Ch. 2131..2140
Life at the Top Chapter 2131-This was a good thing, but Wendy could hear a hint of sadness in Jasper’s tone.
She asked, a little puzzled, “This should be a good thing, but why do you seem upset?”
Jasper smiled wryly and shook his head. “No, I’m not unhappy, I’m pleased to see this country that was riddled with holes a hundred years ago stand up again and rise to the top of the world. My heart is proud. I think the little prince and Lord Alvarado feel the same way, but have you thought about it? Now, we still have value, so Swallow Capital needs our help to do a lot of things. One day, the things we can provide will no longer be needed, or perhaps they’ll find a substitute. When that happens, we’ll be discarded.”
After listening to Jasper’s words, Wendy fell silent. Although Jasper did not say everything out loud, Wendy understood his meaning. She leaned her face against his firm chest, sighed softly, and said, “Did you get some information from the higher-ups saying that they will do something soon?”
After gaining experience in the business war, Wendy was no longer the ignorant girl she used to be. She also had her own keen sense of smell and opinions on many things. Although Jasper did not want her to worry, he did not want to hide this matter from Wendy.
Jasper did not like that kind of innocent and cute woman who did not know anything. So, he told Wendy about the conversation between him and the old man.
“The old man said that Somerland does not need so much capital and power in the future, but now is an extraordinary period, so we still need to rely on the power of the little prince and Lord Alvarado. But have you ever thought that once Swallow Capital no longer needs them, action will be taken against the little prince and Lord Alvarado’s family?”
Wendy was shocked after hearing this, and she immediately sat up from the bed, looking at him in disbelief. “That’s… That’s impossible, right? What is the family background of the little prince and Lord Alvarado? Who can touch them so casually?”
Jasper leaned on the bed, glanced at her, and said unhurriedly, “Although their families seem to be in a rock-solid position, and it seems that no one can move them, there have been countless cases of the downfall of influential people since ancient titnes. Marie Antoinette was overthrown by revolutionaries and was publicly guillotined following the abolition of the monarchy in France… Julius Caesar was a Roman dictator, but a group of senators assassinated him during a meeting… Valerian, a once-proud Roman emperor, died in humiliation as a prisoner of war… Don’t forget Napoleon Bonaparte, widely regarded as one of the most prominent leaders of all time, died in exile in the middle of the Atlantic…”
“Which of these people was not in power before meeting a tragic end? Much less the little prince and Lord Alvarado, whose families are no match for these people.”
As Jasper said that, Wendy’s expression became more solemn. She glanced at him again and asked, “So, are you worried that they may end up tragically in the future?”
Jasper shook his head with a wry smile. “If I cooperated with them just for the benefit, I wouldn‘t feel anything about it. But during this period, I share some feelings of brotherhood with them. I don’t want them to end up with that fate.”
In fact, he suddenly remembered these things today because be detected them from the attitudes of the little prince and Lord Alvarado at the dinner party. Their families were unsatisfied with their current achievements and wanted to take things to the next level.
This was extremely dangerous from Jasper’s perspective.
Life at the Top Chapter 2132-Although Lord Alvarado and the others did not say this outright, Jasper knew exactly what they were thinking. After all, since ancient times, no aristocratic family did not want their family to develop into a huge consortium like the Rothschilds and the Morgans in the future.
Everyone had ambitions, let alone the little prince, Lord Alvarado, and their families.
Wendy thought for a moment, then asked, “Isn’t there any other way to change the outcome you’re talking about?”
Jasper shook his head. “There is almost no way unless they can realize this and stop their actions just in time. At the same time, you need extreme courage to protect your family.”
Having said this, Jasper took another deep breath. “But it’s possible I am having groundless fears. A family like them must have expected certain things to happen and must have already thought of countermeasures.”
After hearing this, Wendy breathed a sigh of relief and leaned against his chest again. She said, “Anyway, we haven’t reached that stage yet. We have more important things to do, so we don’t have to worry so early.
