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Life at the Top Chapter 2061

Finally, Jasper’s Adam’s apple moved.

After hearing Jasper’s reply, Jax seemed to have grabbed ahold of a lifesaver.

“Mr. Laine, have you agreed to forgive me?”

Jasper snorted coldly and asked sternly, “When you used the pretext of plagiarism to extort money from us under Homer’s name, did you ever think that this would happen? You used the word plagiarism and used public opinion to force us to pay. Plus, you even wanted me to apologize in front of the public. When you did these unconscionable things, did you ever think about the consequences?”

Jax was lying on the ground, unable to lift his head because of Jasper’s assertive voice.

“I… I was wrong. It’s all my fault, I apologize to you.”

As soon as he said that, Jax slammed his head against the ground again. He wanted to use this to beg for Jasper’s forgiveness. However, unbeknownst to him, Jasper was feeling indifferent.

Although it was useless to kowtow to him, Jasper also did not want to cause him any harm either.

He could not just let Jax die here like this, right?

“Stand up and look at me.”

Jasper‘s voice was still cold, and it was also overbearing.

Jax stood up abruptly and looked at Jasper. His eyes were bloodshot, but they looked extremely empty. Obviously, he was no longer sane.

Jasper could also see that Jax had lost his mind.

“Get lost. Go back and give your leaders a message that this is not over yet.”

It was definitely not that simple to get Jasper to forgive him.

Jax still wanted to beg for mercy, but upon seeing Jasper’s determined attitude, he swallowed his words when they reached his lips. He knew that he had provoked someone he should not have. Jax lifted his heavy steps and trudged out of the room with his lawyer and bodyguard in tow.

After they left, Beckett, who was behind Jasper, finally spoke. “Mr. Laine, what are you going to do next?

“Homer hasn’t dropped their charges against us yet, so our car can’t proceed to the next stage.” Beckett reminded.

Upon hearing this, Jasper said calmly.

“Don’t worry, Homer will come to us in person soon. Just wait.”

When he saw Jasper’s confident appearance, Beckett froze for a moment before nodding slowly. “Alright, shall we go back to the factory?”

“Okay.” Jasper got up and left the room.

Half an hour later, the two returned to the Lane Automobile Factory.

At the same time, inside Homer’s branch in Harbor City. A middle-aged man wearing sunglasses walked quickly into the branch building. There were several bodyguards on either side of him. When everyone in the branch saw the man with sunglasses, they felt deep veneration for him.

“Mr. Weis!”

Every employee looked at this man named Mr. Weis respectfully. When they faced Mr. Weis, they all seemed nervous and their breathing would become faster.

It turned out that Mr. Weis’ name was Larry Weis, and he was Homer’s general manager in Somerland. Meanwhile, Jax was only the regional head of Harbor City. He was the person who had been cursing at Jax earlier over the phone.

“F*ck, is Jax back yet?!” Larry glared at the people in the building.

“He’ll be back soon… He should be on the way back…” Someone who appeared to be a secretary looked down at their watch and replied in a deep voice.

“F*ck, is Jax tired of living? He can offend everyone in the world but why did he have to offend Jasper Laine?”

Normally, the more of a big shot someone was, the calmer they would be. Furthermore, they would be more meticulous in their speaking and they way they handled things too. However, Larry was completely the same as ordinary people.

Even though Larry had a high position on the mainland, he was a very straightforward person. In addition to that, he was a very rude individual and had a horrible temper. His most classic motto was ‘f*ck’.

“Call Jax right now. I’ll give him 2 more minutes at most!”

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At this time, Jax walked out with a sullen face. He seemed to be lost in thought as he looked at the scene of people coming and going on the street. Just as he had no idea where to go, his phone rang.

“Where are you? Why haven’t you come over yet? Mr. Weis is mad!”

Larry’s secretary was the one who called. As Larry’s secretary, she was used to Larry’s daily tantrums. Moreover, according to what she knew, the number of Larry’s tantrums was almost more than their daily worldoad.

Jax’s heart paused for a moment, and then big drops of sweat flowed down his forehead.

‘Oh no!’

Jax was the one who knew Larry best. Based on how he slowly climbed to his current position, no one would believe that it was not the result of his and Larry’s joint efforts.

He put in a lot of hard work and effort in order to get to where he was now.

Was everything going to crumble away now?

Jax shook his head sharply.

“Please help me beg for his mercy. I’ll be there soon!”

The secretary sighed helplessly. “Mr. Weis, he is on his way.”

Larry cast a glance at the secretary with an extremely unpleasant look on his face.

“F*ck! If he doesn’t show up within two minutes, just fire him!”

The secretary took a deep breath and quicldy asked Larry to get to the office.

“Mr. Weis, for the sake of his dedication to Homer, just give him two more minutes to see what tricks he can come up with.”

Larry took a sip of tea and threw the teacup to the ground angrily. No one dared to talk nonsense anymore, as it would be wrong to even breathe too loudly.

Who dared to cause trouble now that Mr. Weis was mad?

The secretary said a silent prayer in her heart. She could not help Jax this time. He could only rely on his own efforts now.

Jax arrived at Homer’s office in a daze and rushed directly in front of Larry before kneeling with a plop. “Mr. Weis, this is indeed my fault.”

Larry threw the cigarette in his hand directly at Jax, who had no intention of avoiding it.

“What’s the use of telling me this now, you punk? You good-for-nothing. All those people out there and you just had to provoke Jasper Laine!”

