Can’t Win Me Back

Chapter 26

“M-Mr. Jasper. I’m out!” Xavier huffed.

The hotel was a tall building with a dozen flights of stairs.

By the time Xavier reached the 38th floor, he was huffing and puffing. His legs went weak. He almost keeled over.

“Be a man. We have two floors to go. Hurry,” Jasper urged emotionlessly as he continued to climb the stairs.

He was 30 this year, only two years older than Xavier. He had been in the Peacekeeping Forces during his younger days.

After retiring from the forces, he regularly worked out and practiced boxing. Thus, his stamina and tolerance were above average.

He knew he could still do it even if he had to climb another 20 floors. After all, the night run in the forces was always more than 30 rounds on the field.

the 40th floor, Xavier sat on the stairs to catch his breath. Jasper shook his

Jasper,” said a man who approached Jasper with a professional smile. His eyes made him look young. It was hard to guess

Sean Lynch, Ms. Alyssa’s secretary. She has

He felt a surge of anger. His expression darkened. Then Jasper responded, “Walking can never be faster than the elevator. I hope she won’t

turned around and led the way, appearing unprofessional

attitude?” Xavier finally regained his composure. He

“Stay here.”

deep breath and followed Sean to the general manager’s office. He had

of knocking, a female voice resounded from the inside.

gestured

nervously. He adjusted himself

chocolate while watching them from

table was a young lady in exquisite clothes. Her long hair rested over

who keeps making things difficult for me?” he thought, disappointed. “She looks different from what I expected. She doesn’t have the

you must be tired. Please, take a seat.” Alyssa instructed into the earpiece. Her puppet, Mia, echoed her words. However, Mia appeared rather restless compared to Alyssa. Her expression

couch as he