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Life at the Top Chapter 1431

It was either Fabian let Henry and the gang go or he would be left with nothing.

Jasper was confident because he knew that even if Fabian did not agree to let them go, Henry would still be safe. He would just need to suffer a few more days of hardship.

After all, the Laws were still around, and the Atticus family was not prepared to have a complete fall out with the former. Moreover, if they really fell out with the Laws, the Laws would go mad if Fabian targeted Henry. This would force the old master to show his face. This would bring no benefits to the Atticus family.

Hence, what was in front of Fabian right now was a deal. Jasper was willing to use 500 million US Dollars in exchange for Henry’s early release.

It seemed that Jasper would suffer a huge loss from this, but this bold yet foolish behavior made Fabian feel extremely humiliated. Because this 500 million should belong to him! He even got this loan after he mortgaged 100% of Empire Meet’s stock rights. Right now, Jasper was using his own money to bargain for Henry!

“Jasper, you’re so calculative. This money should be mine! You don’t even need to spend a dime and yet you want to take Henry away from me?” Fabian said coldly.

Jasper shook his head and said, “Mr. Atticus, firstly, you have to know that in this situation, if I say the money is yours, then it’s yours. If I say it’s not, then it’s not.”

This statement felt like a huge kick to Fabian’s ribs. He immediately exploded. “How dare you come to Harbor City and strut around in front of me?”

“I have the ability to do so.” Jasper shrugged and placed the fruit knife down slowly. He smiled softly at Fabian and continued, “If you’re the one who wins, I guess you’ll be even more nefarious than me, right?”

“Good! Amazing! Jasper, I lost so much money and I don’t care about this last 500 million US Dollars. Worse comes to worst, I don’t want any of it!”

Jasper grinned and replied, “Of course, you have the right to choose…”

“However, you’re no stranger to this thing, right, Mr. Atticus?”

As Jasper said that, he took out an agreement.

When Fabian saw the header of this contract, his eyes contracted.

‘Mortgage Agreement’. And below that was his signature!

With just one look, Fabian was sure that this was the agreement he signed when he mortgaged 100% of Empire Meet’s stock right to loan 500 million US Dollars.

“How did you get that?” This was the first time in this meeting that Fabian failed to control his expression.

Fabian had been deliberately showing Jasper when he was mad, or when he was mocking him, or when he was being calm.

When one got to this stage of life, no one would be so stupid as to show their true emotions on their faces. However, at this moment, Fabian could hold himself back anymore.

He could not imagine that the loan he got from the underground money firm would end up in Jasper’s hands.

Jasper chuckled lightly. He recalled how when he got off the plane, he ran into Kayden’s people. Kayden’s present really helped him a lot.

That was why he dared to come here. It was because he understood Fabian’s true condition from this agreement.

If Fabian did not use his family’s power, he would have nothing.

This was exactly the confidence Jasper needed to pin Fabian down on the negotiation table.

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Jasper did not care how Kayden obtained this agreement. However, this did not stop Jasper from getting to know Kayden once again.

Indeed, the good guy with a smile always on his face was not a good person.

The Langdon father and son duo had almost the same temper. In order to seek revenge, he was able to suffer in silence for so many years.

Jasper also had reason to believe that Kayden had planted a lot of spies around Fabian.

He even had a bolder suspicion. He suspected that the ambition and preparation the Langdon father and son had poured into Harbor City was far beyond anyone’s imagination. If not, how would one explain why Kayden’s people had been waiting at the airport before Jasper even got off the plane?

The Langdon father and son were horrifying.

However, they shared the same enemy, so it was not the time to think of such a thing.

“Mr. Atticus, you have to know that all the lender needs is to recover the principal sum and interest on time. However, if someone is willing to pay a higher price to buy the mortgage, they would naturally be willing to trade,” Jasper said flatly.

“You bastard!” Fabian was immediately infuriated.

“I know those heartless scoundrels from the underground money firm were god for nothings. For the sake of money, they’ll even kneel and call a dog their father!”

