Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue
Chapter 1593

"Lyse, Jasper, I have new updates on the Schmidt Group,” Jonah announced.

Upon hearing that, Lyla glanced at Alyssa and sensibly said, "Taty and I 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 withTatiana ever since he got severely injured by Jeffrey and nearly lost his left arm from being beatenup 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, Seanremained passionate and loyal. He had no interest in fancy titles or handsome compensation, onlywishing 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 himfeel a little empty inside.

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

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

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

Sean nodded in agreement while Tatiana directed an admiring look at Alyssa. It was no wonder Seanwas once in love with Alyssa so much that he'd risk his life for her. Tatiana thought that she wouldhave done the same for Alyssa if she were a man.

In contrast, she thought of herself as timid and unremarkable, believing it was her honor to havereceived Sean's affection.

"Lyse was right." Jasper fixed a tender gaze on Alyssa and carefully placed another oddly shapedravioli on the chopping board. "I ran an investigation and found out that the village has beenaround for two centuries.

"It's considered a historical and cultural heritage. Bulldozing it to build a holiday resort will lead topublic outrage. Of course, the government dare not do it so openly.”

Jonah gave her a light nod. "That's why someone has gotten ahead of themselves and privatelykickstarted the process.”

The news left Alyssa and Jasper shocked. "Did Josh Schmidt go ahead with the demolition? Whenwas that?"

"It happened last night. He did it at midnight. Some of the villagers were in their sleep when thehouses collapsed on them, which led to multiple injuries.” Jonah's expression hardened. "Thisincident happened abroad, and the Schmidt Group immediately silenced the media.

"Even if the Cyrrisian media received the news, they might keep a lid on it due to the Schmidts’influence in the country.”

Jasper questioned sternly, "Jonah, are there any deaths?"

Jonah replied, "None so far."

"If so, the Schmidts can still keep the news a secret.” Jasper had a chilling look in his eyes. "It willonly be a serious problem if there are deaths. That's the only time when the Schmidts will not beable to keep the news under wraps."

"Do they think they're so invincible that they could wreak havoc abroad without blinking an eye?"Alyssa slammed her fist on the table, hammering a piece of ravioli into flat dough.

She continued, "Is there really no media that would report on that? Don't forget that the KS Groupowns the '3 0'Clock News." They shall wait for what happens at 3:00 pm tomorrow!"

Hearing that, Lyla shook her head and broke her silence. "The Schmidt kids are pretty unruly, aren'tthey? I thought they would behave better after lying low for a while."

Sean was equally furious. "Old habits die hard.”

Alyssa raised a brow in amusement. "The Schmidt kids are fighting each other, and the head of thefamily is himself corrupted. Nothing good comes out of the Schmidt family."

After a pause, Jasper tightened his grip on her hand. He said, "I'll send my men to monitor theactivities in Tsulu. You'll definitely provoke Josh after the news exposé, and he'll make a move toquell the scandal."