The cigarette butt in Larry’s hand landed on Jax’s neck but Jax did not move at all. He bowed his head and kneeled in front of Larry sincerely.

“Mr. Weis, I will definitely make up for this!”

“How are you going to do that?”

Jax panicked. He was racking his brain as he stared at Larry. Of course, he could not lose his status as the regional head and he also could not make Larry feel as though he was losing out.

“Mr. Weis, this is all Jasper’s fault. Please give me two days and I promise I’ll take care of it.”

Larry snorted coldly and gestured at the secretary next to him, who immediately put a piece of data in front of Jax.

“Look at what this is!”

Jax tremblingly picked up the data in front of him and looked at it carefully, then his pupils immediately dilated. “Mr. Weis, how did this happen?”

Larry stood up and walked over to Jax. He slowly squatted down, staring at Jax’s face with disdain.

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“You can’t ask me about this. I’ll give you half a day. If you can solve this successfully, I might just consider letting you stay in this company. But if you can’t, f*ck off immediately!”

After hearing this, Jax was so frightened that he fell to the ground. Then, he moved his body back with some force and ran out of the office with the data in hand.

The secretary shook her head when she saw how Jax scrambled away. Then, she walked in front of Larry.

“Mr. Weis, are you really giving him another chance?”

Larry nodded slightly and smoked another cigarette. The dissipating deepness in his eyes was hard to fathom…

***

Jasper and Beckett were sitting leisurely at Lane Automotive Factory.

“Mr. Laine, it seems that you have this in the bag now.”

Jasper took a sip of water and said to Beckett, “No one can determine the result before it’s over, but Jax is definitely finished. If I guessed correctly, he would definitely come back and beg me. If I don’t relent, he will end up worthless.”

Beckett secretly rejoiced in his heart. It was indeed important to follow the right person.

Jasper stood up and wandered around the factory silently for a while. Then, a familiar figure rushed in from outside.

Beckett stepped forward to stop Jax. “What are you doing here?”

Jax no longer had the same arrogance from before as he looked at Beckett with pleading eyes.

“I’m here to find Mr. Laine, I’m here to sincerely look for Mr. Laine. ”

Beckett glanced at Jasper behind him. Then, his tone became even colder as his gaze was filled with mockery.

“Do you think Mr. Laine wants to see you now?”

Jax was very anxious. Then, he staggered for a while and almost fell into Beckett’s arms.

Beckett stepped back in disgust.

Jax tried his best to stand up straight. He was trying not to make his request for help seem so desperate.

“Mr. Laine, please let me explain. I can’t decide on this matter and now I’m here to discuss cooperation with you. As long as it can reduce Homer‘s losses, you can ask for anything!”

After Jasper heard this, he walked toward Jax from not far away.

“Do you think I will believe you?”

Upon hearing what Jasper said, Jax’s heart thumped. He did indeed have some plans. This time, he seemed to be here to ask for cooperation, but in truth, he wanted to make Jasper relent so then he could find a way to get back what he wanted.

“Mr. Laine, you must believe me. I am in a tight spot now so why would I lie to you?”

“People in a tight spot can also be maniacs,” Jasper laughed and did not agree.

Just like when he met Larry just now, Jax knelt in front of Jasper with a plop.

“Mr. Laine, this is the best decision. I am indeed at the end of my rope, and I won’t be unreasonable and ridiculous. I know very well what I am doing now.”

Beckett knew Jasper had the heart to hear out this person in front of him. So, he immediately fetched a chair over and put it next to Jasper. When Jasper saw that, he sat down on the chair carefreely.

“I can tell my people to stop doing what they’re doing now, but I won’t give you a second chance because you’ve already done something like this.”

“Even if there’s a cooperation, it’ll be between Lane Automotive and Homer, not with you.”

Jax panicked because this was his last chance. If he could make Jasper believe him and make him the person in charge of this cooperation, he might not lose his job even if he could not retain his initial position. However, if Jasper remained unconvinced, then everything would be finished.

“No! Mr. Laine, you have to believe me!”

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Jax panicked even more. He hurriedly looked at Jasper, who was sitting in front of him, and suddenly showed a pleading look.

“I only have half a day, so you have to listen to me!”

Jax tried his best to calm himself down and immediately changed his expression to look at Jasper with a huge grin on his face.

“In truth, we still have room to discuss this matter.” Jasper nodded slightly, motioning for him to continue, “Indeed, I originally wanted to cooperate with you.”

Upon hearing this, Jax thought he held the bargaining chip to continue negotiating to ease the situation, so he hurriedly started to fawn over the person in front of him.

“Of course, we can cooperate! I have understood Lane Automotive’s intention to cooperate with us. If you agree, you can sign the contract immediately and we will not delay this matter for even one second!”

Jax’s attitude did a 180-degree change.

Regardless of if it was because of Larry’s pressure on him or his because of his work, he had to treat Jasper well today. After all, if he lost his job, he would have nothing.

“We will surely have a pleasant cooperation and we will not trouble you in the future. Plus, we’ll even escort you and protect you.”

Of course, Jax chose the former option of partnering with Lane Automotive over losing the company’s stock value as well as his job. He also understood that at this time, admitting defeat and being humble would be the best way out for him. It was possible that from now on, he would understand that protecting the company was the most important thing.

“Now, our company has lost its profits and it’s debts are at a sky-high figure. If you don’t help me, I won’t be able to pay them back even if I go bankrupt.”

“Why should I help you?” Jasper smiled.

