Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Before noon, Alyssa hurried back to Heightsnew Villa.

Upon hearing her return, Colene immediately rushed down from upstairs. "Lyse!"

"Colene!" Alyssa hurried to greet her, and the two women hugged tightly. "Thank you for your help this time."

"Don't say that. I'm already grateful that you and Jasper don't blme. You don't know how scared | was."

Colene's eyes were red. She kept patting her chest with her hand, still feeling scared. "Thank goodness Nathan sorted it out. If

Xavier had landed in prison and Jasper got into trouble because of that jerk from the Ivory Gang, | would've been in tears. How

could | still face you both?"

"Please don't say that. Even if you hadn't intervened, we would have found a way to get Xavier out."

Alyssa's eyes softened as she gently patted Colene's back. "The Ivory Gang is such a big organization in Solana City with so many

members. How could you possibly manage it?"

"The members are different now. They don't listen to their boss anymore."

Colene's eyes flashed with anger. She shook her head indignantly. "Mr. Waters is losing his edge as he gets older. Without Nathan's

support, the Ivory Gang would've fallen apart long ago.

"But Nathan's hands are tied. He's been trying to clean up the Ivory Gang's business and lead them down the right path. But the

senior members have other ideas. They don't listen to him, making his efforts an uphill battle."

Alyssa fell silent for a moment before gently asking, "Colene, do you want to go back and see Mr. Waters? If | remember correctly,

haven't been back

blinked

the Ivory Gang, do you

from the moment | chose Winston, | have

gaze turned

during that terrifying gunfight, Colene was shot twice while protecting

that he almost had a

volunteered to sacrifice herself.

marrying Winston. Sacrificing herself

uterus to marry him was both shameless

Colene. Despite

to persuade Colene many times but to

taking care of the Ivory Gang's businesses under the guise of an

external pressures, they would have

she didn't want to force it. She changed the subject. "By the

here?"

"They're still sleeping."

grin as she leaned in to gossip. "I've never seen Jonah lazing

remindsof that

who sleep together

exclaimed, clapping

Jonah and Jul. They won't be

bit shy, but | bet Julien

door for a while but got no response.

the door open

were surprisingly large. Upon pushing open the door,

by separate master and guest bedrooms, as well as a

always spoiled Alyssa and never set up defenses

soon as Alyssa entered, her body stiffened, and she stood

men's suits, ties, shirts,