Jasper''s men arrived right after him. Each with a shlight in hand, they spread out and began their


    search for Alyssa.


    Jasper sprinted through the heavy rain, indifferent to the fact that his pants and shoes were covered in


    dirt. His blood-red eyes were brimming with concern.


    "Slow down, Mr. Beckett! Watch your step!" Xavier stumbled along behind Jasper with much difficulty.


    He was befuddled.


    What the hell happened? Why was Alyssa at this terrible ce on her own?


    Alyssa took care of the four perverts. She beat them up till they were on their knees, begging for their


    lives.


    But it was also because of this that she had expended all her energy. She barely managed to keep


    herself together even as she forced herself to stay conscious.


    She had swiped one of the men''s cell phones and got back in the rain. She continued walking forward


    blindly.


    At the same time, she was also afraid that the men would not be satisfied that they had lost ande


    after her. So, she didn''t dare to stop for even a second. She didn''t have any energy left to fight off any


    form of danger.


    As she kept walking, her mind had gonepletely numb. Her legs were shivering, but she kept


    walking on autopilot. It felt as if her legs were no longer her own.


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    In the end, she couldn''t take a single step forward any longer. She copsed under a run-down pavilion


    halfway down the mountain. After she felt more stabilized, she rang Jasper up.


    All she was afraid of was that Jasper wouldn''t be able to find her.


    Some time had passed. Alyssa was curled up with her arms around her knees. She buried her head in


    her arms and drifted off to sleep. She continued clutching tightly at the cell phone in her hand.


    In her blurriness, she dreamt about three years ago.


    She was back at the time of the ident. Fresh blood continued to flow from her. She clung to the


    doctor''s arm and begged him.


    "Please save him... Please save my child..."


    "Lyse!"


    Suddenly, Alyssa heard Jasper''s voice calling out to her. But she didn''t have any strength left to


    respond.


    A momentter, her cold, shivering body found itself enveloped in a burning hot embrace. A tall and


    broad figure held her close.


    Alyssa mumbled softly, "Jasper, is that you?" Her beautiful eyes sparkled in a way that tugged at one''s


    heartstrings.


    Jasper hugged her close. He pulled her even closer into his chest, which was pained. His voice was so


    tense and hoarse that he almost couldn''t speak. "It''s me, Lyse. I''m here."


    Earlier, he had seen her nestled into a bundle of pitiness from afar. He choked on his tears, so much so


    that it was difficult to breathe.


    His heart hurt so much that it was like it was bleeding after it had been torn into pieces.


    At this moment, warm tears flowed down his cheeks, leaving damp marks on Alyssa''s shoulders.


    He was crying buckets.


    Alyssa''s mind was in a muddle. She cried out indistinctly, "Jasper... Our child... Our child is gone! You


    have to save him!"


    In an instant, Jasper felt like he had taken a blow deep down to his soul. Her every word was like a


    knife slicing his heart up.


    He ced his trembling hand on her forehead. The burning temperature he felt on his hand struck him


    with terror!


    "Lyse! You''re running a temperature! I''ll get you to a hospital now!" Jasper eximed as he removed


    his coat. He wrapped it tightly around her and picked her up in his arms.


    Alyssa''s fever made her cheeks rosy. She continued rambling, "The child. Our child."


    "It''s alright, Lyse. It''s not a problem if we never have children."


    Tears continued to fill in Jasper''s eyes. He lowered his head and kissed her on her warm forehead.


    "Down in my heart, you are like my child. I will care for you, love and protect you. You are the only one I


    need."


    Xavier gaped when he saw Jasper walking out of the rain in the dark with Alyssa in his arms. Xavier felt


    so moved that he burst into tears.


    Once they got into the car, Jasper flung his soaking set coat aside. He had brought a nket from the


    hospital. He bundled Alyssa up snugly with it instead.


    He wrapped his arms around her waist and hugged her as firmly as he could. His eyes were swollen


    red.


    "Get the car going, Xavier. Go to the hospital now."


    "Got it, Mr. Beckett!"


    "No."