedly pinned her back onto the bed. "Lyse, be careful! You don't want the needle to come off."

"How is that possible? That fucking pervert couldn't have been released from the police station." Alyssa grabbed the phone and yelled at Xavier in panic, "Jasper and I have made the arrangements. Winston knew about this as well. Knowing how much he cares for Taty, there's no way he would allow the Schmidts to do so. Why didn't he stop them?"

"M-Madam, please calm down," Xavier croaked, his throat dry from the panic. "I'm still looking into the situation. Please wait for my updates."

help but contact Cyrus. Before she could dial Cyrus' number, in a sudden moment of telepathy, a call came

of Jasper's phone, Alyssa felt her

questioned upon seeing

"It's... Jonah."

her gently, "Lyse,

controlling streak, she answered the call with a hostile attitude, "Don't waste your time trying to get me home. Keep it short if it's about

Alyssa had always treated him with love, even in calls.

their relationship had deteriorated into a tense and distant state. The more he wanted

usual, "Lyse, Axel told us about your situation. If you're safe and happy

held her breath. She was surprised by the change in