Chapter 212
“Mr. Beckett!”
Jasper woke up to find himself lying on a patient bed.
“Alyssa. The first thing out of his mouth was Alyssa’s name.
“The tendon in your right hand is injured. We observed some light concussion and a bit of blood clot, but they shouldn’t pose an issue.” Alyssa stood by the windows with her back against the light, leaving him with the sight of her lovely silhouette. 1
When Jasper was in a coma, Xavier filled in Alyssa with the details of the car crash. Xavier claimed that Jasper had not slept at all. He found Jasper in the study filled with suffocating cigarette smoke in the morning.
“I think he must have lost his focus because he didn’t sleep well. His headache might have
affected his driving as well.”
Alyssa was aware of the intensity of Jasper’s headache. For that reason, he had rarely driven
himself anywhere in recent years.
He had pulled off sleep deprivation, heavy smoking, and refusal of medical treatment in one day.
“Who are you torturing yourself for? Liana might feel sorry for you, but I won’t fall for it.” She scoffed in silence. She sneered at him. “Rest well. I’m leaving.”
She approached the door in great strides.
“Alyssa, wait!”
When she didn’t stop, he hopped out of bed anxiously and ran after her. As she placed her hand on the door handle, he put his arms against the surface and trapped her between his towering figure.
and the door.
“Jasper, are you crazy? What are you doing?” She was shocked and enraged.
TII let you go if you answer me.” He stared squarely at her and demanded in a hoarse voice, “Why
did you marry me?”
“Is it that hard to tell me the truth?”
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue