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.

seizure and mad behavior before

Their deaths were horrific.

we found out that the victims had taken this type of drug before their deaths. This is

Ivory Gang. Julien, please figure out if the drug carries any harmful components as soon

can."

serious face when he learned that the case involved The

Colene has always fussed over me. | will definitely

lips, thinking, "Julien is really a nice guy. Jonah

I'll get back to you as soon as |

from the couch. "Alright then. | won't be thirdwheeling any longer.

now? He seemed upset," Julien called out to her with a worried

too much for Jonah and only had eyes for him, just like how Jasper felt

from him because he could read her mind from

Their Foxy appeared to be helplessly in love with

relationship in the

still recovering from

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

time.

with Jonah," she said without betraying her emotions, but her breathing grew labored.

of living together, will you think differently of him? He might not

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