Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Chapter 2208

"What's wrong, Jonah? Is something on your mind?" Seeing that they were alone, Jasper seized the chance to approach Jonah. His gaze was firm as he pressed on, "Did something happen when you were in the palace?

"Everyone's overwhelmed by Lyse's situation. The psychological pressure on you must be just as intense, maybe even more than the rest of us."

Jonah met Jasper's concerned gaze, feeling moved. "Jasper, I really appreciate you noticing how I'm feeling, even at a time like this.

"Don't say that, Jonah. We're family. To me, you and Lyse are equally important."

Since losing contact with Alyssa, Jasper had been restless, plagued by sleepless nights and a constant state of anxiety. Every shift in the moods of those around him only magnified his own stress, making him hypersensitive and on edge. "What really happened?"

"To be honest, not much." Jonah pursed his lips. "After entering the palace, I met the king. He was kind and friendly, giving me a personal tour. We even dined together and talked about my health and work.

"He felt like a warm-hearted elder, not a king. Even though I'm not from Kontinia, it made me feel unworthy of all that attention."

He would have been just as nervous

too good. So much so that I couldn't refuse. It even felt strange to me." Jonah looked into Jasper's dark eyes with a conflicted expression. "It was my first time meeting him.

Jasper frowned. Cóntent

he gave me this." Jonah retrieved a quaint-looking emerald ornament from his breast pocket. Its intrinsic carving was of a noble and mysterious-looking dragon. One glance was enough to tell that this wasn't something from

an antique belonging to the Kontinian royal

upbringing under Javier and Newton, Jasper had a keen eye for antiques and emerald items. He carefully took the ornament from Jonah's

seen this in a museum's promotional booklet before. This emerald ornament is an antique, a

remember that it's only passed down to the heirs to the

such a significant item to his only son. Why did he

his lips together. 'Maybe he just felt a strong connection

I can't accept this. I'll give it to Miley later and have her return it to Yuliana so she can bring it

the cold emerald

his chest tightened. Suddenly, he remembered the missing special agent, Felicity Whitaker, whom Alyssa had mentioned. He also recalled the royal family's secret about the

in his throat. He looked at Jonah with a fiery, intense