Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

It was in the early hours of the morning. The hospital corridor was quiet. The operating theater light had been illuminated for ten consecutive hours.

Jasper was sitting up straight on the bench. Both his body and facial expression were still. Yet, his gloomy gaze and the popping veins on the back of his hands that were on his knees revealed the nervousness within him.

Even so, sitting opposite him was an even more nervous pair of siblings. They were Clarissa and Hendrix Sparks.

Till now, Hendrix had no idea how much his sister suffered in the Schmidt family. More than that, he couldn't believe that the Schmidts, whom they had always admired, weren't the ones who offered to save their father. Instead, it was Alyssa.

Another 30 minutes passed before the operating theater light was turned off.

The Sparks siblings held onto each other's hands tightly. Jasper also couldn't help but get up to his feet.

The door opened, and an exhausted Alyssa walked out from the operating room in her green scrubs.

She had a mask over her face, and only a pair of eyes could be seen.

Jasper's heart started to race. There was something that he hadn't realized at normal

who had fought alongside him and saved him from the raining bullets on the battlefield

was that

she have appeared on the battlefield

relationship, he was unreserved and completely truthful with her. So, why would she not mention a single

But if... Just if...

White Dove, whom

clenched his shaking hands into fists. Each breath he inhaled was like an invisible blade

such assumptions. A lump

just by this fleeting

"Ms. Alyssa, how's..."

and yet, she couldn't bring herself to probe more. She was

revealing her sweaty face. She let out a relieved sigh. "The operation was very successful. The new kidney is functioning well

hearing that, Jasper felt relieved, too. He went forward