Ch. 1421..1430
Life at the Top Chapter 1421
Henry had the cigarette between his lips as he looked at Howard.
Howard chuckled at Henry and said, “Henry, the wind’s pretty strong. Use mine…”
Henry nodded and said while feeling deeply moved, “From now on, you’ll be my second brother.”
One did not need to think to know who the first one was. Henry moved over to light the cigarette before taking a long drag. He had the cigarette between his fingers as he tilted his head to look at Fabian.
“Atticus, you’re such a badass, but are you afraid of death?”
Fabian’s heart skipped a beat when Henry looked at him. He immediately felt that something was not right. The matter did not develop as he had expected.
Before Fabian could think it through, Henry flicked the lit cigarette butt in his hand away.
The orange and red cigarette butt flew in the cold wind of the night. Then, it spun and flew toward the villa. The entrance of the villa was covered with the doused gasoline.
At this moment, Fabian’s pupils contracted to become tiny dots.
He roared with fear and remorse that he had never felt in the past thirty years of his life, “Henry, how dare you?!”
Henry placed his hands in his pockets and smirked, “I am a brainless second-generation and I’m a simple hedonist. I can’t do anything well but I am the best at causing outrage!”
“But so what? I can afford to do this!
“I am proud of my name, and I stand by my actions. My name is Henry Law! Today, I will stand here and see if you are scared of death or not, Fabian Atticus!”
Fabian could not hear what Henry was saying anymore. His attention was on that cigarette butt that had fallen on the ground. It landed on the gasoline, and immediately, a deep blue flame that had tongues of orange and red started spreading toward him.
It was too fast.
It was so fast that Fabian did not even have time to run away.
He wanted to run but his legs felt as if they were filled with lead. He could not move them no matter what.
Then, numerous figures started charging toward him regardless of the danger.
“Mr. Atticus, run!”
He could only hear his bodyguards’ screams of terror. Fabian felt as if he had been hit by a truck. He suddenly flew backward.
While he was in mid-air, Fabian saw a glimpse of Henry’s maniacal face. A thought suddenly popped into his head.
His legs were not filled with lead, but he was so scared that he was unable to move.
Then, Fabian felt his head hit something hard. With a thud, his vision went dark. It was as if the lights in his world had been switched off as he lost consciousness.
The fire soon burned the villa to the ground.
The huge fire not only devoured the villa that represented Empire Meet, but also ignited a violent situation within Harbor City.
When Jasper received the call, it was already daybreak he was already seeing the first glimmers of sunlight. Meanwhile, Jasper was sleeping soundly.
However, the ringtone of the phone sounded abnormally urgent, and what the person on the other end of the line said got rid of all traces of Jasper’s sleepiness.
A few minutes later, Jasper hung up the phone.
He called Wendy without any hesitation. Then, he woke Julian up and headed straight to the airport.
“Jasper, did something happen in Harbor City?”
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Julian asked as he drove.
He knew Jasper had been working on anything major these days, so he would not leave Nauritus City if it was not anything urgent.
Yet, he was suddenly asking to go to the airport to fly to Harbor City in the middle of the night. Something astronomical must have happened.
Judging from Jasper’s expression, Julian, who had been his partner for a very long time realized this matter was not as simple as he initially thought.
“Something bad happened…”
Jasper let out a sigh and said while feeling annoyed, “I dragged Henry into this. If I don’t handle this well, we’ll be in huge trouble.”
Julian was silent for a while before he said, “Jasper, it’ll be fine. You can solve every problem that comes your way.”
“I hope so…” Jasper shook his head and said, “Julian, ask the airport whether the plane is back from Harbor City or not.”
That was right. One hour ago, Jasper’s Gulfstream plane had already departed from Harbor City to come back to Nauritus City’s airport just to ferry Jasper over.
“Okay.”
Julian did not ask or say anything more. He immediately called the airport.
Half an hour later, the Bentley stopped in the parking lot of Nauritus City International Airport. Then, Jasper and Julian headed to the aircraft parking ground through the special VIP lane. They did not even have time to pack a single suitcase. A moment later, they got onto the plane that had been refueled and headed to Harbor City while zooming into the clouds with a loud rumble.
When Jasper’s plane took off, most of normal people were sound asleep. Meanwhile, the upper-class circle in Harbor City was in chaos.
The Law Manor.
