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.

Xavier sat on the stairs

Mr. Jasper,” said a man who approached Jasper with a professional smile. His eyes made

She has been waiting for you. Please

of anger. His expression darkened. Then Jasper responded, “Walking can never be faster than the elevator. I hope she won’t take it to

a word. He simply turned around

regained his composure. He was

“Stay here.”

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

female voice

opened the door and gestured for

himself before

watching them from

table was a young lady in exquisite clothes. Her

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

the earpiece. Her puppet, Mia, echoed her words. However,

couch as he scanned the