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 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

"I 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 I 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.”

Sean nodded in agreement while Tatiana directed an admiring look at Alyssa. It was no 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 she were a man.

In contrast, she thought of herself as timid and unremarkable, believing it was her honor to have

received Sean's affection.

"Lyse was right." Jasper fixed a tender gaze on Alyssa and carefully placed another oddly shaped

ravioli on the chopping board. "I ran an investigation and found out that the village has been

around for two centuries.

"It's considered a historical and cultural heritage. Bulldozing it to build a holiday resort will lead to

public 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 privately

kickstarted the process.”

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

was that?"

"It happened last 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.” Jonah's expression hardened. "This

incident 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 will

only be a serious problem if there are deaths. That's the only time when the Schmidts will not be

able 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 Group

owns 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't

they? 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 the

family 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 the

activities in Tsulu. You'll definitely provoke Josh after the news exposé, and he'll make a move to

quell the scandal."