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.

esteemed families in

However, they were more concerned by Josh's decision to demolish a site with centuries of

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

billion dollars for compensation on top of the initial development

a debacle all because

board meeting in the afternoon, where he suspended

harshest punishment Josh could have faced as the culprit behind the demolition. It paled in

the board members left, the father and son got into a huge fight in the meeting room. Blinded by rage, Victor hit Josh on the head with an ashtray, causing

tie to stop the

a tail between his legs.

examined Josh with a smile. Then, he suggested, "Josh, you

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