Fabian had a malevolent look on his face and he did not realize he had just exposed another secret to Jasper.

He borrowed his money from the underground money firm.

After remembering this information, Jasper said, “To the Atticus family, it doesn’t matter if it’s 500 million US Dollars or even a billion US Dollars, those are all small numbers. They can accept it, no?”

“If you were to tell everyone about this, I think you’d be able to settle all of your finance problems, right?”

Fabian turned around and looked sinisterly at Jasper. He said, “Are you threatening me?”

Jasper shrugged and replied calmly, “I’m talking about a business deal with you, Mr. Atticus. I’m just analyzing the current situation for you right now.”

“Do you think I need you to analyze this for me?” Fabian said with a cold chuckle.

“Perhaps not. So, Mr. Atticus, are you going to make the decision, or am I going to make it for you?” Jasper asked.

Fabian’s expression was bone-chilling. He was looking at Jasper like he was going to eat him alive.

However, he did not reject Jasper’s offer immediately. His family was loaded, so why did he put up collateral at the underground money firm?

Even if he used his name to put up collateral or ask for a loan in the bank, he would be able to get the money within the shortest time possible along with the lowest interest rate.

Do not think that rich people did not care about interest. With a loan of 1 billion US Dollars, the daily interest would be an astronomical figure. The rich were just smarter and more meticulous in planning and accounting than the poor.

If they could avoid any unnecessary expenditure, they would not spend a penny more.

However, the reason Fabian did such a thing was so that he would not become the talk of the town.

He was very famous and there were so many people looking at him.

If he took money from his family, then getting defeated by Jasper and losing a billion US Dollars would serve as the catalyst for the other families to attack him and his father.

Both he and his father, Sawyer, did not want to face a situation like this.

Meanwhile, it would be the same if he asked for a loan from the bank. There were no secrets in banking. Fabian knew if he put up collateral at the bank, everyone in Harbor City would know he was facing bankruptcy. If he handed the documents in the morning, his dirty laundry would be aired for everyone to see before lunchtime.

Now, Jasper was using this to threaten him.

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It was a blatant conspiracy. Fabian had to agree no matter what.

The helplessness and the humiliation caused Fabian to despise Jasper.

As Fabian looked at Jasper, he said, “So what if you get Henry and the gang out? Of course they have to pay the price after they did something like that.”

“Even if I agree to let them go free, do you think my family and I will forgive them?”

Jasper replied insipidly, “If you touch them, I will take action. If your family wants to touch them, the Laws will seek revenge. This is what’s going to happen.”

“I don’t expect us to completely eradicate our shared hatred with this trade alone. It’s not realistic. There’s no way that we’ll shake hands and be friends.”

“However, a long-term hostility shouldn’t affect our small collaboration this time. Also, this collaboration will be like swapping our chess pieces on a chessboard.”

“You’ll get back some of your losses so the damage won’t be so bad. Meanwhile, I’ll get what I want. It’s a win-win situation, no?”

Fabian looked at Jasper and burst out laughing all of a sudden.

“You abandoned the chance to easily defeat me just because you want to get Henry out of mere sooner.”

“You and I both know that if you expose the information you have in your hand, all of my positions on the Dow Jones Index will be liquidated. I will also become a laughing stock in Harbor City. I’ll also be put under huge pressure by my family.

“It’s such a useful card and you want to use this to get Henry out sooner, is it really worth it?”

“Some thing’s value can’t be measured on paper,” Jasper said calmly.

Henry caused such a huge kerfuffle, and this outcome aside, even if Henry did not come to Harbor City under his instruction, Jasper would still do everything to get Henry out after he was caught up in so much trouble. This was not something he could place a value on.

“How touching.”

Fabian chuckled coldly, but obviously, he did not believe Jasper.

In his opinion, either Jasper was stupid for doing this, or he was trying to use this chance to get on the Laws’ good side.

