Ch. 1251..1260
Life at the Top Chapter 1251
“Huh?!”
This was the first reaction of the group of professionals collectively, including Mr. Knowles, when they took in the scene in the hospital room.
It was rare to see someone kneeling to another considering the current time and age. It was a curious and eye catching sight to see an adult male kneeling at the door of a patient’s room.
Something flickered in Jeff’s eyes when he saw the large group of people enter the room.
“Quick! Someone help me! I’m getting beaten up and harmed in broad daylight!”
“Doctor, doctors! Don’t treat my mother’s illness, the money she’s paying you is something she stole from a charity foundation! It’s not her money! You people will be in trouble if investigation traces back to you!”
Everyone was shocked when they heard him.
Ms. Tiana sighed deeply and closed her eyes before she leaned back into the hospital bed. She really did not want to look at Jeff anymore.
At this moment, the forgiving and generous teacher that treated all her students like her own children had completely lost hope in her son.
Mr. Knowles and the other doctors were all looking at Jeff as if the latter were a madman.
Ignoring the fact that Jasper was the one who personally arranged Ms. Tiana’s hospitalization and there was no need to worry about him not paying the fees, Mr. Knowles and the other doctor would happily treat Ms. Tiana for free even if Jasper refused to pay.
Money was a non- issue here. What was more important was being in favor of someone as powerful as Jasper.
Not to mention how impossible it was for Jasper to refuse to pay.
Plus, the person lying in bed was Jeff’s mother. How could he request doctors not to treat her?
Mr. Knowles shook his head and gave Jeff one last disdainful glance. Then he walked around Jeff as if he smelled horrible and entered the patient’s room.
Jeff thought his important statement would attract the doctor’s and hospital’s attention, so he was stunned by their reaction or lack thereof.
“What’s wrong with you people? I already told you that my mom’s money is from a questionable source! Didn’t you hear me?”
A professional who happened to be walking past Jeff glared at him and said unkindly, “You still have the gall to call her your mom? It’s a misfortime for her to have a son like you.”
“Mr. Laine had personally arranged for her hospitalization, payment isn’t an issue at all. The man in front is the president of our Mid Mount Hospital and we’re all specialists in our fields. Mr. Laine was the one who asked all of us over.”
“Plus, even if the patient can’t afford medication, there’s still no way us doctors could just watch as a patient dies before our eyes, okay? Their health is our first priority.”
“I really don’t know what I should say about you.”
‘Mr. Laine!’
Jeff acutely caught on to this title.
Coupled with being told that Mid Mount Hospital’s president came over personally, Jeff was completely dumbfounded.
Jeff looked at Jasper again instinctively. This time, there was no more disdain in his eyes, replacing it was a deeply instilled fear.
In his narrow minded vision, Jeff could not even imagine how powerful a man’s status had to be in order to request for the personal attendance of the president from such a prestigious hospital like Mid Mount.
This was already beyond his understanding.
Jasper nodded slightly when he heard this professional’s words.
Whether this professional had purposefully said such a thing so Jasper could hear him, the latter was inclined to believe that the professional was an ethical doctor.
After all, people like Mr. Wheatley were a minority.
“Mr. Laine.” Mr. Knowles greeted Jasper promptly once he entered the room.
Jasper smiled and reached out his hand to say, “Apologies for the scene, Mr. Knowles.”
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Mr. Knowles immediately smiled and replied, “You’re too kind.”
Jeff felt extremely uncomfortable as he saw this hospital’s president, a man who was already of extremely high status in his understanding, behave humbly in front of Jasper.
After what he saw and heard with his own eyes and ears, Jeff had to admit that he was blind and looked down on the wrong person.
“Mr. Laine, I’ve gathered the best specialists from Cardiovascular Surgery, Neurology, Thoracic Surgery, and other fields to come up with a treatment plan and we’d like to discuss it with the old madam herself before we implement it.”
Jasper nodded at the man’s words and replied, “Sure. I only have one request, and that’s to ensure her safety and health, and treat her as quickly as possible.”
