Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Neil walked over to open the door and received the shock of his life.

"Mr. Beckett?"

"Mr. Benton."

Jasper stood at the entrance coldly. He was panting, indicating that he had rushed here. "Is Uncle Winston and Alyssa in there? I brought the drugs."

When Alyssa heard his voice, she immediately got up and walked toward him. An uncontrollable sense of longing surged in her heart.

"Jasper!"

Alyssa rushed into Jasper's wide embrace. The emotions she held in for so long had turned into tears and began streaming down.

Jasper eagerly stretched his sturdy yet shaky arms to hug her. His eyes reddened. "I'm sorry for keeping you waiting for so long, Alyssa. The wait wasn't in vain. I have the drugs."

He quickly reached into the pocket of his overcoat and retrieved a long box. "There are six of them in here. It's more than what you received the last time. This should cover Uncle Winston for a while, in case he needs it."

box from him. Her heart was churning as she was overwhelmed by that

much, but Alyssa knew how difficult it was to get his hands on the drugs. She wasn't concerned about the cost but was afraid Jasper used shameful means to get his hands on them,

to

Jasper..." Alyssa clenched the box tightly as she felt

to thank me. I would

gently and took her hand. "Quick, give this to Uncle

"Wait!"

with a frown on her face. "Thank

let's not use this on

Jasper and Alyssa said at the

realized how lethargic your father has been these days? He is sluggish and is no longer as energetic as

stroke is scary, but we know how his illness turned out this way. The drug may be able to elevate the symptoms temporarily, but it seems more like it is covering up the illness. Plus, we have

using the medication and observe his condition

Alyssa exchanged glances

we can't