Zachary, who rushed back from Auma City sat on the sofa in the middle of the room with no expression on his face. He was slowly smoking a cigar in his hand.
Meanwhile, two men were sitting next to him.
One of them was Alex’s father, the head of the Jeans, Alex Jean.
Another burly man with an imposing manner and white hair on his temples was the current head and boss of Star Group, Merrie Branson. He had a domineering and powerful presence even though he was just sitting quietly in place.
“Mr. Law, Henry, Alex, and Howard are currently being detained by the police. I just contacted them, and I couldn’t see them at all. The Atticus family must be involved in this, so we have to quickly think of a plan. If not, I’m worried those three kids will be doomed.”
Phil lost his cool and broke the silence.
Zachary looked at Phil and said, “I called Sawyer just now.”
“What did he say?” Phil asked quickly.
Zachary flicked the ashes of his cigar away and said faintly, “An eye for an eye.”
The corners of Phil’s lips twitched, and he said through gritted teeth, “Fabian is in the hospital and he’s under so much protection. However, from what we could tell, the incident was not so serious that it would cost him his life. He only suffered some flesh wounds so how is he going to give them a taste of their own medicine?”
“The Atticus family got dirt against us now.”
Morrie, who had stayed silent the whole time, finally said quietly.
Since Morrie came from the underworld, he was used to fighting and scheming against the others in the dark. The methods those dark entities employed were way worse than what the outside world were aware of, so he clearly understood what the Atticus family was thinking. He immediately knew what they wanted.
“So what? Should we just watch our children get locked up and suffer hardships? Everyone knows that the police chief is Sawyer’s best buddy. Now that the three of them are locked up, how much are they are going to suffer?” Phil said angrily.
Zachary waved his hand and answered, “What are you so scared of? So what if the police chief was raised by Sawyer? Does he dare to kill my son?”
After Zachary said that, Phil did not say anything anymore.
At the same time, he let out a sigh of relief in his heart. The reason he deliberately behaved so restless back then was to make Zachary say that.
As long as Henry was fine, his son, Alex, would be safe and sound too.
This was how the big shots communicated. Their fights would be hidden in every small detail of conversation.
“Let’s just wait,” Zachary said suddenly.
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“What are we waiting for?” Phil asked subconsciously. Then, he immediately thought of something. He asked in a surprised and expectant tone, “Is the old master coming?”
Of course, the old master he was referring to was Old Master Law.
After Phil said that, Howard also looked over.
Obviously, even though this matter was very intractable, as long as Old Master Law came out to say a few words, there wouldn’t be any major repercussions.
Zachary waved his hand and said, “I talked to my father before I came here. He said he doesn’t want to get involved in this.”
Phil started laughing in anger when he heard this. However, since he was fearful of the Laws, he could not show his dissatisfaction.
After he thought about it, Phil said sullenly, “The three kids burnt Empire Meet and we can excuse that, but they almost set Fabian on fire. There were two bodyguards severely injured and six lightly injured. Also, Fabian suffered a concussion, so I don’t think they’ll get away with this.”
“It’s like they’re stepping on the Atticus family’s crest as they slapped them across the face. Is the old master not going to intervene in such a huge matter?”
“The old master has his own factors to consider.”
Zachary looked at Phil with a warning gaze. Then, he continued calmly, “Think about it. If the old master shows up to handle this, wouldn’t that signal that the Atticus family can instantly raise their demands?”
Phil’s expression froze and he could not utter a single word.
“It’ll be good to let them suffer a little,” Zachary said with a dark face.
“Those brats are getting more and more courageous. How dare they commit murder and arson? How are we going to control them if we don’t teach them a lesson?”
Morrie laughed and said, “They’re pretty brave. At least they’re better than cowards who don’t dare to do anything. Besides, Mr. Law, they only committed arson, not murder.”
Zachary peered at Morrie and said bluntly, “You’re so old, yet you also want to fool around with them?”
Morrie shrugged and said indifferently, “The Bransons got to this point because we dabble in illegal business. Big families like the Atticus family never have any respect for us. What’s done is done, so what else can they do?”
“I can get some assassins for hire from Southeast Terra and then I’ll use all of my family assets to kill off half of the Atticus family. After that, I’ll run away without a care in the world. What can they do to me then?”
Phil chuckled bitterly and said, “You’re all very powerful people.”
“However, Mr. Law, since we’re not waiting for the old master, what are we waiting for?”
