Can't Win Me Back

Chapter 2274

"I won't call you that next time if you don't like me doing so. But I was really just worried about you and hoping that you would be able to regain consciousness as soon as possible."

Alyssa smiled coldly at him. She was broad-minded and had never been bothered by these trivial matters.© 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

*Justin, what brings you here?" Alyssa's entire body hurt. She tried to get up but failed to do so.

"Don't move." Justin held her down. In a low voice, he urged, "The doctor said that you were very lucky. Even though you didn't have any broken bones, you have quite a number of external injuries. Plus, you might have suffered some level of concussion.

*These are not to be overlooked. You have to stay in the hospital to recuperate and be under observation for a while."

With a sharp gaze, Alyssa insisted, "You haven't answered my question."

Justin pressed his lips together slightly. He answered calmly, "My private physician, Ms. Gillis, lives in a villa nearby. When I came to visit her, I suddenly felt unwell, so she sent me to the hospital for treatment. I happened to see you being brought into the emergency room.

He happened to see her? Alyssa's heart sank. She might have believed it if someone else said that. However, Justin's words couldn't be trusted.

"How long have I been unconscious for?"

"Not too long. Just one day and one night."

Justin leaned forward, closing the distance between him and her. In a tender tone of voice, he added, "I don't have your family members' phone number, but I informed Grandpa.

"He, in turn, informed Mr. Winston about your traffic accident. Don't be afraid. Your family members are already making their way here."

A look of astonishment came across Alyssa's face. She struggled to get up, but was held down by him once again.

She exclaimed, "I'm fine... I can already be discharged!"

*I know that you're afraid of having your family worry about you, especially your father."

With a concerned look on his face and an infinitely deep gaze, Justin continued, "But Ms. Alyssa, at the end of the day, you are a woman. Your family will be so worried about you going around out there all on your own.

"Don't worry, I only contacted Grandpa to have him inform Mr. Winston now that we know you're not seriously hurt."

*Justin, these are my personal matters. You're crossing the line!" Alyssa gritted out. It was obvious that she was getting emotional.

She forced her trembling body to roll out of the bed with all her might. Unexpectedly, she couldn't exert any energy with her legs at all. She lost control and tumbled to the ground.

"Watch out!" Justin's deep, raspy voice, laced with concern and urgency, echoed in Alyssa's ear.

In the next second, she found herself falling right into Justin's arms. Concealed under his suit were his well- sculpted muscles. Swiftly, he held onto her tightly with his muscular arms.

A faint smell of drugs, along with a subtle yet strange fragrance, wafted into her nose.

It was familiar... So familiar...

This was the second time that they had come into physical contact. The first time was when she helped stop him

from rolling down the slope in his wheelchair.

This time, they were in closer contact than the previous encounter.

'Ms. Alyssa, you're unable to walk around freely for now. Just rest well."

Justin lowered his head and gazed deeply into her teary eyes. The gruffness in his voice had become more obvious.

He sat upright in his wheelchair while Alyssa sat on his lap. As her head leaned against his broad chest, she could hear his strong and steady heartbeat.

This was a suggestive position to be in.

Nevertheless, there was a cold gleam in Alyssa's eyes. Although she looked weak, deep down, she was extremely calm. Besides that, she became even more suspicious.

She was also a doctor. She was learned in the surgical field and had some knowledge in alternative medicine. For someone who relied on medications all year long to keep his health condition in check and someone who once suffered from organ failure, could his heart be this strong and steady?

Aside from the fact that organ failure was extremely difficult to recover from, even if he managed to recover, he was someone who spent over a decade in a wheelchair. How could the muscles in his limbs be so sculpted and taut?

She could even clearly feel his bulging quads supporting her bum.

When she was young, she sat in her older brother's laps. After she became a grown-up, she had only ever sat on Jasper's lap.

Even though Justin covered his entire body up with that neat suit of his, she kept getting a feeling that his build was not that far off from Jasper's.

This wasn't normal!

"Ms. Alyssa, would you like to continue staying in my arms, or would you like to lie back in bed?"

Noticing that Alyssa wasn't moving away from his arms, Justin smiled.

In a deep voice, he continued, "I don't actually mind, but it's up to you. I'm just afraid that you'd feel uncomfortable leaning on me like this."

Alyssa's chest tightened. She was distracted. Just as she budged, the door to the hospital ward opened.