“Go to sleep, I have to go back to Nauritius City tomorrow morning. My dad called me today to talk about his marriage to Aunty May. “He still hopes we can go to his wedding.”
Wendy felt very helpless and tired when it came to Dawson getting married.
The two fell asleep holding each other.
***
The following day, Wendy packed her luggage early in the morning, and Jasper drove her to the airport.
When parting, Jasper pulled Wendy in his arms, kissed her on the face, and said, “You have to take care of yourself when you go back. You don’t have to worry about things in Harbor City. I believe Sean will take care of it. I’ll take time to visit you in a few days after I’m done.”
“Alright. I’ll go first, goodbye!”
After Wendy smiled and waved at him, she turned around and walked into the airport with her suitcase.
Jasper watched her disappear into the crowd before he got into the car and left. He was going to go back to the hotel, but after thinking about it, he went to Rowan’s house.
Rowan seemed to know that Jasper was coming back today, so he took out all the prepared materials and waited for Jasper’s arrival.
“Jasper, I was still wondering just now. I was thinking that I’d go to you if you didn’t come to me today. I got some updates on the things you asked me to investigate last time. Look, these are the wealthy businessmen in Saad,” Rowan said, placing a thick stack of documents in front of Jasper.
Jasper frowned slightly. He picked up some of the papers on top and placed them back after glancing at them.
“I’m too lazy to read it, so you just tell me which big families you have contacted.”
Rowan looked like he could not wait to get credit. Then, he smiled and said, “This time, it‘s not just a few big families. My second uncle has a manufacturing factory and a securities company there, so he joined Club Baghdad at the recommendation of a partner. Now, he is also a member, and according to his recommendation, the Kurt family is the most powerful wealthy businessman in Qari. If you are going to show your skills there next, my second uncle can contact Baltimore Kurt, the current head of the Kurt family for you.”
After narrowing his eyes, Jasper revealed a sly light. “It’s not time yet, I will contact this person when the United States can’t hold itself back anymore.”
Upon hearing this, Rowan immediately understood what he meant. “So, are you going to wait for them to fall into a desperate situation before you take action so you cart demand a sky-high price front them?”
Jasper did not say anything. Instead, he just looked at Rowan with a half-smile. However, one expression said it all.
Life at the Top Chapter 2133-Rowan did not ask any more questions, and instead continued, “Jasper, since you want to intervene in the East, I also have a request.”
Jasper raised his eyebrows, glanced at him, and asked, “What request? You can tell me.”
Rowan smiled and said, “When the time comes, Jasper, will you take me with you? You know, there are a lot of people in my family, no less than the Morgans and the Rothschilds. But my grandfather, my father, and my uncles are not very optimistic about me. In their eyes, I am a playboy. However, they started looking at me differently after the successful listing of Lane Automotive, but even now they are only sparing me a glance. If I can get into the market in Saad, they’ll be very proud of what I’ve achieved!”
Jasper glanced at him, smiled suddenly, and shook his head. After that, he said, “I was wondering what you wanted. It turns out it was just this… Sure, no problem, but you have to think it through. Once the golden road from Somerland to Saad is successfully laid out, you may no longer be able to stay in Harbor City so comfortably and live a life of debauchery…”
“At that time, I will need someone to take charge of it long term. Naturally, I can’t go there, so I can only send you,” Jasper added.
Upon hearing this, Rowan smiled disapprovingly, “It’s no problem. Anyway, I’ve had enough fun with the beauties of Harbor City, and I want to have a go at the exotic beauties with different styles in Saad.”
Jasper glanced at him speechlessly. Although Rowan had improved a lot in terms of his career now, he had a problem that he could not get rid of women.
“Okay, then I’ll go back first. If you have time in the next two days, go to Lane Automotive Factory and pass on my instructions to Holden. Lane Automotive Factory can’t only focus on the mid to low end market. In the next six months, I want to launch at least three cars with the same price-performance ratio as BBA and the G-Class.”