Zachary replied faintly, “That rascal caused all of this behind our backs and he still wants to live comfortably? No way! I’ve asked him to come over here and clean up this mess.”
Phil and Morrie exchanged a glance. They had simultaneously captured some key information from Zachary’s statement.
First, it was Zachary’s tone.
His tone when he said ‘rascal’ was similar to when an elder would affectionately refer to their juniors. Not everyone was qualified to be addressed by Zachary in that way.
Secondly, ‘caused all of this behind our backs’.
Did someone ask Zachary and the gang to do this?
Such a thought was simply too outrageous in Phil’s mind.
He knew Henry very well. He was not afraid of anything, and he was truly a fiend in human form.
Who had the power to tell him what to do?
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The scariest thing was that Zachary and even the Laws seemed to know this person was, and were even tacitly agreeing to this matter.
Even though Henry was a disappointment, he was still the successor of the Laws. Would they really allow Henry to be instructed by someone else?
While Phil and Morrie were racking their brains to figure out who this was, Jasper arrived at Law Manor.
Right now, the sky was just beginning to shine brightly.
After he pushed the door open, Jasper walked in with a cool breeze blowing behind him along with the first rays of morning sun.
Phil and Morrie lifted their heads to look over and were met with Jasper’s exhausted yet confident and unflustered face. What Phil and Morrie focused on the most were Jasper’s bright eyes that seemed to contain the entire galaxy.
His eyes were clear and did not look so special at the first glance, however, the more one looked at them, the more breathtaking they appeared.
Phil and Merrie were old foxes who had a wealth of experience. With just one glance, they knew this young man was not as simple as he looked.
“Uncle Law, I’m sorry for being late.”
After Jasper walked in, he scrutinized Phil and Morrie without them noticing. Then, he walked in front of Zachary and said in a soft voice.
“That’s good.” Zachary finally had a smile on his face.
“This time, that rascal caused such a huge commotion.”
Jasper nodded and said, “Uncle Law, we didn’t talk in detail over the phone. Can you tell me what’s the situation now?”
Zachary nodded but he did not immediately tell Jasper the situation. Instead, he pointed at Phil and Morrie at his side. He introduced them, “This is the chairman of Jean Corporation and the head of the Jeans, Phil Jean. He’s also Alex Jean’s father. The other man is the chairman of Star Group, Howard Branson’s father, Morrie Branson.”
“Alex and Howard are that brat’s best friends, and they grew up together. The three of them did this together last night”
When Jasper heard that, he turned and greeted Phil and Morrie, “Mr. Jean, Mr. Branson. Hello…”
“Essentially, this matter is between me and Fabian. However, Fabian used some tricks that did not follow the rules and took action against my men. Therefore, I asked Henry to come to Harbor City to teach Fabian a lesson.”
“I initially wanted Henry to waste Fabian’s energy so that over the next two days, I could take Fabian down myself.
“However, I didn’t expect this issue to blow up, nor did I expect your sons to be dragged into this. No matter what, this is my fault and I must apologize to you, sirs.”
Jasper humbled himself but Phil was not too happy about this.
Jasper was the one who masterminded all these shenanigans. It was fine if he asked Henry to do such dangerous things, but now Jasper had even dragged his son into this.
Now, not only his son, but the entire Jean family was going to end up being hated by the Atticus family.
It was not a joyous thing to he hated by the Atticus family in Harbor City.
Therefore, Phil did not care how much the Law valued Jasper. To him, Jasper was just a junior. He wanted to lecture, but Morrie was one step ahead of him.
Morrie started laughing and he got up to grab Jasper who was about to bow down. He said candidly, “You’re Jasper, huh? I heard about you a long time ago, but this is the first time I’m meeting you in person. You’re not bad at all. You’re pretty eloquent and you have the look of a successful person.”
Morrie’s reaction caused Phil’s jaw to almost drop.
He had known Morrie for more than ten years and this was the first time he had seen him praising a junior so much.
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To be honest, even Jasper was a little astonished, let alone Phil. However, the astonishment lasted less than a second. Then, Jasper immediately showed the respect and reverence a junior should have toward his elders.
“You speak too highly of me, Mr. Branson. I’m just lucky. There are a lot of people out there who are better than me. I don’t dare to look down on everyone in the world.”
