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.

Schmidts were one of the four esteemed families in Cyrris,

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

for another reason. They banked on the Schmidt

forced to pay three billion dollars for compensation on top of the initial development cost.

itself a debacle all

massive outburst in an emergency board meeting

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

into a huge fight in the meeting room. Blinded by rage, Victor hit Josh on the head with an ashtray, causing the

to stop the bleeding on his

between his legs.

"Josh, you look badly injured. Want