After he heard that, Rowan opened his mouth in surprise. “Ah! I’m afraid this is a bit difficult… After all, we don’t have that technology in our country yet. We can still build low- end and mid-end car brands ourselves. But if we want to develop in the high-end market, we must import many technologies from abroad… You know this, Jasper. The big automakers in Munich have blocked our technology even more since Lane Automotive entered the market.”
Jasper disagreed with this, and said lightly, “You don’t have to worry about this, you just need to convey my words to Holden. I believe he knows what to do.”
Done speaking, Jasper left the Mid-Mountain Residential Area.
After returning to the hotel in the afternoon, he was going to rest for a while. Yet, as soon as he closed his eyes, he received a call from Anna.
“Where are you?”
“I’m in the hotel. What is it? Is there something wrong?” Jasper asked back.
“I heard that Wendy went back to Nauritus City today. What’s wrong? Is she not worried about leaving you alone in Harbor City?”
There was jealousy in Anna’s words, and Jasper replied between laughter and years, “What does she need to be worried about? I’m not dishonest… Besides, Wendy is not that petty and won’t doubt me at every turn.”
“Tch!” Anna rolled her eyes.
“Enough of that. To tell you the truth, before Wendy left, she came to see me specially and asked me to keep an eye on you. She doesn’t want you to have another competitor besides me out here.”
“Huh?” Jasper frowned in confusion, but after thinking about it, he immediately understood who Wendy was referring to as the other competitor.
It must be Celine, who was staying with them at the Hilton.
‘Sigh, a woman’s heart is indeed so complicated,’ Jasper sighed.
“Did Wendy tell you that she suspects that something is going on between Celine and me?”
Anna did not say anything, which meant that she tacitly agreed.
Jasper started whining incessantly, “Gosh, even if you two want to accuse me of something, you need proof, okay? How many times have I met Celine? Your suspicions have no grounds at all!”
Life at the Top Chapter 2134-Anna could not help laughing as she listened to Jasper’s defense on the other end of the phone.
“Okay, I won’t talk about this with you anymore. I’m calling you today because I have something to inform you of… My grandfather will have his birthday in two days. So, you must come. By the way, bring Miss Maynard along while you’re at it.”
Jasper nodded and agreed, “Sure, this is no problem. I will definitely prepare a generous gift for your grandpa.”
***
Francisco Villas in the United States.
Half the Harbor Langdon, Sawyer, Kennedy, and others were here again. The main reason for the meeting this time was because their investment around Somerland had gone horribly not long ago.
Kennedy grumpily scolded, “I think Jasper will only be happy after deliberately driving us into a corner, but what good does it do him? We’ve all retreated abroad. What else does he want?”
It was not just Half the Harbor Langdon and Sawyer who were investing around Somerland. Kennedy also transferred his largest factory, Red Apple, to Nam. However, that place was too backward. The country was small and had a small population. Furthermore, there would often be riots.
Not long after they built the factory, there had already been several terrorist riots. The people were always panicking, and naturally, the factory suffered many losses. Finally, after some discussion, these people concluded that if they wanted to invest in factories, they had to find a peaceful country. However, they could not go back to Somerland right now.
The only thing that could be done was to get together and scold Jasper to relieve the hatred and resentment in their hearts.
Sawyer inhaled and said, “That’s what’s going on right now. After Wall Street stocks in the United States were hit by that wave a while back, we predict that they will need a long time to recover. Therefore, they won’t give us any help at this time. Somerland is just over there but we can’t go back. So, this is what we can do for now.”
“But why?”
Kennedy could not stop himself from blurting out, “Why is Jasper given such high value in Somerland while we have to hide abroad?”