Morrie chuckled and replied, “It’s good to have a fearful heart, but you don’t have to be too humble. If not, you’ll look like a hypocrite.”
Jasper nodded and chuckled. “Thank you, Mr. Branson. I learn something new every day.”
“Stop calling me Mr. Branson. I’m almost the same age as Mr. Law. Why don’t we refer to ourselves as uncle and nephew?” Morrie laughed and said.
Naturally, Jasper would not embarrass Morrie at this moment. After all, he was the boss of the underworld. Jasper would not be losing anything by being regarded as his nephew.
“Uncle Branson, it’d be an honor,” Jasper said with a slight bow.
Morrie guffawed and patted Jasper’s arm. Then, he said affectionately, “Alright, let’s talk about the situation at hand now.”
After he asked Jasper to sit, Morrie turned to look at Phil.
Phil frowned.
‘Damn it. This is such a critical moment, yet you’re not worried about your son’s safety. You even adopted a nephew first. Now that you’re done and it’s finally time for business, you’re asking me to speak because you’re too lazy to do it?’
Even though Phil was not happy, Zachary was sitting with them, and it was clear that he was allowing this, so Phil did not dare to object.
“Those rascals caused such a huge ruckus, and Fabian is still in the hospital. Even though we think Fabian is not hurt too badly, from the situation of the scene, he at least has a concussion.
“This is the first time the Atticus family has suffered such a huge loss after they suddenly rose to power. I’m sure they won’t let this go so easily.”
“Judging from their reactions, it seems that they do not intend to just let this go.”
“Before you get here, Mr. Law called the head of the Atticus family, which is Fabian’s father, Sawyer Atticus. Let’s just say it didn’t go well.”
“The Atticus family plans to seek revenge. After that happened, the three rascals were taken away immediately. From the way things look, the other party has the upper hand so we cannot do anything. Right now, we don’t have an opportunity to see the three of them, and we don’t know how they are.”
“The only thing helping us is the fact that they are not ordinary people and we’re also all here. Therefore, they won’t dare to do anything over the line.”
Phil paused when he said that. Then, he looked at Zachary.
When he saw Zachary nodding, he smiled. After this, the way he looked at Jasper changed.
He had heard that Jasper was valued by Zachary and also Old Master Law. However, after what he experienced tonight, Phil knew those were not just rumors and that the truth was actually even more unbelievable. If he could tell Jasper what he was about to say next, it meant that the Laws had no secrets with Jasper.
“This is only what we can see on the surface. There is also something that we can’t see, or rather, something only people at a certain level can see it.”
“The Laws and the Atticus family are already locked in a conflict, and it’s a huge one.”
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“Back then the Atticus family got rich from trading rubber when they were still in the Golden Peninsula. Their first business in Harbor City was stolen from the Laws.
“It happened back during the first year that Mr. Law took over the family. He was not familiar with the family business yet when he succeeded the first head of the family. That was why the Atticus family was able to take advantage of this.“Of course, Mr. Law thought of a way to seek revenge against them after that. There was a lot of back and forth as this issue grew bigger and bigger. The worst one was about six years ago I think, right, Mr. Law? Sawyer worked with Kennedy Langdon to take down the Laws.”
Zachary nodded and replied faintly, “That’s right. Six years ago…”
“Back then, my father suddenly fell sick very and he was unconscious in the hospital for half a month. The hospital had given us a very thick stack of notices stating his critical illness. Back then, everyone in Harbor City including myself thought that the old master wouldn’t make it.”
Phil smiled and said, “Yeah, back then, while Mr. Law was worried about the old master’s condition, he still had to handle the attack from the Atticus family and the Langdons. He was so anxious and worried.”
“However, the old master was bold and good-natured, so he left a lot of good karma behind. Back then, the other two rich families sided with the Laws…”
“Jasper, what do you think happened back then?”
Phil asked this to purposely test Jasper.
Jasper answered insipidly, “The upper class in Harbor City formed two opposing sides surrounding the Laws and the Atticus family.”
“Very good.”
Phil nodded and praised.
“That’s what happened back then. When their conflict reached its peak, Mr. Law was ready to send Henry and Anna abroad. It was very courageous of him to fight to the death alongside the Laws.”
Zachary waved his hand and chuckled. He said, “Stop praising me. As the head of the family, I’ve taken over this responsibility from my father. If I lost the family, what dignity would I have left to continue living? I needed Henry and Anna to continue the bloodline of the Laws.”