The professional that chided Jeff smiled and replied, “Don’t worry, Mr. Laine. We might not dare to promise everything, but there shouldn’tbe any issues working together to perform surgery.”
“Not to mention that the patient’s situation isn’t too severe either. We can start preparing for the surgery today, for example, the infusion and the fasting. If we’re fast, we should be able to perform surgery the day after tomorrow.”
“Then depending on the patient’s personal recovery situation, ideally, she should be able to be discharged within the week.”
Ms. Tiana finally brightened up when she heard this and replied gratefully, “Thankyou, doctors, thank you.”
These professionals have heard countless similar thanks before.
They were long used to the thanks of patients and their families since they received many after treating a patient.
The specialists shared a look and a smile, before collectively swallowing down the words, ‘You should thank Mr. Laine the most.’
After Mr. Knowles and the other professionals asked Ms. Tiana some detailed personal questions, they left to prepare a more in depth surgery plan.
Jasper did not understand the specifics, so naturally, the man would not speak out of line. After the group left, Jasper then looked at Jeff who was still kneeling on the floor despondently.
“What are you still doing here? Go.”
Jeff shivered when he heard Jasper.
His mind had already caught up with what happened in the short amount of time the professionals were here.
He had accepted the reality of the situation. Once he understood what kind of situation he was in, Jeff who was filled with utter remorse was in agony.
‘Jasper’s current status and identity allowed him to simply invest 10 million for Mom to establish a charity foundation.’
‘As my mom’s son, wouldn’t it be easy to gain benefits from Jasper?’
‘But there’s no chance for that anymore.’
Filled with regret, Jeff’s eyes reddened.
He knelt on the floor and sobbed to Jasper, unable to do anything else due to his disjointed limbs. “Jasper, ah, no, Mr. Laine! Oh, Mr. Laine!”
“I did go overboard this time, you’re right! I am a b*stard son!”
“An absolute rogue who deserves to die!”
“I shouldn’thave treated my mom like that! I’m sorry! I really am! Please just give me another chance! I’m begging you please!”
Jasper’s expression turned playful as he looked at Jeff, sobbing in regret.
“You keep saying you’re sorry to your mom, but why are you begging and apologizing to me?”
Hope reignited in Jeff’s gaze and he turned to Ms. Tiana on the hospital bed, knocking his head against the floor vigorously.
“I’m sorry, Mom! Please forgive me!”
“I’m still your only son! Please forgive me for this once! I’m really sorry!”
“I promise I’ll be filial from now on and I won’t anger you again! Mom, you need someone to take care of you now, don’t you? Let me stay and do that! Ava too, I’ll bring Ava over so she can take care of you as well.”
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Jasper smiled but did not say anything when he took in Jeff’s behavior.
This was Ms. Tiana’s familial matter, after all, and he did not want to say anything to interfere with her decision.
The truth remained that Ms. Tiana was still too soft hearted.
Or perhaps, this was still her son, her own flesh and blood.
Jeff might be heartless, but Ms. Tiana could not bring herself to do so.
“Don’t kneel anymore.”
Ms. Tiana sighed softly and said tiredly.
Jeff was elated and he quickly shouted, “You forgive me, mom?”
Ms. Tiana waved him off. “Just get up first. Go home. I’m doing fine here and I don’t need anyone to be at my beck and call.”
Jeff wanted to get up, but his dislocated limbs caused him to fall flat onto the ground with a thud.
Jasper glanced at Julian to cue him.
Julian walked over and reset Jeff’s limbs while the man wailed.
“Mom. Thank you, thank you so much.”
Jeff ran over and pounced at the side of the bed once he got up and took Ms. Tiana’s hand to thank her.
“But mom, Ava, and I don’t have a cent to our name anymore. We also don’t have a job so we were wondering if Mr. Laine could help us with that?”
Ms. Tiana’s expression changed once she heard Jeff. Jeff quickly spoke in response, “Just several ten thousand is good enough. Once Ava and I repay our debts, we’ll get a good job so we can support your retirement.”
