Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Jasper took a seat by Alyssa's side and placed the desserts in front of her.
She greeted Xavier, "Xavier, it's hot out there! Here, have some water and desserts before we discuss." She then pushed the
platter of desserts to Xavier.
"Thank you, Madam Alyssa! You care for me!" Xavier looked touched by her concern.
Envious, Jasper shot Xavier a look and snapped, "Hurry up. Let's get down to business soon."
Xavier gobbled up a piece of cake and dabbed his lips with a hanky. Sitting upright, he reported, "I informed Mr. Galini about
Sean Lynch's arrest per your orders. I've even submitted a detailed report to him.
"This morning, Gabe Barrett has been suspended from his duty due to abuse of power. The authorities have taken him away for
investigation.
"Hmph! He's surely losing his job because of all the illegal deals he's involved in. The Schmidts will lose one of their lackeys."
"Okay." Jasper nodded calmly.
People like Gabe, who were tasked to clean up the mess of the Schmidt Family, were everywhere. Getting them arrested was a
piece of cake.
Alyssa widened her eyes in shock. "You did that? When?"
This was not Jasper's first brilliant maneuver. He had always made a move behind her back to ambush his enemy.
"I was at work after midnight—after you went to sleep."

Blinking, she grabbed his arm, feeling moved by his help. "You could have waited until we woke up."
"You were stressed out because of Josh Schmidt and Gabe Barrett. I lost sleep because of it—I couldn't sit back any longer." He
gently caressed her hand.
Noticing his dark eye circles, she felt sorry for him. "You have headaches, remember? You need enough sleep for your health.
Are you still going to sacrifice your health and upset me?"
"I just wanted to do my best for you and the people around you."
As Alyssa remained unhappy, he had to coax her. "It's all my fault. I'll listen to you the next time."
Xavier interjected, "By the way, the Schmidts have taken over the project and reached out to the Tsulian authorities. Hah! They
must be in urgent need for the project."
"Sigh... That's a windfall for Josh Schmidt." Alyssa rolled her fist indignantly. "He's been on Victor's wrong side and losing to
Jameson because of David and Daisy's problems. Landing a huge project must be a relief for him."
Jasper grinned. "Sometimes, all that glitters is not gold. It might be a problem."
She lifted her brow in curiosity. "Hm. What do you mean by that?"
"Mr. Beckett spotted a fatal flaw in the Tsulu resort project that Mr. Jonah bagged. He had advised Mr. Jonah to let go of the
project as soon as possible," Xavier blurted out eagerly.
Shocked, Alyssa questioned, "Jonah isn't a loser like Josh. He would have noticed any issues from the start. How did he miss
that problem?"

"The land auction process in Tsulu is unregulated, unlike in Cyrris." Jasper decided to share everything with her, "The resort
project is strategically located, but transportation will be a major issue.
"To reach that area, we'll have to pass through a small village less than a mile away. The village is home to around ten families.
"That village will pose a huge problem for the developer if they ever decide to expand the resort. They'll even run into trouble just
to repair the main road.
"All these potential issues weren't marked out in the land use plan because the local government was too eager to attract foreign
investment."
Alyssa fumed upon learning that. "How could they? Isn't that a scam led by the authorities?"