Phil’s eyes were shining as he relived the battle back then. He said slowly, “I can only say that there is providence in everything.”
“During the most critical moment, Mr. Law battled courageously with the Langdons and the Atticus family. If any of them made a call, Harbor City wouldn’t be the Harbor City you see today.”
“The upper-class in Harbor City was split into two sides. The neutral ones were almost wiped out. Once everyone decided to join the fight, no god from heaven would have been able to stop them until one side was defeated.”
Jasper nodded understandingly and said, “Yes, it’s just like the two armies fighting each other. Once the commander gives the order and the soldiers start fighting, they can’t withdraw the troops.”
“Yes, that’s exactly it,” Phil said ruefully. “So, I guess it’s providence. At that moment, the old master woke up.”
“If he woke up, the battle would not continue. The Atticus family and the Langdons knew this. As long as the old master was still around, the Laws were here to stay.”
“However, the outcome of the battle was unknown, so the grievances remained. All these years, we’ve lost track of how many public and private fights have sprung up between them.”
Jasper said with a frown, “Does it also mean that in the worst-case scenario, the Atticus family might use this chance as a pretext to make a fuss, reigniting the confrontation between the two sides?”
“It’s not very likely, but we have to take this possibility into consideration.” Zachary answered.
He looked at Jasper and said, “Therefore, right now we can only communicate with the higher-ups for you. However, you will be the one deciding how to settle this matter. Furthermore, you have to do it with your power and not escalate it.”
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Jasper frowned and then he said slowly, “Uncle Law, I caused this so I should take care of it since it’s my unshirkable responsibility. However, I am worried that if the Atticus family has some other motives, this might be very tricky.”
Indeed, if the Atticus family went mad and decided to start a family war that would mess up the entirety of Harbor city, then it whatever Jasper said would be meaningless.
Zachary smiled when he heard that. He said, “You don’t have to worry too much about this. You just have to do it. The Laws won’t be afraid even if the Atticus family wants to go there.”
“We still don’t know who the victor will be…”
“Most importantly, you shouldn’t forget.”
Zachary smiled at Jasper and continued, “The old master is still here.”
Jasper sighed in relief. He was indeed envious of the Laws for having an elder in the family. The old master was like a treasure to them.
Moreover, with the increased interaction between Harbor City and the mainland, Old Master Law, who the big shots in Swallow Capital regarded as having given outstanding service to the country during the Handover, would only gradually attain a higher position.
Indeed, with the old master around, the Laws were as safe as houses.
The Atticus family knew about this as well.
“Okay, I’ll take action now,” Jasper said after getting up.
“Wait, you already know what to do?” Phil asked in astonishment.
As he said that, Phil laughed and said profoundly, “Young man, it’s very complicated right now.”
“First of all, we tried to go over to see those rascals, but we couldn’t. So it’ll be meaningless if you go over as well. Or perhaps, do you intend to head to the Atticus family to personally see Sawyer?”
Jasper shook his head and said, “It’s meaningless to meet Sawyer. Aside from him refusing to see a nobody like me, even if he did see me, what would he tell me? I’m guessing that if he wants to say something, he’d say it to all of you.”
“Then what else do you have in mind?”
Phil thought Jasper was just being impulsive and wanted to act rashly before thinking things through. As he was about to advise him, he realized Jasper had already weighed the decisions out in his mind. Hence, he started questioning Jasper after his interest piqued.
He secretly knew he would not have any good ideas on how to handle this if he was in Jasper’s position.
“I’ll go see Fabian.”
While Phil was putting himself in Jasper’s shoes, Jasper’s statement sparked an idea in Phil’s head.
Indeed, all of this started because of the beef between Jasper and Fabian. Since Jasper was in Harbor City right now, it would be best if Jasper went to see Fabian.
Only Fabian would be able to solve this mess involving the Atticus Family and the three rascals that had been locked up.
“Good idea!” Phil praised.
“However, are you sure that Fabian will want to see you?” Phil asked.
Jasper smiled and answered, “He will.”
“Oh..? How confident,” Phil said mockingly. He felt that Jasper was being a little boastful right now.
Currently, Fabian was being guarded by heavy security in the hospital. It would be impossible for Jasper to barge inside forcefully. Thus, he could only make Fabian agree to see him voluntarily.
However, this was very challenging.
“Yes, because Fabian even dreams of defeating me.”