“Back then, it was my fault. However, if the two companies work together, it’ll be good for you too,” Jax replied quickly.

“What if I purchase your company directly?”

Jasper’s sentence caused Jax to freeze on his ground. He did not know what to say to that.

The corners of Jasper’s lips were turned upward. Meanwhile, Jax fell to the ground limply when he saw Jasper’s smile.

Jax never imagined that one day it would come to this point. He originally thought that this young man was not as amazing as everyone claimed, but now, reality had slapped him hard across the face.

Beckett finally could not stand it anymore. He pulled Jax up from the ground and said to him with some disgust.

“You should leave now. Mr. Laine doesn’t want to see you!”

After speaking, Beckett summoned security and they escorted Jax out.

At this moment, Jax lost all strength, let alone resistance. He did not even make any sound of opposition because he felt as if someone was choking his neck

Jasper’s mood did not fluctuate as he watched Jax leave. Since they were unkind first, they should not blame Jasper for his actions.

After leaving Lane Automotive factory, Jax rushed to the road like he was crazy. Even though cars were driving toward him, he had no intention of dodging them. He wanted to be rammed to death right here. However, he could not do that.

He had been in a high position and living like royalty for so long, so how could he be willing to leave this world?

Jax’s roar reached the ears of the passersby, and everyone stared at him like he was a madman.

At this moment, the phone in Jax’s hand suddenly rang. It was from Larry… Jax pressed the answer button with trembling hands.

“Fck! Are you taking me as a fool?” Larry growled from the phone.

“Mr. Weis, I’m doing everything I can.”

“Do you think it has anything to do with me whether you’re doing everything you can? You’re no longer a part of Homer now! The company’s stock price has been plummeting since you left! I’ll let someone else handle this!”

Immediately afterward, Jax heard the dial tone from the other end. Then, his phone fell to the ground.

Back in the office, Larry clenched his fists.

“Send someone else to communicate with Jasper. This matter must be resolved. If the company’s stock price falls like this again, all of you can f*ck right out of here!”

The secretary hurriedly nodded and left the office to look for more suitable personnel.

***

At this moment, Jasper was standing by the window of the office as he stared out of it calmly.

This time, Lane Automotive could proceed smoothly to the next step. After all, Homer’s internal state might be worse than imagined today. This was a good opportunity for Lane Automotive to develop.

Thinking of this, Jasper quickly sent a plan to Beckett and asked him to execute it immediately. Now, they had to act fast.

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After Beckett got the plan, he and Holden immediately went to study it. Inside the research room, Beckett and Holden looked at the plan in their hands and smiled at each other.

Sure enough, Mr. Laine was always ambitious.

Neither of them had thought that Jasper had taken everything under consideration. From the very beginning of various crises and problems, he had considered them and developed subsequent solutions.

This plan truly reflected Jasper’s power.

“Mr. Laine is really amazing. As long as we’re not idiots, this matter can be solved perfectly after reading this plan.”

After hearing Beckett say this, Holden nodded in agreement.

“Indeed, this plan not only allows us to understand the direction we should move in future, but we can also understand Mr. Laine’s thought process in doing so.”

Beckett and Holden carefully studied the plan and immediately contacted the person in charge of Homer.

The person who replaced Jax in Homer was thrilled to receive a call from Lane Automotive. Lane Automotive was clearly giving Homer a chance, and they would not repeat Jasper’s mistake.

“We at Homer will show our greatest sincerity to provide Lane Automotive with our best resources and technologies. Of course, we also hope that Lane Automotive can help us restore the company’s share price.”

When Beckett and Holden heard this on the other end of the phone, they immediately rejected.

“Why?” The person from Homer asked hurriedly.

“If you really want to cooperate with us this time, you must withdraw the last lawsuit against Lane Automotive and stop all thoughts and actions to suppress Lane Automotive, so as to help Lane Automotive get on the road as soon as possible.”

Beckett and Holden spoke to the other party according to the plan given to them by Jasper, and sure enough, the person in charge of the other party went silent.

“Why? Can’t you agree to such a trivial matter?”

“Well, we still need to tell the higher-ups of the company and let them decide on this. So, you’ll have to wait.”

“Two hours.”

Beckett looked at his watch and hung up the phone. After all, Jasper had told them not to give the other party too much time to think or offer them any leeway.

Hence, Holden figured that two hours was the biggest grace for them, and if the other party did not agree, they would execute plan B.

The new person in charge on Homer’s side immediately reported the news to Larry’s secretary. Larry’s secretary did not dare to waste a single second. She hurried to the door of Larry’s office and knocked gently.

At this moment, Larry was looking at the busy traffic outside the window and did not want to care about anything else. However, at the same time, he was worried that he would miss the latest news, so he walked quietly to the sofa and crossed his legs after sitting down.

“Come in!”

The secretary pushed the door open, and when she saw Larry, her expression immediately became dull. Then, she lowered her head and said to Larry.

“Mr. Weis, things are probably not as straightforward as you imagined. ”

Larry nodded calmly. This was what he had expected. Jasper must have other ideas if he was willing to play with Homer’s stock price. Thus, he was not surprised by all this, instead, he seemed very calm.

“What do you mean?”

The secretary told Larry the whole thing.

After hearing this, Larry’s expression turned very unpleasant, and he was in a very bad mood.

“If that’s the case, send someone over to talk to him. The most important thing now is to restore the company’s stock price. If it goes on like this, I won’t be able to withstand the pressure. Our profits are being greatly affected and it’s not something we can easily resolve. Also, fu*k! Where’s that punk Jax?!”

