Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Alyssa exclaimed, "He even went through a critical stage. How could I not panic?"

Alyssa broke out in a cold sweat that made her back damp. She felt numb. "Why didn't you call me at that time? Dad went through something like that... I'm his daughter. How could I not be by his side?"

Jasper saw that her eyes had filled with tears. He felt as if his heart was being crushed. Immediately, he took her shaking hand and gave it a tight squeeze.

Under usual circumstances, she would playfully tease Winston, occasionally displaying indifference towards him. But in times like these, her genuine anxiety for her father was clear. Jasper fully understood where she was coming from.

Jonah looked into Alyssa's eyes. He sighed helplessly. "It was Dad who made us keep it from you."

Alyssa felt a sharp pain in her heart. "Dad."

"When Dad was having the stroke, he instructed Mr. Benton not to inform us, especially you."

Jonah tried his best to speak in a neutral tone. "Dad knows that you've been busy and tired. He didn't want you to go through trouble after trouble. It would only make you feel disconcerted."

A father's love was as steadfast as a mountain—solitary, formidable, and covert.

So, it didn't matter if the suffering was too much. He was determined to grit

"Mrs. Rosie, please

madam," Rosie answered

said, "Mrs. Rosie, pack some of

With tears in her eyes, she said, "I'm sorry. I'm afraid

alright. Winston's health is more important. We can always go another time." Jasper cupped

"Also."

paused. His eyes turned

of a sudden, the atmosphere in the room became tense. The sound of his name was equivalent to hearing words like "jinx" or "the

just landed at

Jasper's eyes was cold. "Jonah, where did Jameson

Jonah replied, "Mosgravia."

She rubbed her chin with her

more familiar. What did he go to Mosgravia for? Is that country a suitable place for his mother to recuperate? I've also never heard about him having

glum at the mention of recuperation. He was suddenly reminded

him. He kept getting