Can’t Win Me Back

"Cyrus, go ahead!" Alyssa leaped to her feet, her anticipation palpable.

"Sebastian Bender himself doesn't have any history of illegal activities, and his income records appear clean. But there's something odd about him." Alyssa pressed, "How so?"

"I looked into Sebastian's assets and income sources. His son is a gambling addict and his wife is gravely ill. Despite being in a high-income bracket, his son has drained the family of nearly everything, leaving Sebastian with just a house and a car.

"Yet, just two days ago, Sebastian managed to pay for his wife's bone marrow transplant surgery and covered her hospitalization fees-over 500,000 dollars in total. On top of that, he cleared his son's debts of more than three million dollars owed to loan sharks." Alyssa had put the call on loudspeaker, so Sean caught every word.

"That son of his is an absolute piece of trash!" Sean exclaimed, his frustration boiling over. "He'd be better off dead!"

Cyrus added, "The most suspicious part is that Sebastian couldn't possibly afford all that with his current financial situation."

A sharp gleam flashed in Alyssa's eyes. "Justin, without a doubt, must have bribed Sebastian in exchange for him to come forward and accuse Jasper. With that much money at stake, of course Sebastian would do Justin's bidding."

Sean frowned, a nagging worry creeping in. "Ms. Alyssa, if we take the legal route, I'm afraid we won't get anywhere. Even if Sebastian accepted Justin's dirty money, it would count as a monetary gift, not a bribe. Without direct evidence of a deal between them, we have nothing."

Cyrus agreed, "That's right, Lyse. Sebastian's finances may look odd, but there's no evidence of misappropriation or abuse of power."

with him legally? He's a rat, so why

turned cold. "Besides, I'm not nice. I'm a shrew, and I'm not above

inhaled sharply and gave Alyssa a

"Uh... sorry, but what did you just say? I didn't catch

a great help. Oh, by the way, is Sebastian's son in Solana City right

you planning to confront Sebastian

Cyrus urged, his voice full of concern. "It's dangerous. His son is bad news-a notorious thug. If he gets desperate, he might hurt you. Let me go with

complicate things. Don't worry; they couldn't take me down even if I

her chin confidently.

his debts must be far higher than three million dollars. His son is also his greatest weakness. We'll use

...

after making the necessary preparations, Alyssa and Sean drove

lived in

bungalow in a middle-class