Can’t Win Me Back novel (Alyssa and Jasper) novel Chapter 2507

Julien lowered his gaze to the caller ID glowing on the screen. A sharp pain twisted deep in his chest, as though a knife were cutting into his heart again and again.

He had blacklisted Jonah's number before. Yet recently, he had been closely following the Taylor family's situation, desperately trying to gather updates on Winston's condition.

After all, Winston was his uncle who had once encouraged and supported him unconditionally, treating him like a son of his own. Such a kind and loving elder was impossible to ignore. How could Julien truly not care whether he lived or died?

That was why Julien had thrown himself into analyzing the medication Justin provided. And it was also why he had quietly removed Jonah from his blacklist.

His eyes lingered on the contact name he had saved—My Love.

Those two simple words made his vision blur.

Julien had never changed that name. Not when they broke up. Not when he blocked Jonah. Not even now, after unblocking him.

Yet no matter how things stood, they could never return to the past.

The phone continued to vibrate in his hand. He did not answer the first call. Jonah called again, relentless.

Julien's heart sank.

Something felt wrong. His instincts screamed that Jonah truly had something urgent to say this time.

Just as Julien lifted his thumb to answer, a sudden chill crept down his spine. He turned around sharply.

A man dressed entirely in black stood behind him, a low cap pulled over his face. In one swift motion, the man locked an arm around Julien's throat. With his other hand, he pressed a white cloth tightly over Julien's mouth and nose.

Julien's eyes widened in horror.

As a doctor, he recognized it instantly—ether.

But it was already too late. Darkness surged in, swallowing his consciousness whole. His strength drained away, his fingers loosening as the phone slipped from his grasp.

The moment it fell, the man caught it.

Jonah could think of nothing except Julien. Worry and longing crashed over him in relentless waves. His tall frame swayed, and he had to brace himself against the windowsill to stay upright.

Liam's heart hammered against his ribs at the sight of Jonah, whose face had drained to the color of ash. "Are you alright, Jonah?"

Jonah's eyes were bloodshot. His voice wavered, the words fraying at the edges. "Cyrus, track Julien's phone too. I want to know exactly where he was before it was turned off."

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A drone silently tailed a black sedan all the way to the site of Mandy's accident.

The car came to a halt. The door swung open, and Remy stepped out into the biting wind.

For reasons he could not explain, his legs felt weak. His heart pounded violently, each beat heavy and unsteady. It felt as though he were walking on clouds, unable to summon any strength into his limbs.

Even so, he did not dare show the slightest hint of panic. Justin and Sheryl were likely watching his every move through the drone's camera.