Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

"Lyse is like Dr. House. She gets excited at the sight of corpses," Axel couldn't help but tease his sister.

"Did that guy drop dead just like that? By hitting his head against the divider?" Xavier grappled with the lingering fear when he recalled the horrifying expression on that man.

Alyssa, having spent a mere few minutes with the corpse, suspected there was more to the man's death. She analyzed, "That might not be the case. Before he fainted, he exhibited symptoms of a seizure.

"Besides, the muscles across his body contracted rhythmically while he lost consciousness. Epilepsy is a plausible cause of death, but we'll need to wait for the post-mortem report."

"Epilepsy? People might think he overdosed." Axel pushed his tongue against his cheek, still indulging in the scene out of a horror movie just now. "I had experience dealing with some drug addicts when I was abroad. They looked exactly like the man just now when they were high or experienced withdrawal symptoms—zombie-like."

Alyssa panted gently in Jasper's embrace. Jasper lowered his gaze and wiped off the sweat on the tip of her nose. He remarked, "Lyse, the man was from The Ivory Gang."

she gasped, "How did you know about it?"

logo of The Ivory

the gang members, eh? An

doing drugs is banned in the gang. If any of their members are found to be on drugs, they will be punished

check. I bet he can't do much if one of his members wanted to break the rules behind his back." Squinting, Axel let out a contemptuous

dad. Show him some respect even if you disagree

his daughter willingly became the youngest wife of a tycoon. Sorry, I might be too conservative, but I can't show

evident to Jasper that Axel struggled to get over Winston's subsequent marriages. Every time the topic was breached, Axel would react with

a feeble, glum voice, "She's had