Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Julien blinked. Being observant and having dated Jonah for a while, he immediately noticed his lover spacing out. "You're not

attentive. Are you feeling unwell?"

Jonah's heart sank. He denied in a raspy voice, "No. I'm fine."

"Julien, | have a favor to ask of you!" Alyssa quickly distracted Julien, whisking him away to the living room. She said to Jonah,

"Jonah, what are you doing? You should throw together sfood for Julien!"

"Sure." Jonah left without a word.

Meanwhile, Julien kept turning around to check on Jonah. Something felt amiss, but he couldn't quite put a finger on it.

Back in the living room, Alyssa laid out the pills she brought with her on the coffee table. "Julien, please run stests on the

components of this drug. You're the domain expert, not to mention you have the right equipment for it."

"What's this?" Frowning, he scrutinized the blue pills.

"There were a few consecutive cases of drug addicts dying of heart attack in Solana City, but in the post-mortem, the examiner

could not find evidence of the victims taking drugs.

symptoms of seizure and mad behavior

Their deaths were horrific.

had taken this type of drug before their deaths. This

The Ivory Gang. Julien, please figure out if the drug carries

can."

when he learned that the case involved The Ivory Gang.

over me.

is really a nice guy. Jonah

that. I'll get back to you as soon

then. | won't be thirdwheeling any longer. I'll head

what's wrong with Jonah just now? He seemed upset," Julien called out

eyes for him, just like how Jasper felt toward

could

at Julien in heartache. Their Foxy appeared to be helplessly

the best relationship in

"Oh, he's fine. | guess he's still recovering from exhaustion.

sense." Julien pressed his lips remorsefully. "It was my fault for stubbornly

next time. I'll

envious of your relationship with Jonah," she said

road, after decades of living together, will you

envisioned him to be, and sof his issues might make you look at him in