Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Winston was immediately hospitalized at the VIP ward of a Belbanks hospital owned by the Taylors.

When Alyssa and Jasper sent Winston to the hospital, Jonah and Julien had been waiting for them. After a few days of separation, Alyssa noticed that Julien had lost weight and looked pallid. It was as though he had recently recovered from a serious illness.

Without wasting time, the hospital staff wheeled Winston into the treatment room, and Julien followed suit. Before entering the room, he turned to cast one last glance at Jonah, mouthing, "Don't worry. I got you."

Everyone's heart sank when the doors slammed shut. Jonah stared squarely at the room with bated breath and heartache. Winston's ailment and Julien's health weighed heavily on him.

That morning, Julien had complained about a dull pain in the wounds on his back. Jonah had wanted him to rest, but upon learning about Winston's health issue, Julien scrambled up with renewed vigor and insisted on traveling to Belbanks.

On their way to Belbanks, Jonah held the steering wheel with one hand as Julien played with his free hand, squeezing and rubbing it with much love.

recalled how he tried to talk Julien out of the trip. "You've only begun to recover. You'll only overexert yourself by taking

man; I'm not as fragile as you thought.

a man, as though Jonah might confuse him as a lady due to his lovely features. Perhaps part of Julien worried that he'd be abandoned again like last time, which

"I know what I'm doing.

at Jonah's perfect side profile without bothering to conceal his passion. In the next moment, he reached out to kiss Jonah on

as he curled his

promised, "I'll take charge of Dad's illness. Don't ever try to hire another doctor. I'm the only doctor you need." Then, he

openly referred to Winston as "Dad" without any hesitation or embarrassment. Jonah might appear calm and unruffled, but he quietly gulped

how did you manage to get the Lovelaces to release Julien

pounded. He grappled with guilt and