Jasper’s flat tone was filled with extreme confidence. Furthermore, the statement itself was incredibly overbearing.
A guy that Fabian, someone the elders speak very highly of, dreamt of defeating would not be able to say something like this if he did not have a certain level of conceit and ability.
“Okay…”
Morrie beamed and nodded. He looked at Jasper and said, “You should go soon then.”
Jasper gave him a brief reply, and after bidding farewell to Zachary, Phil, and Morrie, he left the villa politely.
Phil was sat speechless in his chair for a long time after Jasper left.
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“T-That brat…”
Phil pointed in the direction of the door from which Jasper had left and said without knowing whether to laugh or cry, “Back then I thought Kayden was the steadiest and Fabian was the most maniacal among the younger generation in Harbor City. From the looks of it now, this kid might defeat both of them.”
“The moment I saw him, I thought of something,” Morrie said.
All the people of their generation trusted Morrie’s judgment. He never made a mistake when it came to judging one’s character.
“This feels like the plot of Lolita.” Morrie let out a sigh gently and said softly.
Upon hearing that, Zachary stared blankly at Morrie before guffawing.
While he was laughing, his face was filled with the same sort of gratification and complacency that one would feel when his peers finally acknowledged the junior he had his set sights on.
Zachary’s love for this young man was not to be outdone by his love for his biological son.
Phil shook his head. Although he was shocked by Jasper’s finesse and wisdom, he felt Morrie was exaggerating when he said that.
The plot of Lolita?
Did this mean that Jasper was Humbert and all of the younger generations in Harbor City were Lolita?
What a joke.
Harbor City Sacred Heart Hospital.
Since this was the best private hospital in Harbor City, every patient here was either rich or famous.
Even in Harbor City, which ranked among the top in the world in income per capita, not everyone could afford to pay 3000 Harbor Dollars for a 15-minute consultation with a doctor.
However, the high price provided meticulous care. They had the top medical team in Harbor City. If they could not cure your disease, they would contact the top experts in various fields around the world for a co-consultation.
The officials and nobles in this land cherished their lives the most. Because on this, Sacred Heart Hospital always had the foundation to take root in Harbor City. Meanwhile, its majority shareholder was the Atticus family.
Therefore, when Fabian was hospitalized, he was naturally assigned the best care.
At this moment, Fabian was warded in the best VIP room. His head was wrapped in gauze, but some blood was still seeping out from it. It made Fabian’s face look very pale.
“How’s the situation?” Fabian closed his eyes and lay in bed as he asked faintly.
“Those three were subdued and the Laws called your father a few hours ago. However, he doesn’t have much to say to Zachary Law.”
“He asked me to tell you to focus on recuperating.”
A man in his fifties said softly.
Fabian slowly opened his eyes and replied coldly, “This is a chance that’s hard to come by. I want to call my father. No matter what, I want to make the Laws pay a painful price.”
“Your father is taking care of this so please don’t worry too much,” the old man said comfortingly.
“Does he think I won’t be able to handle this because I suffered so badly before this?” Fabian growled.
The old man immediately stopped talking.
At this moment, the door to the room opened.
The bodyguard in black said respectfully, “Mr. Atticus, there’s someone here to see you.”
Fabian roared, “Is it a mediator for the Laws? How ridiculous. Do they not see that I am recuperating? I don’t want to see anyone!”
The bodyguard answered awkwardly, “He said his name is Jasper Laine and he said you’ll want to see him after I tell you his name.”
Fabian eyes widened immediately.
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Because he was overwhehned with emotion, Fabian started coughing before he said anything.
“Mr. Fabian…?”
The man in his fifti es came over quickly to pat Fabian’s back.
After he finally started breathing normally again, Fabian took a few deep breaths. Then, he leaned back on his bed and laughed. He said, “Jasper is here? How great! How amazing!”
“He’s indeed the rival that forced me into a dead end. I thought he would hide and stay away from all the quarrels in Harbor City. However, he has bigger balls than I imagined.”
“Mr. Atticus, you don’t have to see someone like him,” the old man said.
Fabian smirked and replied, “I’m seeing him. Of course, I am. I’ve never lost ever since I was born. However, I lost to him. How can I not meet such an interesting rival?”
When the old man heard that, he frowned slightly. However, he did not retort. Instead, he said, “If that’s the case, let me welcome this Mr. Laine, okay?”