Half the Harbor Langdon glanced at him and said lightly, “Since ancient times, the business world has been like battlefields. The winner will get the last say. There are no explanations for that. If we, not Jasper, had won that business war, then it will be someone else living abroad right now.”
This remark made everyone silent.
Finally, Half the Harbor Langdon finally said, “Okay, let’s stop fighting. What’s the point of fighting back and forth?”
Having said this, he paused again. “We have a way of turning this matter around. I met Paulson of the Rothschilds two days ago. According to the information he disclosed, although most of these foreign consortiums currently support a truce with Somerland, a small number of people have not reconciled and are prepared to try and compete with Jasper.”
“This includes Miss Bella Rothschild. If we can ally with Miss Bella, there will only be advantages and no disadvantages.”
Several people present fell silent after hearing what Half the Harbor Langdon said.
After a long while, Kennedy asked, “But I heard that Bella has a perverse temperament. What if she doesn’t want to cooperate with us?”
Half the Harbor Langdon displayed an unfathomable smile.
“Hehe… No matter how perverse Bella’s temperament is, she is a Rothschild, and you cannot change the nature of a businesswoman. As long as we show her absolute benefits, I don‘t believe Bella will not agree to cooperate with us.”
Life at the Top Chapter 2135-Wendy did not inform Dawson in advance this time. Instead, she pulled the suitcase directly to the door and rang the doorbell.
“Coming! I’m coming. Who is it?”
As the door opened, Wendy could not help frowning when she saw May living in her house. However, she smiled and asked politely, “Aunty May, why are you at home alone? Where is my dad?”
May felt a little awkward when she saw Wendy suddenly appearing. However, her expression quickly returned to her natural state. She explained with a smile, “There is a chess competition in the city today, and your father is participating.”
After speaking, she glanced at the wall clock in the living room and added, “But he should be back soon. Come, come in first.”
After May said that, she took the suitcase from Wendy’s hand like she was the family’s matriarch.
“Wendy, I heard from Jasper that you’re in charge of a project in Harbor City. Have you completed the work over there now that you are back?” May asked while pretending to be concerned.
Wendy glanced at her and shook her head. “Not yet, but I found someone else to take over.”
After she said that, she averted her eyes from the house and looked at May again. She asked, “Aunty May, I called my dad yesterday and he said he wanted to marry you. So, I want to ask you, is this true?”
May was stunned for a few seconds when she heard that. After thinking about it, she said in slight embarrassment, “To be honest, we’re both old. Originally, I told your dad that we did not need to hold a wedding. The two of us could just live together and care for each other for the rest of our lives. But your dad insisted we should have a ceremony, so I don’t have a choice…”
As May said that, she had a happy smile on her face, shocking Wendy a little.
Alright, it was not like she disagreed with the idea of Dawson remarrying again. The main reason was that she still had a lot of questions about May.
For some reason, Wendy strongly felt that this woman was not simple…
Then, May asked again, “By the way, Wendy, what do you like to eat? You are always busy working outside, so you definitely didn’t get a chance to eat well. Why don’t I cook you some delicious food today?”
After hearing the words, Wendy returned to her senses and said lightly, “I’m fine with anything.”
As she was saying this, the door opened, and Dawson walked in with a red face.
After seeing Wendy, he was stunned and asked, “Wendy, why did you come back suddenly? You didn’t tell me you were coming back when we were on the phone yesterday.”
Wendy frowned slightly and asked without answering, “Dad, why do you sound like you don’t want me back?”
Dawson was stunned for a moment and quickly explained, “Hey, what are you saying? I only have you, so how could I not want you to come back? But how long are you going to stay at home this time? I’ll ask the housekeeper to prepare your room for you…”
Wendy interrupted Dawson before he could finish.
“No need. This place is too far from JW Group, so it’s inconvenient for me to go to work from here. I’ve already booked a room at a hotel near the company, and I’ll go stay there later.”
“Oh, that’s fine,” Dawson felt a little disappointed.
