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 ofpensation from thepany.


    Aware that the Schmidts were one of the four esteemed families in Cyrris, the Tsulu government


    extorted a three-billion-dor payment from the Schmidt Group.


    The 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 architecture. The government could make the


    company pay a dear price for every single brick and tile it destroyed.


    The Tsulu government had the audacity to 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 to ept any


    condition.


    Clearing the site for the holiday resort had cost the Schmidt Group a good two billion dors. Now, the


    group was forced to pay three billion dors forpensation on top of the initial development cost.


    Putting aside the talk on the group''s financial ability to withstand the blow, such an incident had already


    made them theughingstock of the industry.


    The Schmidt Group found itself a debacle all because of Josh''s action.


    Victor finally had a massive outburst in an emergency board meeting in the afternoon, where he


    suspended Josh''spany presidency.


    The suspension wasn''t the harshest punishment Josh could have faced as the culprit behind the


    demolition. It paled inparison to the jail sentence he managed to evade.


    After 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 thetter to bleed from the head.


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


    meeting room with a tail between his legs. There, he happened to run into Jameson.


    Jameson examined Josh with a smile. Then, he suggested, "Josh, you look badly injured. Want me to


    call the ambnce for you?"


    Jameson''s bright smile was a stark contrast to Josh''s misery.


    "Jameson Schmidt, you evil bastard!" Josh charged at his brother. He grabbed Jameson by the cor


    with his blood-stained fingers. "Do you really think Dad would make you the president if you ousted


    me? You''re fucking delusional!"


    "We''ll soon know who''s being delusional here." Jameson adjusted his sses. A malicious gleam


    appeared in his eyes. "Josh, remember what I said to you before my mom and I left the Schmidt family


    15 years ago?"


    Josh''s expression turned nk. His eyes flickered.


    Jameson continued, "I said that I''d be back. When I''m back, I will make you pay for everything I lost."


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    Smirking, Jameson let out a bone-chilling cackle. "Don''t worry. This is just the beginning of the game."