Fabian waved his hand and said, “Fine. Thank you, Waterson.”
“It’s my duty.” Waterson bowed slightly to Fabian and then turned around to leave the room.
After a while, Jasper spotted Waterson from where he stood at the end of the corridor.
“Are you Jasper Laine?” Waterson asked with no expression on his face.
Jasper nodded and replied, “Did Fabian agree to see me?”
“Mr. Fabian agreed. However, before that, I have to tell you something,” Waterson said.
“Mr. Fabian is the successor of the Atticus family, so his safety is our priority. So after you go in, please watch your words. Don’t make him angry and don’t purposely trigger him.”
“Also, even though you caused him to suffer some disadvantages in some aspects, you have to remember that Mr. Fabian’s future encompasses the entire Atticus family. His support is unimaginable.”
“He was just fooling around. I hope you don’t feel proud because of some small achievements. This was merely child’s play to Mr. Fabian and the Atticus family.”
“Lastly, you can go in, but the person behind you can’t.”
Waterson’s last sentence was obviously aimed at Julian, who was standing behind Jasper.
Jasper scoffed and looked at Waterson. He said calmly, “Sir, I have a question for you…”
Waterson replied faintly with a frown, “Since you’re pretty polite, you can ask, but I might not answer you.”
“May I know how the Atticus family built such a huge business when they had someone like you around?” Jasper’s statement caused Waterson to lift his eyebrows instantly.
“You punk!”
Waterson roared and lifted his hand to grab Jasper.
Jasper looked at Waterson calmly and stood his ground.
Meanwhile, a gust of wind appeared from behind him. It was Julian.
Their arms touched a few times about 60 centimeters in front of Jasper. However, in the blink of an eye, they retracted their hands.
“I was wondering why a snotty kid like you would dare to come here. It seems that you have an expert with you.”
Waterson looked at Julian in shock as he said to Jasper. Only people in the same industry would know whether the other party was truly skilled.
After the small fight just now, Waterson was shocked by Julian’s ability.
Reality is not a novel and there were not so many fortuitous meetings. Therefore, the short fight just now was not enough to display any physical capability. Yet, Waterson was surprised. He had trained for decades and yet, he was not confident in besting Julian.
“Kickboxing from the Dragon’s Palm and the Twelve Road palm. Young man, who is Sid Welles from Pegasus City in the mainland to you?” Waterson asked Julian in a serious tone.
“He’s one of my masters,” Julian answered insipidly.
“Also, you’re using the Waterson style boxing. Mr. Bart Waterson is also one of my masters. I heard him saying that he had a cousin back then and he was kicked out of the family when he was young. After the cousin went to Harbor City, they lost all contact with him.”
Waterson smirked, “So you’re that old beast’s disciple.” After Waterson finished talking, he did not care about seniority anymore. He started to brazenly throw punches again.
Once again, his target was Jasper.
A look of rage flashed across Julian’s eyes as he lifted his hand to block Waterson.
After more than ten rounds, the outcome was evident.
Waterson stumbled three steps backward and was breathing heavily. Right now, he was gasping for air.
On the contrary, Julian’s face was slightly red and he looked as if he had just finished warming up.
“It seems that you can’t stop me,” Julian said faintly.
“How arrogant! ” Waterson growled. He wanted to charge at Julian again as he felt that he had embarrassed himself. However, a bodyguard ran over to them from Fabian’s room that was at the end of the corridor.
“Waterson, Mr. Fabian said to stop immediately,” the bodyguard said fearfully.
When Waterson heard that, his expression changed. Finally, he forced himself to stop.
His expression made it seem as if he was unhappy that he had just been robbed of a victory. However, he let out a sigh of relief in his heart.
As they were fighting, he understood he was not Julian’s rival.
If they continued, he would be asking to be humiliated. Therefore, this escape path from such an embarrassing situation could not have come at a better time.
“Since Mr. Fabian said so, you guys should go in now,” Waterson said harshly.
“Julian,” Jasper called out faintly.
“Jasper,” replied Julian.
“You said he’s the traitor of your master and he even called your master a beast. You should be grateful to your teacher as if they were your parents. Teach him a lesson on behalf of your master.”
After Jasper said that, he did not look at the change of expression on Waterson’s face as he walked straight into the room.
Julian looked at Waterson frigidly before an extremely arrogant smile appeared on his lips.
