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."

heart was

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

to reconcile with the idea

clenched the box tightly as

me.

hand. "Quick, give this to

"Wait!"

with a frown on her face. "Thank

let's not use this on your father for

said at the

days? He is sluggish and

on Mandy's face. "A stroke is scary, but we know how his illness turned out this way. The drug may be able to elevate the symptoms temporarily, but

using the medication

exchanged glances

can't stop the

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