“You even owe people money?!” Ms. Tiana exclaimed in shock
Jeff replied regretfully, “Mom you know how we have a lot of expenses to pay. That’s why we went to borrow several ten thousand bucks from someone.”
“I’ll pay that for you.”
Jasper pulled out a 50 thousand Somer Dollar check from his breast pocket and tossed it before Jeff.
Jasper pretended not to see the glee and pride in the other’s expression and continued, “Don’t worry, Ms. Tiana. I’ll arrange a job for them too.”
Ms. Tiana felt uneasy and quickly replied, “I’ve already troubled you too much, Jasper. Plus, it’s not worth it helping this rascal.”
Jasper smiled and shook his head to reply, “Don’t worry too much, Ms. Tiana. It’s still not too late for them to reflect and become a better person from now on.”
Ms. Tiana saw Jasper’s determination and sighed. “I owe you even more now.”
Jasper smiled. “The me right now wouldn’t exist if not for you back then. I’m just repaying the kindness you showed me.”
“Plus, I also hope that you’d get better soon so you can continue managing the foundation. Without you, the foundation’s development has to be put on hold.”
Ms. Tiana smiled brightly and replied, “Alright. I’ll make sure to recover as quickly as possible.”
Ms. Tiana then turned to Jeff and said, “Quickly go back and return the money you owe people. Try not to look for me if possible. Live your own lives, I don’t want to be disturbed by your family either.”
He had both money and a job.
Jeff did not care about what Ms. Tiana thought anymore.
“Alright,” Jeff replied casually then turned to Jasper and bowed.
“Thank you, Mr. Laine.”
As far as he was concerned, Jasper was the formidable figure he needed to gain the favor of. Only by flattering the man could he blatantly continue to ask for money and benefits.
“It’s no big deal. Go back first,” Jasper replied calmly. Jeff left elatedly.
Jeff had just left when Jasper told Ms. Tiana, “Stay here and get your treatment, Ms. Tiana. I’ll send someone to fetch you back once you’ve recovered. Don’ t worry about anything else. No matter how important something is, your own health should still take precedence.”
“Alright, I know.”
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Ms. Tiana’s wise gaze seemed to have seen through something when she looked at Jasper but she did not say anything.
Instead, she nodded and smiled gently as patted Jasper’s hand. “If you’re busy, Jasper, then go get to work first. I’ll be fine here.”
“And do what you want to do. I’ve lived quite a long life and I know what’s real and what’s just an act.”
Jasper was stunned for a moment before he nodded and responded, “Then rest well, Ms. Tiana.”
Jasper walked out of the hospital room and spoke to Julian calmly, “Jul.”
“Go run after Jeff and get the money back. Then tell him to run as far as he can. Warn him not to come and disturb Ms. Tiana again. I’ll tell the hospital too not to allow Jeff to visit”
“Alright!”
Julian immediately tumed to carry out the instruction. Jasper shook his head as he stared at Julian’s back.
Jeff was too naive.
Jasper had initially planned to pretend in front of Ms. Tiana so that she would move on from Jeff and recover properly from treatment.
However, Ms. Tiana had lived for decades and she could see through his intentions.
Her heart had gone completely cold and that was why she cooperated with his play.
Jasper was reassured by this.
He had nothing to worry about as long as Ms. Tiana was not affected.
People like Jeff can keep dreaming if he thought he could take Jasper’s money and rely on Jasper to get a job!
Half an hour later, Julian returned to Jasper’s side casually.
“I got it back, Jasper.”
Julian said with a smile as he passed the check written less than an hour ago to Jasper.
Jasper waved and did not take the check.
“Keep it.”
Julian did not insist. After being by Jasper’s side for so long, he knew that Jasper was generous enough not to care about something so insignificant. It was not out of charity or reputation thatJasper gave him money, but more out of convenience.
Julian put the money in his breast pocket and asked, “Are we going back now, Jasper?”
“We’re done with everything here, so we can return directly.”
Jasper exhaled softly and chuckled as he pulled open the car door. “It’s Wendy’s birthday tomorrow. She thinks I’ll forget just because she didn’t tell me.”
“She’d nag me for the next few decades if I really forgot about her birthday.”
