Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

After a few rings, the call connected.

"Jasper, I'm really surprised and pleased that you'd call me." Justin's voice was as gentle and warm as ever but with a hint of weakness.

"Justin, how are you doing?"

Jasper, who was typically straightforward, wanted to get straight to the point. But since he needed something from Justin, he had to start with some small talk.

"The same as usual, hanging on to life with medication every day. It's causing me to lose my hair," Justin joked. "Jasper, do you think I'll turn bald next time we meet?"

"I'm in Mosgravia right now," Jasper said seriously, no longer in the mood for jokes.

"Oh? Really? When did you arrive?"

"The night before last."

Jasper took a deep breath and said in a low voice, "Justin, I have something urgent to discuss with you. Can we meet?"

That evening, Jasper and Xavier went to the address provided by Justin together.

Along the way, Jasper's jaw remained tense.

He and Justin were blood-related brothers and got along well in their youth. Even though they were not born of the same mother, Justin had taken care of him a lot as an older brother.

a decade. Apart from occasional holiday greetings, they had little contact, so Justin wasn't particularly close to

"Mr. Beckett, we're here."

of his thoughts and raised

them stood an impressive Wictorian mansion, exuding an atmosphere of seclusion

It's not inferior to Madam's Heightsnew Villa,"

Mr. Justin has been doing

Jasper pursed his lips. His childish competitiveness rose again. "It's nowhere near as good as

the wrong thing and awkwardly scratched

so much, to the point that he would treasure every strand of her hair. In his eyes, everything

first

suit button, a subtle fragrance wafted over him. It seemed to be the

scent seemed to have a calming

Beckett," a cool female voice greeted

looked up and saw a slender and graceful woman in a white coat walking

Sheryl Gillis, Mr.

"It's a pleasure

fixed his sharp eyes on

made him feel somewhat familiar. But after searching through his mind

"The pleasure's mine."

quickly shook her hand, as if