The more Jasper acted, the more Larry would direct the hatred in his heart onto Jax. This was why he was so angry.

The secretary quickly took out her mobile phone and called Jax again.

“Come to the company quickly, Mr. Weis is looking for you!”

Jax had lost his last lifesaver, so now he would rather wander on the streets than go back to that company. He knew Larry too well. If he went back, it would lead to nothing but the end of the road for him. Therefore, in order to avoid Larry, Jax hid everywhere and even found a small alley to make do for the night.

***

Inside Lane Automotive Factory.

Jasper went back and forth to observe the latest developments in the research and development of the cars. Although they could be tested on the road now, Homer still had not given them a concrete answer, so he could only wait in the factory. He had been in Lane Automotive Factory almost all the time recently, so he had a new understanding and awareness of everything taking place here. He had only now discovered that regardless of whether it was a worker or a researcher, everyone had put in a lot of effort for the successful launch of the car this time, so he could not upset these people no matter what.

“Mr. Laine, it’s done…”

Beckett came out of the research room and reported what had just happened to Jasper, who nodded in satisfaction.

“Just wait quietly for now. No matter who it is, they will surely send someone over.”

Beckett nodded but was stopped by Jasper just as he was about to leave.

“By the way, find out where Jax is now, I figure he’s in very bad shape now.”

Beckett was puzzled.

“Why are you looking for him?”

Jasper lifted his eyes to look at Beckett. “You only need to bring him here. I’ll take care of the rest.”

Beckett quickly nodded. “I understand, Mr. Laine. I’ll ask someone to find out where he is right now.”

After hearing that, Jasper shifted his gaze to the car parts that were being processed at one side.

Beckett walked to the entrance of the factory and looked at the bodyguards nearby.

“Go find out where Jax Longest is. The quicker the better. Tell me the moment you have any news on him.”

“Okay!”

The few of them replied in unison and turned to leave Lane Automotive Factory.

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“Mr. Laine, this time I came here with Homer’s greatest sincerity.”

The man in front of him was talking smoothly about some extravagant embellishments but he did not say anything substantial.

“But I don’t see your sincerity.”

Jasper turned his head to look at the moonlight outside the window, ignoring the person in front of him.

However, the man was still reluctant to give up, and once again, he put the letter of intent in front of Jasper. “I understand your concerns, Mr. Laine, but the current situation is beyond our control. Since the matter has already escalated to this point, we will prepare the greatest remedy to prevent Lane Automotive from suffering even greater losses. Of course, I also hope that you can give our company a break, Mr. Laine.”

Jasper knew that although the man in front of him was not so sincere, at least he was sent by Larry, so Jasper would have to give in no matter what now. Things had already escalated to this point, and if he remained stubborn, it would not do Lane Automotive any good.

“We can cooperate, but I can’t use this letter of intent.”

“I have already asked someone to prepare the best possible letter of intent and contract. If your company agrees, we can proceed immediately.” After saying that, Jasper put the contract and the letter of intent on the table.

The man rushed to the desk in front of Jasper and picked up the contract and the letter of intent before standing in place whilst reading it carefully.

“Mr. Laine, there isn’t any major problem, but perhaps you misunderstood us. We will definitely withdraw the complaint against Lane Automotive and make up for the damage to Lane Automotive, but isn’t it too much to ask us to give up our shares if we want to collaborate with you?”

Jasper saw that the person in front of him was already furious. Thus, he gave him a half-smile and continued to ignore him.

“If you think it’s too much, then let’s not cooperate.” Jasper’s words were calm and flat, throwing the man in front of him completely off guard.

He did not expect Jasper to say this so calmly. Now he also fully understood why Jax was forced into that state.

***

“What are you doing? Stay away from me!” Jax’s face was full of surprise and fear.

He kept backing up, but there was a dead-end behind him, and soon, he had nowhere to go.

“Jax, don’t you know what are the consequences of betraying Mr. Weis? Where did you get the courage to do that? Listen, Mr. Weis is very angry and the consequences are severe right now.”

When Jax heard Larry’s name, his legs turned weak. He did not expect Larry to find him so quickly.

“Sirs, please have mercy. I really didn’t want to betray Mr. Weis, I have my own hardships and no one wants to see the current situation either!”

The few men had evil grins on their faces.

“I’m really sorry, but we were also entrusted to do this. If you continue to stand here safe and sound, it will affect Mr. Weis’s next plan, so we can’t keep you around.”

Jax was even more frightened by this, and his legs began to shake violently. He was leaning against the wall behind him and his face was pale. At the same time, his lips were trembling and he could not speak.

“You coward!”

A different voice came from the alley.

It was as if a light was shining on Jax.

“Help! Help me!”

Jax subconsciously rushed toward the source of the voice, but the man in front of him did not give him any chance to run before crushing him directly under his feet.

“Where are you running to?”

Jax was instantly treated as a little ant that was crushed at the will of others, and he no longer dared to move casually.

Holden shook his head helplessly and walked into the alley with the people behind him.

“Are Mr. Weis’ men so unruly?”

When the man heard what Holden said, he narrowed his eyes and looked at Holden. “Who are you?”

“It doesn’t matter who I am, but you have to hand the person under your foot to me.”

The man frowned and looked at the few men beside him, who quickly shook their heads to express that they had no idea what was going on.

The two sides did not talk too much and instead showed their strengths through their hard-hitting punches. Even so, it was obvious that Holden came prepared as he brought more people, and the people he brought had better fighting skills.