Since his daughter and son-in-law were getting busier and busier, they had less time to spend with him. Luckily, meeting May gave him a sense of comfort. Otherwise, he would be lonely.
Wendy originally did not want to eat at home, but May had already started cooking, so she did not want to put on airs.
After eating, she went directly to JW Group, and as soon as she entered the office, she called Baz for questioning.
Life at the Top Chapter 2136-“Ms. Schuler, you’re back!” Baz walked in with a smile.
Wendy glanced at him and asked, “How’s the work been in Nauritus City during this time? Have you encountered any problems?”
Baz also just got the news. He knew the reason Wendy came back to the company in such a rush after coming back from Harbor City was to inspect their work. Thus, he took out the materials he had prepared in advance in an orderly manner.
“Ms. Schuler, please take a look. These are the contracts signed by the Nauritus City headquarters in the half month after you left. This is a real estate project worth 2 billion we signed with Millenia Group, as well as a cooperation project with Easter Group. Please have a look, Ms. Schuler…”
Wendy took a brief look at the information Baz presented her, nodded with satisfaction, and said, “I always feel at ease when you’re in charge. I chatted with Jasper before I returned, and we have the same idea. In addition to the market in Harbor City, we also need to carry out the work on the mainland in an all-encompassing manner. Jasper has already transferred Sean to Harbor City to take charge of the work. So, I’m going to entrust the mainland to you.”
Jasper and Wendy had high hopes for Baz in terms of work.
“Please rest assured, Ms. Schuler, even if you and Mr. Laine didn’t tell me, I would still keep an eye on the work that needs to be done,” Baz nodded and said with a smile.
Then, he remembered another thing, “By the way, Ms. Schuler, Mr. Laine told me to do something before leaving. He asked me to look into Ms. May Shelton. I have found some information on her, but Mr. Laine is not here, so why don’t I report to you first?”
From Baz’s point of view, Jasper and Wendy were a couple, and this matter was about Wendy’s family. So, it would be the same reporting to either of the two.
Wendy felt a little puzzled upon hearing that. She asked, “When did Jasper ask you to investigate May?”
Baz froze for a moment. He thought Wendy knew about it.
“He asked me before he left. I thought this was your idea as well, Ms. Schuler.”
“It’s fine…” Wendy came back to her senses, and her face turned colder, “Tell me what you found then.”
Baz nodded. “Okay…”
Afterward, he took out a resume from the desk drawer before handing it to Wendy.
“Ms. Schuler, look. There’s a huge problem with May’s resume. According to her, she went to work in the United States ten years ago. However, her boss went bankrupt because of some operational problems, and she lost her job two years ago. Thus, she could only work part-time, and that was when she met Mr. Schuler, who was traveling to the United States. However, that’s not the case, according to what I found… May is working in a branch under the Rothschilds and has a pretty high position…”
“How could a company under the Rothschilds go bankrupt? How is it possible that she lost her job? From all this, we can see that May was lying…” Baz added with a list of questions.
Wendy frowned after hearing what Baz said. She had suspected that May was not someone simple, but she did not have any proof. However, she was right. This woman indeed had a plan to approach her father.
“Hmph! I knew the Rothschilds wouldn’t give up so easily, but I didn’t expect them to do this to approach my father. Do they think they’ll change anything if they send a woman to approach my father? What wishful thinking!”
As Wendy snarled, she crumpled May’s resume and threw it in the trash can.
When Baz saw that, he was shocked. From what he knew, Wendy had always been gentle and rarely got mad. It seemed that these people’s behavior had violated Wendy’s bottom line.
Life at the Top Chapter 2137-Baz asked, “Since we have determined that May is problematic, should we take action on our side and control her lest she causes any harm to Mr. Schuler?”
Wendy shook her head, “No, we don’t need to do anything for now.”
Based on what she knew about her father, even if she took this resume to expose May to Dawson at this moment, her father might not believe her since he was blinded by love. Even if he believed Wendy, he would have to suffer a huge blow. This could easily backfire.
