Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

"Is there no need to sign an agreement? Ms. Alyssa, are you sure?" Clarissa stared at Alyssa in shock. "Aren't you worried that I would change my mind after the transplant and refuse to help you out? I thought you businesspeople always dismissed oral agreements and emphasized the importance of putting everything down in black and white."

"I'm doing this to show you that you always have a choice, regardless of the deal we have struck." Alyssa flashed a faint smile, looking as calming and reassuring as ever. "If you sign the agreement, you'll turn this into a formal deal. If you don't, you can think of it as a battle to avenge your family.

"I will not blame you if you choose to return to the Schmidt family under pressure after the transplant surgery. As a doctor, my priority is saving lives. Not only that, as General Sparks was a great mentor to my brother, I'll do this to return his favor on my brother's behalf."

Even as an outsider, Jasper felt awestruck by Alyssa's remarks and marveled at Alyssa's grace and elegance.

The emotional impact on Clarissa was understandably greater. At that moment, Clarissa's pent-up anger, frustration, grievance, and pain transformed into tears that rolled down her cheeks. She threw herself into Alyssa's arms and finally cried her heart out after fighting to hold back her emotions.

home from hospital. They sat in silence as they walked back to the car. She finally relaxed

forehead on his broad shoulder and started weeping quietly. His breathing grew heavy at the sounds of her

he called

nibbled her ear. He said, "Why are you becoming a crybaby by the day? You were once

wiped away her tears with his

can." He breathed heavily by her ear, his voice sending a thrill of

wriggled into his embrace nevertheless. "I can't believe I cried over Clarissa's matters. Jasper, you must see me as weak and dumb..." "You're not. You're the smartest in the world." Jasper ran out of adjectives

she saw from afar Clarissa crying helplessly over her inability to save Oscar. The scene reminded her of Winston, who had

calculations and help out Clarissa. That was