Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Chapter 2296

"Consuming or injecting large doses of drugs can damage the brain's amygdala. That's likely why Mr. Beckett ended up like this. Right now, it seems to be the only explanation."

Alyssa was utterly shocked. Her voice cracked as she muttered, "Could it be that what Jameson forced Jasper to take was some kind of drug?"

Mandy couldn't believe her ears. "Didn't he only take three pills? How could they have caused such serious damage?"

"A small dose of a drug can make someone feel euphoric, but large doses can feel worse than death."

Joseph lowered his eyes and sighed. "There are many addicts who've died after injecting substances into themselves. If the pills Mr. Beckett took were highly pure drugs, three of them could very well be fatal."

Alyssa felt a sharp pain in her chest. Anxiety washed over her, and sweat formed on her forehead. "Will... Will Jasper show any side effects?"

"I can't say for sure without knowing exactly what he took," Joseph replied. "But addicts who stop using drugs often experience chills and discomfort throughout their body. These symptoms gradually worsen if they don't take another dose, which means they've become fully addicted."

"Damn it! That bastard!" Alyssa's heart wrenched. She slammed her fists on the table in frustration.

A tear fell onto the cold, metal surface.

that she couldn't approach Jasper right now. She had no way of knowing if he had already become addicted

person. If he's

Beckett took some type of medication that damaged his mental state, not

whispered, "Thank you for telling me this. We'll visit again when we

"Ms. Alyssa!"

stood up hurriedly, hesitating before asking, "How is

heart sank. "Jul is

they still happy together?" Joseph

deliberation, she still decided to lie. "They're doing

thought they were just fooling around. I didn't realize how serious they were. Julien is intelligent and kind-he was the best candidate to take over the Lovelace Group.

him. Knowing someone is there to care for him brings me some peace... Joseph wiped the tears from his eyes and softly added,

eyes, Alyssa

fell, with only a few people still working. However, Jasper was still in

development plan for Solana City's A5 real estate project. This project was crucial to Beckett

head home, Xavier said, concerned as he noticed how pale and tired Jasper looked. Even if you stay up all night, you won't finish this. Your

you turn the air conditioning on? Why is