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!"

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

a moment, the tremors stopped, and color gradually returned to his

in helplessness and dismay. He was conflicted, unsure whether Justin had fulfilled

for testing. Also, go and find out about the background of that new nurse." Jameson eyed the syringe

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

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

Good that there aren't any problems. You

to the day when Alyssa came to visit him. He

made his

were in Alyssa's tender embrace, with her watching over him, booking after him, smiling at

in my heart.

him, he was still

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