“Hmph. As if I’d let her catch on to such a fatal weakness.”
“Let’s go, straight back to the Southeast Province. Return quietly and try not to alert anyone. I’ll go decorate a bit first and give her a huge surprise tomorrow night.”
Julian got into the driver’s seat and started the Bentley’s engine. As he pulled on his seatbelt, he chuckled and said, “Jasper, Mr. Law had me remind you before he left that Miss Anna’s birthday is next week. She’s been staying overseas for a long time and she’s hoping to meet you again.”
Jasper’S expression darkened and knocked on the back Of Julian’s head. “Drive the car and shut up!”
Julian drove with an evil chuckle but did not say another word.
While Jasper rubbed his temples frustratedly.
Wendy’s and Anna’s birthdays were just one month apart. This was something too important for him to forget.
However, according to the timing, next month should be the most crucial time of his plan. His head hurt at the thought.
Thank goodness that this headache could still be solved. Jasper might truly go crazy if both their birthdays were on the same day.
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It was fortunate that Waterhoof City was not too far from the Southeast Province. Still, since they left overnight, it was already two am. the next day when Jasper arrived at Nauritus City.
Jasper did not return to the villa or his own home since he wanted to prepare a surprise, instead, the man decided to check in and rest at a hotel until morning came.
The sky brightened and with the rising of the morning sun, the city awoke as well.
The streets began to bustle and steam from breakfast restaurants joined the cacophony of cars and birds whistling. Everyone could feel how Nauritus City was flourishing with every day.
On both banks of the Southface River, white collar elites appeared in various commercial buildings.
Some were on the phone and some held coffees or laptops in their hands as they began a new day of work. It was time to clock in and in JW Capital’s office in Southface River Tower, people all got back to work. Wendy sat in her CFO’s office and frowned as she stated at the report in her hand.
She did not say a thing, but the middle ranked manager who stood beside her table was too terrified to take a deeper breath.
With the expansion of JW Capital and its growing business, Wendy’s prestige also began to grow.
Not only was Wendy in charge of all of JW Capital and its subsidiaries’ finances, but she was also the female owner of JW. Excluding the owner, Jasper, who rarely appeared in the office, everyone in the company feared Wendy.
The lone fact that the company’s second highest ranked officer, COO Malcolm Malibu, had also been subjected to a harsh reprimanding from Wendy due to a mistake in the operating funds.
The most audacious part of this incident was that Wendy was half a rank lower thati Malcolm.
However, thinking back to how this female owner had also rejected the owner Jasper’s suggestion over a financial expense, this manager suddenly realized that Malcolm, this foreigner’s incident was not too big of a deal.
The middle ranked manager peeked at Wendy who was currently going through the document and suddenly felt regretful.
He should not have sought Ms. Schuler out to review his document today.
According to a few colleagues, Ms. Schuler seemed to be in a bad mood these days.
“Not too bad.”
Wendy finally closed the document sometime later and commented.
The manager let out a deep sigh of relief at those three words. Happiness and gratefulness for fate engulfed him.
‘Thank goodness, I did put enough effort into this document…’
“But the expenses on Article four, section three and Article five, section two are unnecessary.”
What Wendy said next had the manager’s heart lurching to his throat.
“About this, Ms. Schuler. These two sections are budgets for increased staff and allocation cars to employees of and above middle ranked deputy managers. Both these budgets were suggested by Mr. Laine before…”
“So what if it’s Mr. Laine?! ”
Wendy stared at the manager emotionlessly at the mention of Jasper.
The pitiful manager felt his butt squeeze and was about to pee himself in fright.
‘Ms. Schuler’s gaze reminds me of the one my wife would give when we’re fighting and refusing to talk to each other.’
‘Did Mr. Laine and Ms. Schuler get into a fight?!’
This thought had cold sweat trickling over the manager’s skin.
‘What the f*ck. I know this company belongs to you two and you can do whatever you want, but why is insignificant little me suffering when you two are fighting?’
“So what if Mr. Laine suggested it? I won’t approve of unrealistic and inappropriate suggestions. Do you know what the situation is now?”
