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

demolish a site with centuries of history and architecture. The

demands for another reason. They banked on the Schmidt Group's attempt to cover up

holiday resort had cost the Schmidt 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 group's financial ability to withstand the blow, such

Schmidt Group found itself a debacle all

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

Josh could have faced as the culprit behind the

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

to stop the bleeding on his head. He then scurried out

a tail between his legs. There, he happened to

he suggested, "Josh, you look badly injured.