Jasper ignored the sounds of the fight and Waterson’s grunts of pain behind him.
It would be fine so long as Julian was not disadvantaged. He knew nothing about boxing but he could tell that Julian was able to defeat Waterson.
As for those bodyguards, Julian was not worried at all. Julian was even better at fighting off a group.
On the contrary, Jasper’s meeting with Fabian might not be so easy.
While pondering, he had already lifted his hand to push open the door of the room.
After he walked into the room, he found that not only did the air not smell like disinfectant, it smelled faintly of flowers instead.
It was not like a hospital room at all. Instead, it was more like a luxurious suite.
However, there was only one bed in the middle of the room.
Fabian was looking at him icily from the bed.
Jasper and Fabian had fought numerous times. It was already clear who the winner was, but this was the first time the two of them had actually met each other.
“Jasper, you’re so courageous.”
This was the first thing Fabian said to Jasper after they met.
When he said the second sentence, his tone sounded more malevolent.
“Are you not scared that I’ll make you stay in Harbor City forever?”
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“Of course I’m scared.”
Even though Jasper said that, he did not look scared at all.
“Why don’t you do it now, Mr. Atticus? You have so many people out there. You only need to say a word and then I’ll die on the spot.”
Fabian looked at Jasper and smirked, “Interesting.”
Jasper strode to a chair beside the bed and sat down. Then, he took out an apple and started peeling it naturally.
He was like a normal caretaker as he lowered his head to look at the spinning apple and the apple skin that was growing longer and longer. Then, he said slowly, “Since you’re hurt, you have to rest more. You have to eat more fruits to replenish your vitamins. It’s good for the recovery of your wounds.”
Fabian frowned and looked at Jasper suspiciously. He started to look more impatient as well.
“Jasper, what are you trying to say?”
Jasper chuckled and said, “Are you getting impatient? This is not the Mr. Atticus I know.”
“What is your impression of me?” Fabian scoffed.
“I won’t say as steady as a mountain, but you wouldn’t be so easily frustrated. However, there’s no difference. You’re still someone I defeated.”
Jasper’s words clearly infuriated Fabian.
“Do you think you’ve won?” Fabian looked at Jasper with a mocking look.
“Judging from the timing of events, the time the fire started last night was also the same time I took down all of your positions on the Dow Jones Index.
“In other words, once you see your capital account when the Dow Jones market commences tonight, you will find a few red zeroes.”
When Jasper said this, he handed the peeled apple to Fabian. Then, he continued while grinning, “Fortunately, the index futures market will forcefully liquidate your assets if you don’t have any funds left. If you’re allowed to go into debt, you’d probably be a billion dollars in debt now, Mr. Atticus.”
The corners of Fabian’s lips twitched.
After he looked at Jasper grimly, he looked at the apple in Jasper’s hand.
An ordinary person would fly into a rage by now, but Fabian was not an ordinary person.
He laughed and then took the apple from Jasper. After he took a bite, he said, “If that’s not my apple, I wouldn’t dare to eat it.”
“If you won’t call your men to shoot me to death here, then I won’t be so stupid as to have the thought of poisoning you here,” Jasper shrugged and said.
As Fabian chomped down on the apple, he said profoundly, “Not bad. This apple tastes so refreshing.”
“Jasper, as things stand, I’ve lost half of all my funds to you.”
Jasper lifted his eyes and said, “So are you saying that there’s more to come?”
“Of course.” Fabian smiled coyly again. Then, he lifted his finger to point at the outside of the window. He said, “Henry is still locked up over there. What are you willing to risk to get him out?”
“He doesn’t need me to risk anything to save him,” Jasper shook his head and said.
Fabian scoffed and said faintly, “Jasper, you’re too confident.”
“Mr. Atticus, image if a normal person with a normal intelligence had two buttons in front of them. One could make someone else lose 1 million bucks while the other button could make themselves earn 500 thousand bucks, what do you think the average person would choose?”
“The 500 thousand button of course,” Fabian said insipidly.
“That’s right. This will reflects upon our negotiation.”
Jasper clapped his hands and said with a grin, “Free Henry, Alex, and Howard and the Dow Jones Index won’t change tonight. Even though you won’t be able to get back everything you lost, you can preserve half of the one billion US Dollars you put in yesterday.”
Fabian immediately understood what Jasper was implying.
This was a blatant threat.