Fabian was someone who simply would not do something that would not bring any benefit to him. Furthermore, he would also harm others to benefit himself. Hence, this was possibility not totally unimaginable to him.

And could Jasper, someone who would be able to defeat him, really be so stupid?

Even if Jasper was conceited, he would not have this thought right now.

Therefore, he immediately suspected that Jasper merely wanted to get something from the Laws.

Judging from Fabian’s expression, Jasper knew what he was thinking. However, it did not matter. What Fabian had in mind was none of Jasper’s concern.

As he said back then, they were enemies, so even if they worked together this one time, their rivalry on the chessboard would not change. Therefore, Jasper did not care about what Fabian thought.

Fabian did not say anything and Jasper did not urge him.

At this moment, the atmosphere was tense.

“This matter touched upon the family’s profits. I can’t let him go just because I want to.”

After a long while, Fabian said slowly. Even though he did not agree immediately, he was more lenient now.

“That’s your business to handle.”

“If you agree, then I can give you some time to fix this. Perhaps three to five hours. I would think, Mr. Atticus, that this would be enough time to convince your family.”

Fabian said indignantly, “Just a few hours? What do you think I am? Even if I’m the head of the family, I still have to consider how the elders and other family members feel. How is so little time enough?”

After he said that, the door of the room burst open. A body covered in blood crashed through the door and flew into the room alongside a cloud of sawdust.

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The sudden change surprised Jasper and Fabian.

The two of them turned around to see what was going on. Then, they saw Julian walking through the door that had crashed open while stepping on the sawdust.

At this moment, Julian’s entire body was hot. His skin was glowing abnormally red as if he had been burnt.

After they looked closely, they could see that his head was also steaming slightly.

However, Julian looked as if he was in great condition. He was breathing normally and his eyes were shining. Furthermore, he did not look like he was injured.

On the contrary, the person on the floor was almost unrecognizable. His body was covered in blood. The tastefully chosen clothes on his body had been ripped into pieces and were now hanging from his body.

His two arms were twisted in bizarre angles. They were like two knots by his side. He wanted to get up but the severe internal injuries and the wound on his arms prevented him from doing so. Hence, he could only turn his body and cough out blood while lying on the ground.

This person was Waterson, who had been accompanying Fabian.

The outcome was clear after the two of them fought.

Fabian narrowed his eyes, he was feeling extremely shocked.

Waterson had worked with the Atticus family for many years and been with them through many things. Fabian was even kidnapped by some kidnappers when he was in senior high.

However, at that moment, Waterson saved him while defeating six ferocious heavily armed desperados single-handedly.

Fabian had also seen Waterson severely injure an adult man who had constantly trained.

Because of all this, in Fabian’s eye, Waterson was without equal. He knew Waterson was good with his fists.

Now that Fabian had gotten into trouble, the Atticus family asked Waterson to come here to protect him. However, Fabian did not expect that the unequaled Waterson would be beaten to the ground one day.

He lifted his eyes to glance outside the room. Even though he could not see the entire corridor, he could see the upper body of his bodyguard lying on the floor near the door.

There was no doubt about it, more than ten bodyguards outside had all been defeated.

Fabian’s face turned dark and he said frigidly, “Jasper, is this one of the tokens of your discussion with me?”

Jasper shook his head and laughed, “No. Even if I were stupid, I wouldn’t use force to threaten you in Harbor City. I still want to leave Harbor City alive.”

“Stop talking nonsense. The Laws are so close to you. If my family or I want to touch you, we’d have to be prepared to start a battle with the Laws. We’re all smart people so stop pretending to be dumb.”

Fabian’s angry roars caused the smile on Jasper’s smile to become more radiant.

He looked at the time and said, “Mr. Atticus, we’re busy people so let’s not waste time.”

The corners of Fabian’s lips twitched. This was the first time he had felt so helpless. At this moment, even if he had a lot of tricks up his sleeves, he could not do anything.

It was obvious that Jasper would not stop until he reached his goal. Yet, Fabian could not say no to the terms he offered.

