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.

and mad behavior before

Their deaths were horrific.

research, we found out that the victims had taken this type of drug before their

Colene's family and The Ivory Gang. Julien, please figure out if the drug carries any harmful components as soon as

can."

when he learned that the case involved The Ivory Gang. He

and Colene has always fussed over me. |

She pressed her lips, thinking, "Julien is really a nice guy. Jonah should never hurt him, or I'll never

get back

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

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

had eyes for him, just like how Jasper felt toward Alyssa. She could never conceal

from him because he could read her mind

in heartache. Their Foxy appeared to be helplessly in love with

the best relationship

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

sense." Julien pressed his lips remorsefully. "It was my fault for stubbornly keeping him up last night. I'll be

next time.

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

road, after decades of living together, will you think differently of

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