These days, aside from spending time with Winston, Alyssa also made time to oversee work at KS Group.
With Damien's return, Julien's rescue, and Jasper's heartfelt comfort, she was clearly in a much better state; she was more driven than ever now.
She knew Uri was only a pawn. The one truly responsible for Mandy's severe injuries, Jonah losing an eye, and Winston's memory loss was Justin. He was behind everything.
What she hated the most was anyone targeting her loved ones. From the very beginning, she had wanted to tear down Justin's dark empire and bring justice to light. Now, that resolve had grown into something far more personal and unrelenting.
She wanted to deal with him herself. For every person he had hurt, she would make him pay—precisely and painfully.
After a full day of meetings at KS Group, Alyssa returned to the hospital at night. She visited Winston first, then Mandy, and finally headed to Jonah's ward.
At that moment, Jonah, dressed in a hospital gown, sat propped against the headboard. His left eye was bandaged, and he obediently ate warm fish chowder as Julien fed him like a child.
"Open wide..." Julien coaxed.
Jonah's eyes softened with affection as he took the spoonful. "It's delicious," he said.
Julien's fox-like eyes sparkled as he smiled. "Of course it is. I woke up at five this morning to buy fresh fish from the market. I cleaned it myself and made this chowder. Naturally, it's good.
"Look—I even cut—"
As he raised his bandaged finger, his voice caught in his throat. He quickly withdrew his hand.
Julien had always been willful and carefree. Whenever something upset him, he would vent to Jonah. Even the smallest cut would have him running over, pouting and seeking comfort. But now, he couldn't bring himself to do that anymore. Because of him, Jonah had permanently lost an eye.
Although Jonah spoke of it lightly, Julien believed he was silently enduring immense pain. Jonah simply didn't want him to feel guilty.
But that didn't ease Julien's guilt. If anything, Julien's silence only made it worse.
The man he loved was no longer whole. Someone who had once been flawless—how could he possibly accept such a loss? Even Julien struggled to accept it.
He felt unbearably ashamed.
"You cut your finger, didn't you? Let me see."
Concerned, Jonah took Julien's cold hands and examined the wound. "A Band-Aid alone isn't enough. If you got cut while handling fish, it could get infected. That would be serious."
Julien hid the gloom in his eyes and curled his fingers slightly. "It's fine. I'm a doctor. I know what I'm doing."
"No, that won't do. Let's get it treated properly right now," Jonah insisted, clearly worried.
Even the smallest injury on Julien made Jonah sick with worry.


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