After taking a deep breath, Fabian said calmly, “Three hours. I need three hours.”

Jasper got up after he heard that. He said, “Then I shall wait for your good news.”

After he said that, Jasper turned around and walked to the door.

Julian did not hesitate and he immediately followed Jasper out.

Fabian looked at Waterson on the floor and said coldly, “I will remember this.”

Jasper did not turn around and immediately walked out the door.

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After Jasper left, Fabian’s furious roars came from the hospital room.

“Damn it!”

Fabian grabbed a vase from the side of the bed and smashed it against the television that was hanging on the wall opposite the bed. With a loud crash, the vase and the television both broke.

At this moment, Waterson struggled to get up from the puddle of blood on the floor. He lowered his head and said to Fabian, “Mr. Fabian, it’s my fault.”

Even though Fabian was furious, he hated that he could not kick this useless old thing to death. After he took a deep breath and suppressed the impatience and anger in his heart, he flashed a stiff smile.

Then, he said, “That punk is so wily and mischievous. He has someone powerful with him too, so how can I blame you, Waterson? You’re so badly injured. Let me ask the doctor to come look at you. You have to recuperate now.”

Anyone would be touched if they were cared for and not criticized after a serious failure.

After Waterson heard that, he was even more remorseful. He said, “Thank you for your forgiveness, Mr. Fabian.”

‘What a good-for-nothing!’

After Fabian cursed in his heart, he said faintly, “Waterson, you’ve worked in the Atticus family for so many years. Even if weren’t able to contribute this time, you’ve worked hard for us. Therefore, this small failure means nothing. Jasper will surely regret this in the future. Waterson, you should go get someone to take a look at your wounds.”

After he watched Waterson walking away with a limp, Fabian murmured coldly. “If I didn’t feel that you’re useful to the family, you won’t be able to suppress my anger even if you died a hundred times.”

After a while, Fabian picked up the phone and called a number.

“Father, it’s me. Jasper came over just now.”

There was silence on the other end of the phone.

“Let Henry and the gang go,” Fabian continued.

After a long while, Sawyer finally said, “It’s easy to let them go, but it’ll be difficult to get such a good chance again in the future.”

“Father, a lot of the elders in the family don’t agree with us starting a battle with the Laws, right?” Fabian said calmly.

“Until that old thing from the Laws doesn‘t die, those good-for-nothings won’t dare to do anything… However, we have to make the Laws pay.”

Fabian said coldly, “It’s of paramount importance that we fight the Laws. We still need some time to prepare for this. However, this is not the best time.”

“Even so, I can’t wait a second more to defeat Jasper!”

Sawyer was silent for a while, then he said, “This is your affair to handle. You’re not a child anymore so you have to make your own decisions. If you think this action will be more beneficial, then I’ll entertain you.”

“However, you have to be aware that your previous failure has led to the others in the family holding different opinions about you. “If you get defeated by the same person twice, then it’ll make us look very passive.”

Fabian thought about the price he had to pay and then the corners of his lips twitched.

“Dad, I don’t have another way out.”

Sawyer asked with a deep voice, “How much did you lose?”

“All of the assets under my name.”

Fabian’s answer caused Sawyer to start breathing heavily on the other side of the phone.

As Fabian’s father and the head of the Atticus family, naturally, Sawyer knew how much money that was. However, what shocked him the most was not the money. The loss of this money was nothing to the Atticus family and Sawyer.

What truly shocked him was the fact that Fabian had lost everything this time. This had never happened before!

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For Sawyer, even though Fabian had lost everything, the money really did not matter. Rather, it was the fact that his son, who had never failed before throughout his whole life, was completely defeated when he faced Jasper.

“What is wrong with you? You were so amazing when you faced Jasper. Even the elders in the family had nothing to say about you. And that was the time you and I had completely established your position and strength in the family. How did you lose everything this time?”

It was only reasonable for Sawyer to be mad.