“The company is broke, we need more money!”
“I can approve of the budget for more staff, but allocating cars to anyone of and above the deputy manager position is easily an expense of millions of Somer Dollars! It’s completely unnecessary!”
“The company’s still in its start-up stages and it’s got a long way before we can start being ostentatious. What on earth is Jasper thinking? I’ll talk to him about this later. Get rid of that section and add a new section with a proposal to increase the standard of reimbursement for business travel.”
“Alright, that’s all I have. Revise the report and hand it over for approval on three days.”
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Wendy then told the man to leave after she finished speaking.
The little manager did not dare protest. Facing the female owner of the business that had revoked the owner’s orders, the little manager took the document and ran out immediately.
Wendy tossed the gilded pen in her hand angrily after the manager left, and she crossed her arms huffing where she sat on her office chair.
Wendy subconsciously glanced at her phone and felt even angrier at the lack of activity.
Today was her birthday and it seemed like this man had completely forgotten about it.
‘B*stard! How can you forget something so important!’
Wendy felt it was unfair. Deep in thought, Wendy took her phone sub consciously, as if driven by some deity, and dialed a number.
The last time she talked to Jasper was about Ms. Tiana. She did not have the time to talk about her own issue and she still held hope that Jasper would ‘realize’ on his own. From how things looked now, the man seemed like a hopeless case.
“Where are you?”
Wendy asked directly after the call connected.
“Still working. I’ve already dealt with Ms. Tiana’s situation, what’s wrong?”
Jasper’s voice drifted over through the phone.
Wendy clenched her jaw silently and said tensely, “Were you the one who suggested allocating cars for everyone of and above deputy manager?”
Jasper seemed to be stunned by what he heard.
He did not remember such small matters.
“It rings a few bells I think…”
“It’s a waste of money so I revoked it. We can reconsider it when we’re not as Light on cash,” Wendy harrumphed but explained herself anyway.
Jasper smiled. “That’s alright. Our funding issue should be solved after the month.”
“When are you coming back?” Wendy asked casually.
“In another two days, I think. I still have a bit of work to do,” Jasper sounded slightly apologetic.
“Alright, then, there’s quite a bit of work at the company as well. But do come back soon. As I said, there’s quite the accumulated workload for you at the office,” Wendy replied, suppressing her unhappiness.
“I Will…”
Wendy tossed her phone away after ending the call.
Wendy tossed her phone away after ending the call.
As if they had just fought, Wendy could not help but think that she could have handled the situation better. Wendy felt that she was too nice to Jasper, to the point where the man would forget her birthday.
Yet she could not state it outright either.
She was concerned about how busy Jasper was, but she also did not tell him directly because the more girly part of her wanted him to remember it himself.
Yet… this rascal!
Wendy grabbed the office landline frustratedly and connected a call with her secretary.
“Jenn, inform our colleagues of the department to get ready for a meeting in half an hour. We’ll do the fourth quarter financial review in advance!”
Turning her frustration into motivation, Wendy began to pressure her subordinates.
In the other end of Nauritus City, Jasper sent away a few people in charge of the venue he needed for the surprise tonight with a crescent eyed smile. He stretched and suddenly laughed out loud.
He certainly could hear the despondence in Wendy’s voice. Used to Wendy’s gentleness and meekness, Jasper suddenly found that he quite enjoyed pranking her from time to time.
“Oh, Wendy. How could I possibly forget something so important? It’s because it’s important that I keep this a secret.”
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Time passed before she knew it as Wendy began to busy herself with work.
It was only when the night lights lit up, the lamps under the office switched on, and the sound of colleagues walking out the corridor that Wendy realized it was time to clock off.
Wendy rubbed her sore neck exhaustedly. She was about to turn her computer off when she received a call from her father.
“Are you still at the office, Wendy?”
Dawson’s gentle voice put a smile on Wendy’s face. “Yeah. I’m about to clock out. Why, is there something wrong, Dad?”
Dawson laughed out loud. “It’s your birthday today. Why, are you so busy..? You forgot?”
