Can’t Win Me Back

“Lyse, Jasper, | have new updates on the Schmidt Group," Jonah announced. Upon hearing that, Lyla glanced at Alyssa and sensibly said, "Taty and | will leave the kitchen now." "It's fine, Lyla. We're family. There's nothing to be kept secret." Alyssa's expression grew serious. "Jonah, go ahead."

Sean's ears perked up as well. Alyssa had ordered him to focus on recovery and his relationship with Tatiana ever since he got severely injured by Jeffrey and nearly lost his left arm from being beaten up by the Schmidts' men. She had refused to involve him in other affairs since.

However, after years of working with Jonah in the business field and later serving Alyssa, Sean remained passionate and loyal. He had no interest in fancy titles or handsome compensation, only wishing to be of use to Alyssa and Jonah.

Sean had not worked on anything important after Sophia's case came to a close, which made him feel a little empty inside.

“Lyse, remember that Tsulu holiday resort project that Josh took away from me? After the project commenced, issues immediately surfaced," Jonah said with an icy look in his eyes.

"| know about that. There is a village housing ten or so families on the sole route to the holiday resort, no? Its existence will be a headache for land-use planning unless the Schmidt Group is able to bulldoze the village and make the villagers move away.” Alyssa calmly worked on the ravioli with a smirk on her lips.

She added, "But | guess things aren't that straightforward, right? The Tsulian authorities would have gotten rid of the villagers instead of sneakily hiding the fact otherwise. If they displaced the villagers, the land's value could shoot up by another one billion dollars.”

wonder Sean was once in love with Alyssa so much that he'd risk his life for her. Tatiana thought that she would have done the same for Alyssa if

unremarkable, believing it was her honor to have received

a tender gaze on Alyssa and carefully placed another oddly shaped ravioli on the chopping board. "|

resort will lead to public outrage. Of course, the government dare not

nod. "That's why someone has gotten ahead of themselves and privately

night. He did it at midnight. Some of the villagers were in their sleep when the houses collapsed on them, which led to multiple injuries."

lid on it due to the Schmidts’ influence

"None

can still keep the news a secret." Jasper had a

only time when the Schmidts