Can’t Win Me Back novel (Alyssa and Jasper) novel Chapter 1403

Xavier pondered inwardly, "If 'Blade' himself is admitting that his skills aren't as good as Alyssa's… Just how skilled is Alyssa?"

…

Alyssa and Jasper had hurried over to Taylor General Hospital the moment they heard the news.

Maggie was stabilized in time and transferred to a normal ward for recovery. Meanwhile, Xavier was arranged to stay in the next ward. He wasn't too injured save for some bruises and a fractured left arm.

But Xavier was in no mood to stay put and rest. The moment they secured the bones in his arm, he ran over to check up on Maggie.

The hospital staff let Jasper and Alyssa take over while Cyrus returned to the police station to deal with the murderous killer.

Abel was personally checking up on Maggie right now.

"Don't worry, Lyse. No matter what, Maggie is fine now. That's the best thing we could hope for," Jasper consoled Alyssa, who leaned in his arms as he gently held her.

Alyssa gazed at Maggie with reddened eyes. Guilt filled her chest. "Thank goodness you thought of sending Xavier to her place while I sent Cyrus to talk to her mother. What if we hadn't? What if… What if Xavier and Cyrus arrived a second later?"

Though these were all what-ifs, both Alyssa and Jasper were still apprehensive.

If those what-ifs had happened, they would've either caused the death of an innocent teen or a loyal friend on the battlefield.

Regardless, the loss of either one of them would be enough to make them feel guilty for the rest of their lives.

Jasper's choice of words might be peculiar, but it was fine as long as it worked.

After Abel finished checking up on Maggie, he sighed and said, "Poor girl. She's so incredibly thin; it's obvious she's malnourished. She's still in the stages of puberty right now. Why aren't her parents feeding her better?"

Alyssa and Jasper stayed silent, though their hearts ached in tandem. Xavier's eyes reddened.

"Look at those bruises on her neck. If her attacker had used any more force, he would've snapped the bone right through!" Abel exclaimed before leaving, shaking his head.

Alyssa ground her teeth together, now consumed with fury. "Who else would've tried to kill Maggie besides the Schmidts?"