Wendy felt her heart warm.
Indeed, all men were trash and could not be relied upon. The only man who could was one’s own father.
“Did you get me a gift, Dad?” Wendy asked happily.
“Haha. I was thinking I’d treat you to dinner today. Since it’s been a long time we’ve eaten together.”
Wendy felt slightly confused about Dawson’s suggestion.
‘Dad’s always been the one who cooked when we celebrated my birthday before.
‘So why’s it different this time?’
Still, Wendy did not think too much of it and agreed immediately.
“Sure. Where are we eating?”
Dawson replied, “Come to the North Bank. There’s a new restaurant with Fac cuisine that opened recently. I heard a few business friends say the food and view are great. I’ll wait for you here.”
“Is it the New Garden House? I heard of it too and they’ve made quite the reputation for themselves, but I never had to time to try.”
“Yup, right there. They have a balcony of the river view and it’s right above the bank of Southface River. It’s pretty nice that you get to see the bustling nightlife of South Bank and the river. I’ll be waiting for you here.”
“I’ll be right there!”
After ending the call, Dawson then called Jasper from Schuler Group’s office happily.
“You little brat. I can’t believe you asked me to cooperate with you and prank my own daughter,” Dawson chided smilingly.
“Sigh. The lengths I go to make your daughter happy,” Jasper joked with a laugh.
“Alright. I’ve already done my part so what’s next will be up to you,” Dawson replied.
Jasper asked, “Do you want to eat with us, Uncle Schuler?”
Dawson replied with a huff, “At least be sincere if you’re going to treat me to dinner. An old man like me will only disturb you two, you two have fun.”
“Haha, alright. I’ll bring Wendy home for dinner tomorrow,” Jasper said with a smile.
Dawson chuckled and ended the call.
Wendy took her purse and left the office happily.
Even if the man had forgotten her birthday, Wendy still decided to forgive him for now and only teach him a lesson when he returned.
Wendy drove over the Southface River Bridge and arrived at the North Bank In less than twenty minutes, Wendy had already arrived at the New Garden House that was lately hugely popular in Nauritus City.
Since JW Real Estate had successfully developed the South Bank of Southface River, the North Bank’s development had also begun.
However, due to the topography of the land, there was no way the North Bank could become another commercial district. Not to mention that there was already a South Bank that fulfilled the developmental needs of Nauritus City for the next few decades, the North Bank was more suited for the service sector of the economy like food, beverages, and entertainment
like businesses.
Thus came the appearance of New Garden House.
However, New Garden House seemed desolate today when it was supposed to be bustling with business. There were no cars in the parking lot at all and Wendy was confused by what she saw.
“Isn’t business here doing great? Why isn’t there anyone at all?”
Wendy frowned and walked into New Garden House puzzled.
She had just walked into the vintage dining hall when she saw two neat rows of professionally dressed servers, in white suits, black pants, and white gloves, greet Wendy courteously.
“Welcome, Miss Schuler.”
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Shing.
Wendy’s eyes lit up.
It explained why New Garden House’s reputation was as good as it was. Even if you ignore how their food tasted, their service was already much better than other restaurants.
“Hello…”
Wendy nodded with a smile and walked toward the open air balcony her father Dawson talked about amidst the servers’ shocked gazes.
Wendy was used to such looks because her beauty had always attracted the gazes of men and women alike.
‘What a shame that the rascal did not know to cherish it!’
Wendy pushed open the door on the second floor and was stunned by the gaze before her eyes.
The sizeable open-air balcony was decorated and filled with petals.
The entire ground was filled with her favorite flower lilies.
There were pink, white, and green petals and various kinds of lilies bloomed beautifully all around. Not even the light river breeze could disperse the subtle scent of lilies in the air.
Among the sea of lily petals left one small path that led to the middle table in the open air balcony.
On the round table was one opened bottle of red wine, a few small dishes, and a covered candlestick so the flame would not be extinguished by the breeze.
A candlelit dinner.
The slight glow shone on the back of a young man, currently staring at the South Bank of the Southface River and against the door.
