Can't Win Me Back

"Age is catching up with me. I'm getting weak." Newton pouted despondently like a child. "All I did was go and attend my precious granddaughter's wedding, and my body is breaking down. How embarrassing is this?"

"Not at all, Grandpa Newton. You're still a tough man. I'm sure that you'll live a long life." Alyssa held Newton's hand and gave him a gentle squeeze. Her eyes welled up with tears as she felt sorry for him. She understood that as people aged, their bodies couldn't handle as much. If it weren't for Lauren's wedding, she couldn't have borne to see Newton travel so much.

"Alyssa, this past year, I've felt like my physical body isn't as strong as before. Sometimes, when I fall asleep at night, I can't even be sure if I'll be able to wake up the next morning." Newton's sincere anticipation filled his eyes. His voice sounded nasally. "I don't have any particular wishes before I die... I just hope that I can attend your wedding ceremony with Jasper." "Grandpa Newton..." Tears filled Alyssa's eyes.

"Back then, I decided you should be with Jasper. We didn't even have a proper wedding ceremony. It was so unfair to you. Now that your relationship is stable, I hope that I can do my best to make it up to you. I don't want you to have any regrets."

"We will have a wedding, Grandpa Newton." Alyssa smiled and consoled him. "It's just that our family is still going through quite a messy situation. I have just become KS Group's president a short while ago, and my father is still ill. We'll prepare for our wedding once this busy period is over."

"Is it because that dumb brat Jasper hasn't proposed to you even until now?" Newton hammered his fists on the bed angrily. "He's such a dunderhead! What does he think about every day? Why isn't he getting down to business? I will give him a good smack when he comes back!"

"Grandpa Newton, Jasper... He has already proposed to me." Alyssa was afraid that Newton would be enraged, so she told a white lie.

"Really? When?" Newton's eyes lit up.

"When we were in Bernardia."

"I didn't hear anything about it..."

Alyssa giggled. "Why do we have to make it high profile? We can't steal Landon and Lauren's limelight."© NôvelDrama.Org - All rights reserved.

"Well, it seemed to me that Jonah's proposal was quite the spectacle. He was more innovative than Lauren's wedding," Newton complained. Alyssa almost lost it.

After Newton fell asleep, Alyssa left his ward quietly and had Ben take over watching him.

She was hungry. Just as she was about to go to the cafeteria downstairs, Sean ran toward her with a serious expression on his face.

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"Who? It can't be Jamiper, can it? It can't be that coincidental," Alyssa replied before gulping down mouthfuls of water.

"Ms. Alyssa, guess who I just saw?"

Sean's expression darkened. "You're actually right."

A mouthful of water sprayed out of Alyssa's mouth. She coughed until her face turned red.

Sean really wanted to pat her back, but he couldn't. He had to be a virtuous man. So, he could only hand her a tissue.

"I didn't see Jameson himself, though. I only happened to see his secretary walking toward the VIP ward."

"Carl Moses?" Alyssa wiped her mouth. She had a deep look in her eyes.

"Yes, that son of a bitch."

Through clenched teeth, Sean added, "He's like Jameson's shadow. If he's here, it means that Jameson is surely around too.

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"I just went to take a peek. I'm not

sure if Jamiper has AIDS, syphilis, or something that he wants to keep it a secret from others. The south wing is completely guarded by the Schmidts' bodyguards. Not a single sout is allowed to enter."

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Upon hearing that, Alyssa thrust the water bottle into Sean's arms. Amicy glint shone in her eyes. "Is that so? As adong-time 'friend,' I should pay the patient a visit, then."