“Take him away!”

***

At this moment, the person sent by Homer was still trying to convince Jasper.

Jasper said nothing and continued to stare out the window by himself.

Suddenly, the door opened…

Jax was thrown straight in and he fell to the ground. The person in charge took two steps back in fright and he stared at Jax in disbelief. “Why are you here?”

Although Jax felt pain all over his body, he tried his best to get up from the ground to avoid the people around him noticing.

“Why can’t I be here? I am in charge of this project!”

Jasper smiled. “Do you two want to fight over who’s the person in charge? You can come back to me once you figure it out.”

“No!” The man immediately stopped Jasper. “Mr. Laine, I agree to your request!”

Jasper smiled slightly and stretched out his right hand. “I hope we have a pleasant cooperation.”

Jax was completely dumbfounded. He was sluggish as he stayed on his ground. It turned out that Jasper saved him this time because he still had value. The notice of his dismissal had not been issued from the headquarters yet, and Larry could not directly appoint and remove personnel at Jax’s level with just his words. He had to go through the standard procedures stated by the headquarters. However, obviously, his existence posed a threat to this new guy who just took office.

Since Jax was able to get this position, he was not a fool. He understood that if Jasper agreed to collaborate with him, even if it was done through groveling, then the newly appointed person in charge would immediately lose this coveted position before he could even warm his seat.

Since this matter was also a test of whether the person in charge could be successfully fill his role, obviously, the person in charge would not allow any mistakes to happen.

Jax stood in place and smiled wryly. Then, he walked over and knelt behind Jasper with a plop.

“Right now, I’m an outcast to Larry and I’ve been fired from Homer, so if you don’t mind, Mr. Laine…”

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“We do!”

Beckett came over with a stack of documents and said to Jax.

Jax ignored Beckett. He knew that Jasper was the one who could ultimately decide his fate.

“Please, Mr. Laine, give me another chance! My ability is obvious to all. From now on, I will definitely be ready at your beck and call.”

Jasper raised his eyebrows lightly. After that, he turned around slowly and walked in front of Jax.

“Are you telling the truth?”

Jax crawled forward like a dog and hugged Jasper’s thigh tightly.

“Mr. Laine, what I said is true. I will do whatever you ask me to do for you. As long as you are willing to take me in, I will definitely start from scratch for this company and you, Mr. Laine. Mr. Laine, I won’t let go no matter what!”

Jasper’s face was indifferent. Then, he said slowly, “You have no value to me anymore.”

Upon hearing this, Jax broke down completely.

If he left Lane Automotive Factory, he would definitely be captured by Larry’s men again. However, if he did not, Jasper would not give him any way to survive. Now, he was in a dilemma. He would be dead meat no matter what.

Seeing that Jax was still on the ground and refusing to leave, Beckett had him dragged out and closed the door of Lane Automotive Factory.

By the time Jasper left Lane Automotive Factory, the sky was slightly brighter.

A car slowly stopped in front of him, and he saw that it was Henry.

“Jasper, it’s so late. Why are you still here?”

Jasper got into his car without hesitation.

“I was waiting for you to come to pick me up.”

“Come, I’ll take you to see the progress of my gymnasium.”

Jasper felt a headache coming when he heard that. He originally wanted to go back to rest properly, but he did not expect to embark on a hopeless adventure

“You’re going to the gymnasium at this hour? Have you been possessed recently?”

“No, this is a very large project of mine, not to mention that the floor I built for Jill is now very polished, so I have to show it to you.”

Jasper had no choice. Since he was in Henry’s car, there was no way for him to flee, so he followed Henry to the gymnasium.

When he arrived at the gate of the gymnasium, Jasper saw a different scene from his last visit.

There was already a large LED screen at the entrance of the gymnasium and there were also some very conspicuous posters. It was clear that they were prepared for the grand opening of the gymnasium to the public.

“Not bad, you’re well-prepared this Little.”

“Of course.”

Just as the two were about to walk in, a bodyguard rushed over in a panic and bowed to Henry with a standard 90-degree bow.

“Young Master, we didn’t know that you’d come at such a late hour. It’s our fault for not meeting you in time.”

Henry waved his hand to indicate that he did not care, and the bodyguard was relieved. Then, he happily stared at Henry and Jasper’s backs before bowing again.

Jasper walked around the gymnasium with Henry and found that it was indeed a lot more polished and brilliant. The decoration in the entire gymnasium was grand, and there were even all kinds of meticulous items on the floor specially built for Jill, which was pretty ingenious.

The two walked around the gymnasium again, and Henry asked Jasper if he had any other good ideas and opinions.

Jasper shook his head and said no. Then, the two left the gymnasium.

Early the next morning, Jasper immediately arrived at Lane Automotive Factory.

“How’s it going? What’s the situation now?”

Beckett quickly trotted toward Jasper.

“Good news, Mr. Laine, we can test the car on the road as normal once we transport the car over.”

Jasper nodded and asked Beckett to guide everyone’s work.

The man who came to look for Jasper yesterday came once again with a smile on his face.

“Mr. Laine, I promised yesterday that your car would go on the road smoothly, and today, I’ve completed this task for you, so is it time for our cooperation to proceed to the next step?”

Jasper nodded slightly and led the man into the car factory. The two talked briefly again and then signed the letter of intent and contract.