As if feeling something, the man turned around and smiled at Wendy.
Wendy swore that at this moment, the girliness within her had exploded.
Every girl had once wished for their prince charming to surprise themselves on their birthday.
Tonight’s sea of petals and candlelit dinner had completely surprised her.
“You, I… I thought you had things to deal with in Waterhoof City?!”
Excited and surprised, Wendy stuttered as she asked.
Jasper chuckled and crossed the sea of petals to the small path. He took her hand and pulled her directly to the balcony railings.
“There’s nothing more important than the birth of my treasure twenty- three years ago today,” Jasper whispered by Wendy’s ear.
The chilly river breeze coupled with the subtle scent of flowers and the man’s warm breath by her ear felt like a dream to Wendy.
“But…”
Wendy wanted to say more, but she had only uttered one word when Jasper stopped her with a finger on her lips.
Under the glow of the candle, Jasper’s youthful and defined side profile held an indescribable tine of mysteriousness and manly charm.
The finger over Wendy’s lips pointed at the sky above the South Bank and Jasper’s eyes resembled the brightest star in the night sky.
“Don’t say anything and look over there.”
‘This sea of flowers and candlelight dinner isn’t all? There’s more?’
Wendy turned over, suppressing her excitement, and proceeded to see a view she would never forget in her entire lifetime.
At this moment, two kilometers around the South Bank of the Southface River, huge fireworks were shot into the sky every 100 meters apart.
Bang bang bang.
The explosion of fireworks woke half of Nauritus City. The colorful shimmers were akin to God’s miracles on earth, and bursts of fireworks continued to unfurl in the sky above the Southface River.
This was a dreamy and heart stopping view.
Countless citizens of Nauritus City looked up in awe and they watched the following scene with Wendy.
Neon lights lit up at the same time on a total of 21 buildings above 10 stories across kilometers of the commercial area in the South Bank of Southface River. Thousands of neon lights cooperated to form one sentence.
“Happy Birthday, Wendy Schuler! ”
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Depite the various methods widely used in the year 2020, there was no more exciting or more shriek provoking method to show love than to write your lover’s name with neon lights on the city’s buildings.
There was also buying all the taxis in the city and using the advertising panel above to show their love.
These methods could easily feed every woman’s girly heart or materialistic desire.
However, it was rare for anyone to go as far as Jasper did tonight.
This was because his plan required all the buildings in the entire business district of a city to cooperate with him. Jasper needed more than just money to show his love through neon lights.
All buildings above ten stories were decorated with neon lights across the entire Southface River’s South Bank, stretching across several kilometers.
Thanks to precise calculations and control, every neon lightbulb had contributed to a part of the sentence. This wish had stretched across the most flourishing place of Naurituc City.
At this moment, this grand sight had the entire city becoming a background in Jasper’s control, one that only emphasized how special Wendy was.
Countless ladies must be screaming while young men smiled wryly at the sight.
On the North Bank, Wendy felt her heart melt at the awestriking sight before her eyes.
No woman could possibly defend herself against such a sight.
Let alone when the man behind all this was someone she had already decided to be with forever.
Wendy put her hand over her mouth and her throat felt like it had been blocked off by something.
She turned to look at Jasper. There were a thousand things she wanted to say but nothing came out of her mouth.
“Dumbfounded?”
Jasper chuckled and reached out to hug the beauty in his arms adoringly.
“Thank you, for staying by my side. For supporting me and helping me without asking for repayment.”
Jasper was never someone who took other’s kindness for granted.
He might never have confessed to Wendy officially, nor did the two ever had a strict conversation involving similar words like ‘Be my girlfriend’.
However, what they meant to each other was mutual recognized through their tacit understanding to stay by each other’s side each day.
More than each other, but it was recognized by both their families as well.
It was just that Jasper kept to himself when it came to relationships. The man believed that instead of confessing how much you liked or loved a person, it was more realistic to show his feelings and being by her side instead, Jasper had always trusted Wendy the most.
Be it out of business or personal feelings, he would trust Wendy without holding back.