As the old saying went, these rich and famous families emphasized the honor the parents received when their children’s position rose. Even though they were not in a feudalistic era now, within the family, the performance of one’s offspring could affect the elders’ opinions of their parents to a certain extent. This was an age-old fact.

If Fabian was useless, then Sawyer might not get his position as head of the family.

After all, the previous head should not only consider the issue of the transfer of power to the next generation during the handover, but also the issue the third generation would have a hundred years later.

If Fabian was useless, and if Sawyer forcefully handed down the position of the head to his son upon growing older, he might cause turmoil. This was something that a wise head of a big family would never do.

When Sawyer criticized him, Fabian replied grimly, “I lost and there’s nothing to justify the result. However, I didn’t completely lose. I still have some cards in my hand. Once I play them, Jasper will die for sure.”

“Are you confident?”

“I am confident!”

Sawyer thought about this for a very long while and then chose to believe in Fabian once again.

“Alright, what do you need me to do?” Sawyer asked in a deep voice.

“Continue to take action against the Laws. Even though we let Henry go, this doesn’t mean we’ll let this issue rest. Otherwise, it’ll be hard to explain to the family.”

“I need the family to distract the Laws for me. If not, it’s going to be difficult for me to do this with the Laws helping Jasper unconditionally.”

“Aside from that, I don’t need anything else. I can handle it myself.”

Sawyer said calmly, “As a descendant of a rich family, your starting point is a finishing line that a lot of people won’t be able to reach even in a few lifetimes. And because of this, you don’t have a lot of chances to make mistakes.”

“If you make even the slightest mistake, a lot of people will place you under a microscope. Therefore, you should consider the advantages and disadvantages of this carefully.”

“As for what you asked me to do, I will do it well.”

After Sawyer said that, he hung up the phone.

Fabian closed his eyes and thought for a long time after he put the phone down. When he slowly opened his eyes, his gaze was extremely icy. He knew what his father said just now was more like a warning than a reminder. He could not lose again. If he lost again, his biological father would abandon him, let alone his family.

Power was always more important than relationships in a family.

Besides, if he and his father let go of their power, what else would they use to maintain their relationship? Those elders in the family were not easy to deal with.

“How can I lose this time? Jasper, tell me, how are you going to win?”

Fabian’s icy gaze was filled with venom as he murmured to himself.

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Fabian was a man of his word. He said three hours, so Jasper saw Henry and the gang getting escorted out of the detention center not a minute more or a minute less.

Henry was grumbling as he strutted out of there. As he walked, he was boasting to Alex who looked very off-color.

“What did I say? So what if he’s Fabian Atticus? Does he have an extra ball hanging between his legs? Even if I f*ck him up, what can he do to me? He’ll still let us out obediently in the end.”

While he was being detained, Henry knew no one would dare to do anything to him. On the other hand, Howard’s hot temper and impressive body ensured the latter did not suffer much.

On the contrary, Alex, who was weaker and did not have a powerful family, suffered quite a lot. Therefore, he became the target for them to vent their anger. Those people were obviously venting the anger they accumulated from Henry and Howard onto Alex. Thus, Alex’s face was swollen and bruised. He was even walking with a limp.

However, fortunately, he only suffered some flesh wounds. Even though Alex did not have a strong family like the Atticus Family or the Laws, he was still someone well-known and reputable in Harbor City. Even though those people listened to the Atticus family, they did not dare to go overboard with this.

“Mr. Law, you’re fine, but I’m not. ”

Alex clutched his face and said with a sob.

However, after he said that, he did not hear Henry’s response for a very long time. He lifted his head and saw Henry running toward a man on the opposite of the road while screaming on top of his lungs.

“F*ck me! I knew you wouldn’t leave me to die!”

Henry ran toward Jasper and pulled him into a tight hug.

This action stunned Alex and Howard. Everyone knew Henry’s temper and behavior, so who was worthy of being treated like that by him?

As Henry’s two best friends, Alex and Howard never experienced this kind of affection before, even though they had gone through thick and thin with him. Alex started to feel a little jealous inside.