Jasper would own 10 percent of Homer from now on. After signing the letter of intent and the contract, the man left Lane Automotive Factory, and Lane Automotive Factory’s cars were successfully tested on the road before being passed. Everything was going smoothly. Beckett and Holden made a very complete and perfect plan for Lane Automotive’s subsequent sales as well as a process on how to deal with customers.

At this time, Larry at Homer’s headquarters was also holding an emergency meeting. Although they had signed a contract and a letter of intent this time, he would not let Jasper go so easily.

“Look f*cking alive, all of you!”

“Look at the development of Lane Automotive and now look at how dejected all of you appear. How can we continue to develop like this?!”

“If you don’t want to f*cking work anymore, just f*ck off and stop wasting our time here! From today onwards, if there is anything that I find that I am not satisfied with, I promise you that you will end up a hundred times worse than Jax!”

Larry slammed his fist on the table heavily, the loud noise making everyone in the conference room shiver in fright.

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On the other side, Beckett handed the flight tickets to Jax. These were not just Jax’s tickets, they included tickets for his family members as well.

Beckett held the USB drive in his hand and said with a cold expression, “Everyone is just taking what they need. You give me evidence of Larry’s embezzlement and I will provide you with cash and guarantee your safety. Okay, no more nonsense, Mr. Laine has prepared plane tickets for you to go abroad, and you have to leave as soon as possible. When you get there, there will be people ready to receive you. We’ve also arranged temporary accommodation for you. That’s all Mr. Laine can do for you.”

After Jax thanked Beckett, he quickly left.

***

“F*ck!”

Inside the office, Larry pushed everything on the desk to the floor and looked at the secretary in front of him angrily.

“How could you let that punk Jax escape? Are you all a bunch of fucking trash?!”

The secretary was shivering, and she did not dare to breathe too loudly. After all, they had indeed screwed up this matter since they failed to keep an eye on Jax and he had now escaped.

“Mr. Weis, this came as a result of our negligence, and we will accept the penalty.”

“What‘s the f*cking use of punishing you?!”

Larry had realized his current situation. If he did not apologize, he would lose everything. After all, the USB drive that Lane Automotive played to him today held too many secrets… Now that things had gotten to this stage, even if he would not have a life and death struggle like Jax, it did not mean he would just lay down quietly and die.

“Mr. Weis, if it really doesn’t work, let’s apologize and let this matter rest first. We can’t let them hold this against us anymore,” the secretary said at one side.

Larry did not speak. He figured this might be the best way out for him now.

“Hold a press conference to clear this matter. I don’t want it to affect me again.”

The secretary nodded quickly and turned around to prepare for the press conference. Soon, news of the press conference was spread to various media outlets, and everyone within the company and the outside world learned about it.

Jasper naturally heard this too. He sat in the office and nodded. Sure enough, Larry chose to retreat.

At the press conference, the secretary next to Larry on stage gave a detailed exposition of the whole affair and apologized to Lane Automotive. Her attitude was not sincere, but she was loud.

Only Jasper knew how profitable the auto industry would be in the future.

In a few years, millions or even tens of millions of luxury cars would appear on the market, and the profits from the industry would be unimaginable. He had planned out the future of Lane Automotive and he wanted the company to become bigger and stronger. He wanted to build Lane Automotive Factory into a real leader of domestic auto brands and to establish his own industry kingdom too. The physical stores and the Internet industry would go hand in hand to challenge the world’s true oligarchic financial group!

At this moment, Jasper’s phone rang. It was Dean.

Jasper frowned when he recalled what Gale told him before he passed.

“Mr. Laine, where are you now?”

As soon as the call was connected, Dean said hurriedly.

“I’m in Harbor City, what’s the matter? ” Jasper asked with a straight face.

Needless to say, Gale’s chosen heir would be very shrewd, and judging from his urgent tone, something that he could not handle had definitely happened.

“The Haddock Chamber of Commerce is in trouble, big trouble!”

Dean sighed, “Mr. Laine, do you have time to come back to Swallow Capital now? I’ll tell you everything in person.”

Upon hearing this, Jasper glanced at the time.

“Wait for me, I’m leaving now. I’ll be there in two hours.”

“Alright.” Dean hung up.

Meanwhile, Jasper went to the airport alone without any entourage.

At ten o’clock, a plane departed from Harbor City…

While he was on his way, Gale’s face kept flashing across Jasper’s mind, and the words Gale said before his death also sounded in his ears. When Gale handed over the position to Dean, he told Jasper that no matter what, he had to keep the Haddock Chamber of Commerce alive.

In other words, he asked Jasper to help Dean so that Dean could stabilize his position and take care of the Haddock Chamber of Commerce.

Back then, when Gale was still alive, the Haddock Chamber of Commerce was an unshakable iron fortress. After Gale passed away, Jasper had some worries in his heart. His concern were not about the future of the Haddock Chamber of Commerce, but Dean. Countless old men in the Haddock Chamber of Commerce had been in the business world for many years. Dean, on the other hand, was inexperienced and was nothing compared to the older generation in the Haddock Chamber of Commerce.

Back then, Jasper knew that something would definitely happen after Dean took over the Haddock Chamber of Commerce, but he did not think that it would happen so soon.

***

At noon, the plane landed at Swallow Capital Airport.

Dean had also come to the airport to await his arrival. After Jasper got off the plane, the two met.

“Mr. Laine, get in the car first. Let’s go to my house.”

“Okay.”

Jasper nodded slightly and followed Dean into the car.

It had almost been a month since they last met each other and Dean was still the same. However, he looked slightly haggard.

“Tell me, what happened?” As the car started slowly, Jasper looked at Dean.

