Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Chapter 2305

Jasper remained silent. His hands balled into tight fists at his sides, trembling ever so lightly as a dark expression settled over his face.

After a moment of silence, Justin offered a casual smile, ignoring the tension on Jasper's face as he moved past him.

"Justin, I've always respected you since I was young." Jasper's voice broke the silence, hoarse and strained, with his back turned to Justin. "There are things I can compromise on, but some matters, I can't."

Justin, his back still facing Jasper, narrowed his eyes and asked, "Such as?"

"My need to see her now." A fierce determination lit Jasper's darkened eyes. "Justin, I won't deny your feelings for her. It's none of my business. But you have no right to stop me from seeing her either.

"If you and Ms. Alyssa are officially together, I'll never go near her again. You won't even need to say a word. I'll give you both my blessings and wish you a happy life together."

As Jasper said "happy life", his throat tightened, and a bitter taste of bile rose at the back of his mouth. Still, he continued, "But as long as she's not yours, we're equals in her eyes. You can see her, and so can I. If that bothers you, I'm sorry."

hid any trace of emotion on his face. In a cold, detached voice, he asked, "Jasper, do you still

throat, and

a few dry coughs. "We may not share the same mother, but ask

treated me very well," Jasper answered, his breath

flooded his mind, moments of warmth shared with Justin, four years his senior,

his life seemed bleak, as he was met with disdain from many. Justin was the first to show him care, standing by him

the one who had put his own life on the line to help Jasper escape that terrifying kidnapping incident. Otherwise, Jasper would have been the one sitting in the wheelchair today, unable

see, I'll be bound to this wheelchair for the rest of my life. And the medications are the permanent part of it

a bitter smile. "I know that I don't deserve Ms. Alyssa. But she's willing to spend time with me despite

away from home on my own for so many years, I often feel lonely and lost. Oftentimes, I'd

crave the companionship of someone I love. I, too, want a normal life-to get

the world, longed for a family? And

chest tightened. He recalled the earlier scene at the orphanage, where Alyssa and Justin had shared a smile in the snow-covered courtyard, their eyes

tears or clouded with sorrow. He had once been the man she loved. Now, he