Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Carl opened the hospital room door with a gloomy expression.

A female nurse with an unfamiliar face stood at the door, holding a tray. She smiled, "Good day. It's time for Mr. Schmidt to take his medications. It wouldn't be good for his condition if he missed his dose." "You're not the usual nurse," Carl observed, his eyes narrowing.

"I was just transferred here yesterday. My last name is Thompson. You can just call me Ms. Thompson. The previous staff member met with an accident, and there isn't enough manpower."

Briar Thompson reassured them confidently, "Please don't worry. I've signed a non-disclosure agreement. I won't reveal anything I'm not supposed to."

"Come in," Carl said, still keeping a cold look on his face as he made way for her.

Briar walked in and placed the tray by the side of Jameson's bed. As she was about to touch Jameson, he spoke frigidly, "You're not needed here anymore. My secretary can help me with the injection. You may leave."

Briar was taken aback but obediently left the room.

Jameson couldn't hold himself back anymore. With his shaking left hand, he held his right arm, which was also trembling. He had also lost control of his facial muscles. "Carl... I can't stand it anymore!"

who couldn't bear to see his child in any sort of pain. Even though he knew that it would only be a

and color gradually returned to his pale

conflicted, unsure whether Justin had

take this medicine to Dr. Skye Parris for testing. Also, go and find out about the background of that new nurse." Jameson eyed the syringe on the tray with

understanding. "Got it, Mr. Schmidt. I'll take care

looking much more at ease. He reported, "Mr. Schmidt, there are no problems with the medication. Ms. Thompson is clean. Plus, that previous nurse did have an accident and suffered a broken

any problems. You may be excused. I'd like to

bobbed. He thought back to the day when Alyssa came to visit him. He could still feel

made his heart race

in Alyssa's tender embrace, with her

you. You've always been in my heart. You've always been with me. You've

if she hated him, he was still

Briar clocked off her night shift and exited from the hospital's back entrance. She got into a plain, black vehicle