“Sigh, this is a long story.” Dean sighed and cast his gaze out the window.

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Dean’s eyes were full of melancholy. He wanted to tell Jasper everything, but he did not know where to start. At this moment, a pair of broad hands fell on Dean’s shoulders.

“It’s alright, just say whatever you need to. I didn’t forget what your step-grandpa told me. I promised to help you inherit the position of the head of the Haddock Chamber of Commerce, so I will definitely do so.” Jasper patted Dean‘s shoulder to reassure him.

“Okay, Mr. Laine, I’m relieved now that I have your word.”

Dean shifted his gaze and thought for a while before slowly opening his mouth.

“Mr. Laine, as you know, there are many people who are in the tea leaves and lumber business within the Haddock Chamber of Commerce. Those people are old, well-capitalized, and hold a certain rank in the Haddock Chamber of Commerce.”

“Yesterday, those old guys approached me and said they wanted me to step down. They even said that we should take turns being the head of the Haddock Chamber of Commerce.”

“They will come to my house this afternoon. I’m afraid I won’t be able to hold them back myself, so I wanted to ask you to help.”

Dean sighed from time to time, his words laced with some anxiety.

“I see. It’s just as I expected.” Jasper also frowned.

“Mr. Laine, are you saying that you knew this day would come?”

“Yeah.” Jasper nodded.

“When your godfather Gale really took charge of the Haddock Chamber of Commerce, he was ruthless and resolute, and only through this was he able to hold down the entire Haddock Chamber of Commerce. Didn’t you also say that Old Master Hurlbutt is the spiritual leader of the Haddock Chamber of Commerce? Now that the leader is gone, the Haddock Chamber of Commerce will become a mess again, which is expected. There will be all kinds of characters in a large group.

“The Haddock Chamber of Commerce is full of businessmen, and what do businessmen value most?” Jasper asked.

“Interests,” Dean answered.

“That’s right. “Whoever holds power in the Haddock Chamber of Commerce will get the most interests and be allocated more resources. Although the Haddock Chamber of Commerce is a non-governmental organization, in terms of size, it is definitely one of the largest groups. Whoever has the right to speak in the Haddock Chamber of Commerce has the opportunity to reap a lot of benefits due to the strings they could pull.”

“Therefore, there will surely be people trying to steal this position away from you,” Jasper kept analyzing, while Dean kept nodding his head.

He understood all this, but he just did not know how to deal with those old men. Therefore, he had invited Jasper over. However, Jasper’s next sentence dismissed what Dean had in mind.

“In truth, I didn’t come here to help you today. What I hope is that you can hold them down yourself, just like Gale did back then.”

The image of Gale flashed through Jasper’s mind again.

“But… ” Dean was not confident. He did not know how to deal with those old foxes in the Haddock Chamber of Commerce.

“But what?”

Of course, Jasper knew that Dean was under pressure, so he smiled and asked.

“I can help you out the first time this happens, but what about the second time? I also have things to do and there are always times when I won’t be around. In the future, if those old foxes keep looking for trouble, you can’t keep asking me to help you deal with them, right?”

“Of course, it’s not that I’m not helping you, but I want to help you in another way… It’s better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish,” Jasper said lightly.

He did not need to explain everything in detail since Dean would naturally understand what he meant. Upon hearing this, Dean’s wandering eyes gradually became a little more determined. He knew that Jasper was doing this for his own good.

“Don’t feel too burdened. You can think about Old Master Hurlbutt. If he were still alive, he would definitely want you to take charge of this on your own, right? After all, you’re his heir. If you want to gain a steady foothold in the Haddock Chamber of Commerce, you have to depend on yourself.”

After Jasper said that, he went silent. Dean also stayed silent for a long while.

The car was speeding on the road, and after passing several traffic lights, it stopped slowly by the side of the road. Not far away was where Dean lived.

After getting out of the car, Dean said something, “Jasper, thank you. I admit I’m not as good as you…”

“You don’t have to thank me,” Jasper said with a smile.

“Since I’m here, why don’t I stop by your house for a while? While I’m at it, I can meet those old foxes in the afternoon.”

Even though he was saying that, in truth, Jasper understood the difficulty of this matter. After all, Dean was still inexperienced. If he let Dean face so many of those old foxes alone, something bad would definitely happen. After all, in this world, only the strong had the right to speak.

Soon, the two entered the house. Two particularly big and eye-catching lions were placed at the entrance to the living room. After walking into the house, a fragrant scent overwhelmed Jasper, seemingly coming from the few green plants on the balcony.

Jasper was not modest either. After entering the living room, he sat straight down on the sofa. The housekeeper also brought them the food at this time. Jasper smiled when he looked at the sumptuous food. Dean had wasted so much effort to prepare this.

By the time they finished eating, an hour passed. At this moment, Jasper’s phone rang. When he lowered his head to take a look, he saw that it was from Rowan.

“Mr. Laine, I heard you went to Swallow Capital, is that right? Why didn’t you tell me? I wanted to follow you to Swallow Capital to gain some experience,” Rowan said half-jokingly.

Jasper replied with a smile, “You’re so well-informed.”

“You’re hilarious, Mr. Laine. I’m looking for you because I need you. I found out you went to the airport early in the morning after I questioned the staff in the hotel. After some asking around, I found out you went back to Swallow Capital.”

Rowan was smart and nimble. He could figure out where Jasper was after light digging.

“Alright, enough with the nonsense. Did you just say you needed me for something?”

