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.

of the four esteemed families in Cyrris, the Tsulu government extorted a three-billion-dollar payment from the Schmidt

government couldn't care less for the three deaths. However, they were more concerned by Josh's decision to demolish a site with centuries of history and

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

billion dollars. Now, 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 Josh's

had a massive outburst in an emergency board meeting

behind the demolition. It paled in comparison to the jail sentence he managed to

fight in the meeting room. Blinded

in pain, Josh pressed his tie to stop the bleeding on his head. He then scurried

room with a tail between his legs. There, he happened to

a smile. Then, he suggested, "Josh, you look badly injured.