Meanwhile, Howard stared at Jasper while looking pensive.

After patting Henry’s back heavily, Jasper said, “How are you? Did you suffer in there?”

Henry said cockily, “They wouldn’t dare to even if you gave them balls of steel.”

Jasper nodded and said, “This is my fault. I didn’t think this through.”

Henry grinned and said, “What does it have to do with you? I let it go to my head back then. I can’t stand seeing that idiot Fabian looking pleased and arrogant. That’s why I decided to stir sh*t up.”

“Well, your father put all important matters aside and is waiting for you to go back home now,” Jasper said.

Henry’s expression changed and he said, “Damn, straight out of the pan and into the fire, huh? I can’t go home now, if I do, that old thing will kill me.”

“Don’t worry, I’ll be with you,” Jasper said with a soft smile.

At this moment, Alex and Howard walked over.

“Let me introduce you guys, this idiot with the swollen and bruised face is Alex Jean, and that’s Howard Branson.”

Henry pointed at the two of them and said, “This is the boss. He’s my brother-in-law, Jasper Laine.”

When Alex heard Jasper’s name, his eyes lit up. Not a lot of people knew what Jasper looked like in the circle of young masters in Harbor City. However, almost everyone had heard of him.

News of his work from the previous market rescue to the direct monopoly of half of the entertainment industry in Harbor City that almost disabled Mitch and the others had spread like wildfire.

Moreover, they knew that Henry was causing trouble for Fabian for Jasper’s sake.

“Hello, boss!” Alex had no limits. He immediately went and greeted Jasper to try to suck up to him.

On the other hand, Howard merely nodded at Jasper and said stiffly, “Hello.”

Jasper had a good feeling about these two men who were willing to risk everything for Henry. Hence, he smiled and said, “Thank you both. I owe you one.”

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Alex chuckled. His eyes were filled with happiness. Even though the second generations looked as if they were simple-minded and they did not need to consider anything other than thinking about how to have fun and cause trouble, in reality, they were all very stressed.

They were at the age where the burden of the task of succession had begun to subtly affect all aspects of their lives.

For example, Alex was the only son of the Jeans. Therefore, there would be no pressure for him to fight over the family property. Meanwhile, Phil was still healthy so he could still work for a few more years. However, Phil was not getting any younger, and Alex could not always be a second-generation who only knew extravagance.

Therefore, his instinct drove him to draw up a relationship with Henry and also win Jasper’s favor.

Even though from the looks of it now, Jasper did not have any foundation in Harbor City, which made this feel like an empty promise.

However, smart people would know that it was only a matter of time before Jasper rose now that he had long list of glorious past achievements and also the unconditional support of the Laws in Harbor City.

Right now, if the families in Harbor City wanted to expand their business to the mainland, they would only have to do half the work to reap twice the reward if they had Jasper’s help.

One would know this if they just looked at the Laws’ huge investment in the mainland over the past year. One would have more ways out if one had more friends. Jasper was a young man with the Laws as support and he also had a lot of resources in the mainland.

This was a golden blue-chip stock.

“I hope I can use this favor now.”

Howard suddenly spoke up. Henry, Alex, and Jasper were all stunned.

Soon, they came back to their senses. Jasper smiled and asked Howard, “Okay, what can I do for you? However, I might not have as much advantage as you guys in Harbor City, so I might not be able to help you with things that are too difficult.”

Howard shook his head and said seriously, “You can definitely help me with this.”

As he said that, Howard pointed at Julian, who was standing behind Jasper. He had an intense desire to battle shooting from his eyes. He said, “I want to learn from your bodyguard.”

Jasper turned his head to look at Julian dumbfoundedly. Then, he answered Howard, “He’s not my bodyguard but a brother of mine. If you want to learn from him, you can ask him yourself. If he’s unwilling, I won’t force him.”

Julian’s expression changed slightly upon hearing that. Then, the corners of his lips turned upward.

