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.

the four esteemed families in Cyrris,

demolish a site with centuries of history and

make ridiculous demands for another reason. They banked on the Schmidt Group's

on top of the initial development cost. Putting aside the talk on the group's financial ability to withstand the blow, such an incident had

found itself a debacle all

outburst in an emergency board meeting in the afternoon, where he suspended Josh's

have faced as the culprit behind the demolition. It paled in comparison to the jail sentence he

fight in the meeting room. Blinded by rage, Victor hit Josh on the head with

pressed his tie to stop the bleeding

room with a tail between his legs. There, he

you look badly injured. Want me to call the ambulance for