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“The higher-ups at Homer’s headquarter talked to me on the phone and said they wanted to meet you, Mr. Laine, and turn your relationship from one of enemies into one of friendship.”

Rowan said with a smile. There might not be many people in the world who could make Homer, a proud automobile company, how its head.

“I have some business to take care of in Swallow Capital for the time being and I can‘t leave. Plus, we don’t have any big grudges with Homer, so you can just talk to them. In the meantime, you can just run Lane Automotive without worries. If something goes wrong, I’ll back you up,” Jasper said in a flat tone.

“Okay, Mr. Laine, I’m relieved now that I have your word,” Rowan said with a smile on the other side of the phone.

After a brief conversation, Jasper hung up the phone. At this moment, Dean came back with a pot of fine tea. “Here, Mr. Laine, please enjoy.”

“Thanks.” Jasper took the dragon-patterned teacup and said suspiciously, “I remember that you didn’t like tea before.”

“Sigh, I don’t know why, but ever since grandpa passed, I started gaining an interest in tea. Maybe… I have been with my grandfather for a very long time and I’ve been influenced by him into liking tea.”

When Gale was alive, he liked to drink tea the most. Every time he talked to Jasper, he would always make two cups of tea. When Dean saw the tea, he would think of Gale. After all, he was not emotionless.

“I asked someone to buy this tea for me. Although it is very valuable, it is still far worse than the tea leaves that the old master collected. Even if it is the same leaves, the taste is always different.” Dean lowered his head to make the tea, his face looking like he was fondly recalling the past.

“Tea leaves absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, so they contain the essence of the sun and the moon. They are exposed to the Wind and the sun every day. After they are picked, they would be roasted. When drinking tea, you are not only tasting it, you also need to savor it and deliberate the taste over. and over again. Inside this little teacup are other things besides the sophistication of the world.”

Jasper looked down meaningfully at the tea leaves that had spread in the cup.

“Once upon a time, I also drank tea with Old Master Hurlbutt, but things are different now. The person who is drinking tea with me right now is you,” Jasper sighed and decided to not continue with this heavy topic.

Dean chuckled and his smile was laced with some sentiment. It was unknown whether he was missing Old Master Hurlbutt or if it was something else.

At this moment, a yell sliced the air and broke the silence in the room. “Open the door!”

Dean calmly went to open the door.

Outside the door were the experienced old foxes from Haddock Chamber of Commerce.

“Dean, how is it? Have you considered it thoroughly?”

The person in the lead was Rio Potter, who was in the lumber business. He was 58 years old, so he was considered the more experienced one in Haddock Chamber of Commerce.

Other than that, there were two more people behind him. One of those two was called Dio Potter, who was Rio’s brother. He was also in the lumber business.

The other man was named Jethro Meister, and he was in the tea business.

Back then, Rio had some authority in the Haddock Chamber of Commerce, but because he was scared of Old Master Hurlbutt, he rarely showed his face. However, after Gale passed away, Rio united his friends in the Haddock Chamber of Commerce and started getting restless. Come to think of it, Gale’s position in Haddock was unshakable. When he was alive, no one inside Haddock dared to cause trouble. However, the problems within Haddock were now exposed.

When Old Master Hurlbutt was alive, Haddock only looked peaceful on the surface. In reality, Haddock was never peaceful. Gale was very aware of this back then. Hence, when he abdicated his position to Dean, he told Jasper to help him out.

“Mr. Potter, you and the others should sit down first.”

After Dean opened the door, his eyes became shifty and he looked very nervous.

“Hmph, you’re still pretty respectful to your seniors.”

In the Haddock Chamber of Commerce, there was an unwritten rule. Those with less experience had to respect their seniors with more experience. However, Rio and others were deliberately bullying Dean on the basis of their seniority.

“Where’s the tea? Hurry up and bring the tea here.”

As soon as Rio sat down, he saw the empty teapot, which Jasper and Dean had finished an hour ago.

“Okay, please wait,” Dean responded. Then, he put in new tea leaves, filled the pot with water and pushed the teapot in front of the three of them.

“Why are you standing there? Pour us the tea!” Rio shot Dean an angry look.

From the moment they entered the door, they had been putting pressure on Dean.

At first, Dean was naturally nervous in front of these old foxes. However, after Jasper came to his house and he had understood what Jasper was trying to tell him, Dean’s face gradually turned cold. He understood that he needed to have the determination to not fall short before others could support him.

“Drink it if you want, but if you don’t want to, then forget it.”

Dean’s tone was cold and there was no expression on his face.

“Do you think you’re grown now? How dare you speak to me like that? Inside the Haddock Chamber of Commerce, the juniors need to serve tea to the seniors, don’t you know that?!” Rio roared, his face was equally icy.

“Potter, I’m already respecting you by addressing you as my senior. Don’t forget that I am the president of the Haddock Chamber of Commerce. I’ve never forgotten my manners as a junior since you stepped into my door. On the contrary, you’ve been taking advantage of your seniority and purposely inciting quarrels. What are your intentions?”

Dean’s eyes meet Rio’s.

“You still have the nerve to mention Old Master Hurlbutt? Look at what you’ve done to Haddock after you come into power! Listen here, Old Master Hurlbutt must have been blind to give you this position. In my opinion, only I can do a good job in this position.”

“Alright, enough nonsense. I’m asking you right now, are you going to give up your position?”

Rio was already a hot-tempered man, so he went into the topic immediately.

“No!”

Dean’s eyes looked resolute, and his face was icy.