Henry chimed in happily, “Julian is kind of like my master. So, Howie, you’re not strong enough to fight him yet!”

Howard ignored Henry as he looked heatedly at Julian. He said, “My friend, I can feel a power from you that makes me tremble. I want to fight you with everything I have.”

Julian did not say anything. Instead, he just looked at Jasper silently.

Jasper shook his head. He had never seen such an odd request before. This guy was willing to get beat up voluntarily.

“Julian, you can decide for yourself. If you’re interested, you can accept his offer,” Jasper said.

Julian shrugged and said to Howard, “I won’t go easy on anyone.”

“That’s good. If you are being cautious not to overdo it, it’ll end up being a performance and not a fight which you can learn from. Only true men fight properly!”

Howard yelled in excitement. He was a man standing 1.9 meter tall, looking very much like a bear in human form. His entire body emanated a desire to fight.

“This place is not suitable. Come with me,” Julian said flatly.

When the two of them disappeared from the corner of the road, Jasper smiled at Henry and said, “Your friend is pretty interesting.”

“He’s a sucker for kickboxing. He’s on the brink of madness after so much training.” Henry shrugged. Even though he was saying that, he had a look of admiration in his eyes.

“The bodyguards in my family and my father’s private bodyguard fought with him before. Whenever he sees someone strong, he won’t be able to hold himself back. However, those bodyguards said that kid is such a genius with his fists. If he started training ten years earlier, he might be a master.”

Alex pressed his lips together and said, “I wonder why he doesn’t want to enjoy his life and instead constantly hangs out with dumbbells. He either stays in the gym or the boxing ring. What’s so fun about a life like that?”

“Everyone has their own interest,” Jasper said insipidly.

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While they were talking, Julian returned.

His breathing was steady, and there was no indication that he had done any exercised.

Howard followed him with a limp. He looked quite embarrassed. However, Howard had a strange grin on his face. He looked as if Julian had beaten him stupid.

“Wow, that was f*cking amazing!”

Howard yelled. When he opened his mouth, Jasper and the others could see that Howard had lost half of his front tooth. Howard looked a little goofy like that.

“Can I still ask you for a fight next time?”

Howard looked heatedly at Julian. It was as if Julian was his first love that he simply could not forget.

Julian ignored him and stood behind Jasper silently.

Howard was a little disappointed when he saw this. He scratched his head and said, “I guess I am still too weak. When I become stronger, I will definitely look for you.”

As he said that, Howard planned to return to Henry.

“Your physical stamina is still okay. I can see that you have been trained to use certain skills, but the way you exert force is weak and you don’t have enough foundation in the bottom half of your body. If you want to make greater progress over a short period, I suggest you train the bottom half of your body more.

“Don’t think about any fancy moves-you are only suited to using your fists. Stand on a stump and do the horse stance for at least five hours a day. Then, you can gradually increase the intensity.”

Julian’s sudden statement excited Howard.

He bowed deeply to Julian and said sincerely, “I’m learning every day. Thank you for your advice.”

With a wave of his hand, Julian gestured at Howard to stop being so courteous. Then, he stopped talking. Jasper and Henry smiled at each other.

“Your elders are still waiting for you to go back to Law Manor. You should show your faces to them first,” Jasper said.

Henry was surprised. “Aren’t you going back together with us?”

“I’ll go to the hospital first. I’ll meet Uncle Law later,” Jasper said.

Henry instantly knew that Jasper was going to go visit his employees, so he did not say much. He nodded at the two of them and left directly after that.

Howard was very grateful to Julian when he left. Judging from his posture, it looked as if he wished he could ask Julian to take him as a disciple.

Jasper turned around and went back to the car. Then, Jasper smiled at Julian, who was currently driving. “It‘s rare for you to take the initiative to advise someone.”

“He is not bad.”

Julian said, “It’s just that he did not have much innate talent. However, he has perseverance.”

