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.

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

the three deaths. However, they were more concerned by Josh's decision to demolish a site with centuries of history and architecture. The government could make the company pay a

banked on the Schmidt Group's attempt to cover up the matter for its reputation and thus had to

Group a good two 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

found itself a debacle all because of Josh's

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

punishment Josh could have faced as the culprit behind the

huge fight in the meeting room. Blinded by rage, Victor hit Josh

in pain, Josh pressed his tie to stop the bleeding on his

between his legs. There, he happened to

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