While Wendy had always been putting in the effort by his side to help him, and she had never asked for any repayment.
With Jasper present, she would stay by his side quietly as a kind partner.
If Jasper was absent, then she would take up Jasper’s responsibilities and work in the office and help him take care of the business.
A long term relationship required more than mutual affection. More importantly, both parties had to be each other’s support and shoulder to lean on.
Wendy did not say anything when she heard Jasper. Instead, she quietly buried her face into Jasper’s chest and reached out to hug him back.
“I thought you forgot.”
Wendy finally said unjustly after a long while.
“I would never.”
Now that Wendy’s emotions calmed down, Jasper pulled her to the chair and sat opposite her. Then he raised his hand to pour Wendy a cup of red wine.
“Today’s an important day and I’ve planned a long time for this. Everything else, no matter how important, will be postponed.”
It did not cost Jasper anything to say sweet things, and considering the setting, the man would say whatever was sweetest.
Life at the Top Chapter 1260
As expected, Wendy was very pleased with Jasper’s performance… In truth, Wendy was already extremely content with today’s sea of petals, firework show, and neon light confession.
Most importantly, Jasper had returned and he did not forget what day it was today.
This was what mattered to Wendy the most.
“You didn’t need to put so much effort into this. I’m happy enough that you’re back,” Wendy said softly.
Jasper chuckled and replied, “There’s no such thing as too much effort. Anything to make you happy.”
“I am happy… but won’t this hold you back from work?”
Most women were like this. If you were too busy with work to take care of her feelings, then she would be unhappy. However, once you put effort to make her happy, she would then worry that she was holding you back from work.
Of course, the basis of this was that this woman was willing to spend the rest of her life with you. Or she would not care about that at all.
“Tonight’s about us. Let’s not talk about business,” Jasper waved her off and said.
“What nonsense is that!” Wendy’s meekness and grace had her flailing at Jasper’s straightforwardness.
“I can’t believe my dad worked with you to lie to me. There’s no way I’d let him go so easily…”
Still, Jasper’s delicately planned celebration was a complete success.
The two did not return to the villa that night. After dinner, they decided to stroll by the riverbank.
It was as Jasper had said before. Tonight was about them, not business.
After strolling, Jasper then brought Wendy to watch a late night film in a cinema. It was already early morning when the movie was over.
While the two had long started living together, they had never gone all the way.
No man would ever let go of such a great opportunity. So Jasper directly brought Wendy to his home in Nauritus City and did the last step according to plan.
The next day, Jasper arrived at the office refreshed and alone. While Wendy caught up on lost sleep at home.
This was strictly Wendy’s first time but Jasper was an experienced man in this field. He had only let her rest once the sky was starting to brighten and she had suffered quite a bit as a result.
So Mr. Laine decided to be generous and let his partner rest for the day.
“Hello, Mr. Laine.”
“Good morning, Mr. Laine.”
In a great mood, Jasper greeted everyone back with a smile and nod.
As the company flourished, personnel also began to grow. Jasper spent most of his time away outside of the office, he did not recognize most of his new employees. However, this did not prevent the employees from recognizing Jasper through pictures.
Not to mention that Jasper’s move last night had shocked the entire Nauritus City. Others might not know the mastermind behind the neon lights and fireworks, but JW Capital’s employees knew very well.
Excluding their owner, no one else in Nauritus City would go to such lengths to profess their love for Wendy.
The first thing Jasper did once returning to the office, was seek Malcolm and the rest out to talk about the company’s latest situation.
While Jasper did not spend his time at the office, most important incidents were still reported to him through phone or video calls. So Jasper had always had good control over JW Capital’s development. This talk with Malcolm and the rest were mainly for formalities’ sake.
Then, Jasper returned to his office to personally deal with the accumulated documents required.
It was almost noon and Jasper still had more than half of the original pile of documents left unread. The man rubbed his sore eyes and decided to eat lunch first before he continued later
He had just put his pen down when Chad, the company’s Director of Human Resources rushed into the office.
“Something’s happened, Mr. Laine. Six of the company’s deputy managers suddenly collectively resigned.”