Did not have much innate talent…

Jasper recalled how Henry once said that Zachary’s private bodyguard praised Howard for being a genius with his fist, but to Julian, Howard was reduced to someone with not much innate talent. Jasper could not help but feel a little curious. Just how talented was Julian when it came to fighting?

However, this was all gossip. Right now, Jasper should go to visit Jake as soon as possible.

Life at the Top Chapter 1440

Harbor City Heavenly Hospital.

This was a high-end private hospital in Harbor City. Only the rich in Harbor City could stay here.

When Jasper arrived at Jake’s room, Jake was attached to the IV while he watched television.

“You’re so dedicated to your job. You should rest since you’re hurt. You should recuperate before you think about work.”

Jasper pushed the door open to walk in. He said this when he saw that the television on the wall was showing the financial news of the United States.

When Jake saw Jasper, he started panicking. However, Jasper pressed him down on the bed right before he could do so.

“Don’t move. I’ve asked the doctor and he said you have a slight concussion. You can’t move too much as you need to rest well.”

Jake said emotionally, “Mr. Laine, why are you in Harbor City?”

“You’ve been abducted, so as your boss, how can I not come to rescue you? If not, who would want to work for me?” Jasper chuckled and replied.

Jake said shamefully, “Mr. Laine, I’m sorry for being too careless. If I had known about this, I would have moved our workplace to a more secluded place. Perhaps we won’t have run into this issue if I did that.”

Jasper shook his head and said, “This has nothing to do with you. Your previous workplace was a secluded villa provided by the Laws who found you that place. Where else can you go if you intend to hide again?”

If Fabian wanted to find someone, he would be able to unless that person was not in Harbor City. Moreover, Jake had so many people in his team, and they had been doing transactions in the Dow Jones market this whole time. As long as someone got the IP address of their system from the securities regulatory commission, they would not be able to hide.

“Mr. Laine, is it over?” Jake asked.

“Half of it,” Jasper replied faintly.

He had nothing to hide from Jake, so he straightforwardly told Jake what had happened afterward.

When he heard that Henry had wanted to burn Empire Meet to the ground, he was dumbfounded.

However, when he heard that Jasper had reached a deal with Fabian, he could not control himself and said, “Actually, we can completely crush Fabian this time.”

Jasper smiled and said, “It’s not like that.

“You’re only thinking about it from a financial angle. You forgot that Fabian still has his family behind him. Now, Fabian doesn’t want things to escalate to an unconcealable level, so he will still cling onto his last card. He is also willing to pay a price for this.”

“However, if we forcefully removed his last card, Fabian will totally embarrass himself in front of everyone. However, this will also give his family a reason to brazenly intercept and put their foot into this matter.”

“At the end of the day, the thing that people of our level need to do is compromise and exchange terms. If we were to completely crush Fabian, he wouldn’t die unless we could also get rid of his family’s power in one go.”

After hearing what Jasper said, Jake nodded thoughtfully.

Jasper wanted to remind Jake of this as well.

After all, he still needed Jake to stay in Harbor City to take charge for him. Jake needed to look at an even bigger picture if he were to stay in this position. After all, he would not just be a financial agent Jasper had appointed to stay in Harbor City.

“Mr. Laine, does that mean we are giving up the chance to completely take down Fabian?” Jake asked reluctantly.

“He only has half a life left. It’ll be the same whether we finish him or not. He only has 500 million US Dollars, which will be just enough to pay for his funeral. What damage could he possibly cause?” Jasper said flatly.

Jake frowned and said, “Mr. Laine, I heard a lot of rumors back then. It seems that Fabian still has more tricks up his sleeve. Also, looking at his performance on the Dow Jones Market toward the end, I still see a lot of abnormal behavior.”

“It’s abnormal indeed. Now that we’ve relented on our assault, based on common sense, he should rush to flee the market. Yet, he’s not moving at all.”

Jasper said as he narrowed his eyes and recalled what Baz told him while he was on the way here.

“No, there must be more to this. Does Fabian not want to give up yet?” Jake answered immediately.