Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Xavier was envious of Alyssa. If only he could marry Jasper too!

"Ahem. That's unnecessary." Alyssa's voice softened. "I didn't date you to make you my human shield. I mean, you've done that a few times, but you're only human. Don't risk your life for me. You'll only break my heart."

Heart racing, Jasper grinned widely. At that moment, he'd die for Alyssa.

He said to her, "Lyse, I've finished the lunch you delivered to me."

Then, he embarrassedly turned away. Breathing heavily, he croaked, "Can I enjoy 'supper' tonight?"

Meanwhile, the Schmidt Group was in deep trouble. The Tsulu government, provoked by the deaths, had officially prosecuted the local employees in charge of the demolition. On top of that, the government requested an astronomical amount of compensation from the company.

families in Cyrris, the Tsulu government extorted a three-billion-dollar payment

decision to demolish a site with centuries of history and architecture. The government

to make ridiculous demands for another reason. They banked on the Schmidt Group's attempt to cover up the matter for its reputation and thus had to

the group was forced to pay three billion dollars for compensation on top of the initial development cost. Putting aside the talk on the group's financial ability to

Schmidt Group found itself a debacle all because of

in an emergency board meeting in

Josh could have faced as the culprit behind the demolition.

the meeting room. Blinded by rage, Victor

tie to stop the bleeding on

tail between his legs. There,

smile. Then, he suggested, "Josh, you look badly injured. Want me to call