Baz carefully observed her face and asked, “Then what are you going to do next?”
Wendy thought about it for a while and then ordered, “Hmm, you should first send a few people over to keep an eye on May, and if she does anything suspicious, report to me immediately. Also, be sure to protect my father’s safety, understand?”
Baz nodded solemnly. “Understood, Ms. Schuler. Don’t worry, I will handle this matter.”
After he finished speaking, he strode out of the office.
Wendy leaned on the sofa, looking a little tired. She originally thought that she would be able to rest for a while when she returned to Nauritus City, but the Rothschilds sent May to approach her father.
How should she deal with it now?
After thinking about it, Wendy decided to tell Jasper about it first and discuss it with him.
***
Jasper was inspecting the Lane Automobile Factory at the moment After receiving a call from Wendy, he stepped aside and asked with a smile, “Honey, have you returned to Nauritus City?”
“Yeah, I’ve arrived. I’m at JW Headquarters now.” Wendy said wearily, “I want to tell you something…”
“What’s the matter? Honey, you can tell me.”
“You asked Baz to investigate May. I just arrived at the company, and Baz has shown me all the information he has investigated.”
“Oh, did he?”
The efficiency of Baz‘s work was as Jasper had expected, and he asked again, “Did you find any suspicious information?”
Wendy nodded, her tone a little more serious.
“I’m calling you because I found something unusual,” She took a deep breath and continued, “Baz found out that the Rothschilds sent May. But she lied to my father that she was just an unemployed woman in the United States to win my father’s sympathy and trust so that he’d bring her back to Somerland.”
Upon hearing these words, Jasper’s expression turned a little heavy, and after a while, he spoke slowly, “I knew it would be like this. Since that’s the case, let’s not rush to expose May’s true face so quickly. Why don’t we just play the game and see what she’ll do.”
Wendy smiled. “Do you think this is two hearts beating as one? It just so happens that I have the same thought.”
Jasper smiled and said, “That’s right, but now I’m not at the Nauritus City headquarters, so I have to trouble you to keep an eye on May.”
When Wendy heard that, a wry smile appeared on the corner of her mouth. “That’s for sure, I will definitely keep an eye on May, and I won’t let her have any chance to do anything terrible… Okay, I still have some work to do here, so I’ll hang up now,” Wendy said and hung up the phone.
When she went to Swallow Capital, she left some unfinished work in Nauritus City. After she finished the work on her hands, it was already 9 PM. Therefore, she dragged her tired body back to the hotel to rest.
The next day, she went to work as usual.
As she stepped through the door early in the morning, she spotted May.
“Wendy, you’re so early. Did you have your breakfast? I brought you some from home…”
As May said that, she enthusiastically handed the thermos in her hand to Wendy.
Life at the Top Chapter 2138-Wendy glanced at the thermos. Since May had kindly offered it, she could not refuse it. Then, she showed a trace of her signature fake smile. “What a coincidence. I’m pretty hungry. Thank you, Aunty May…”
After speaking, she took the thermos from May’s hand, paused, and said, “By the way, Aunty May, I have something to tell you later. Can you come to my office after the meeting?”
Although May did not know what Wendy wanted to tell her, she nodded with a smile. “Okay, I’ll go over later.”
Wendy returned to her office with the thermos and unscrewed the lid to see that it contained some chicken soup. It had been boiled until it was fragrant. The smell alone could evoke one’s cravings.
The corners of Wendy’s mouth twitched slightly. ‘This woman went through so much trouble for this…’
After breakfast, Wendy took a tissue and wiped her mouth. Then, there was a knock outside her door.
Knock knock knock!
“Wendy, are you busy? It’s me, Aunty May.”
“Come in. The door is open.”
May opened the door the next second and greeted Wendy with a smile. “Wendy, I’m sorry. The manager of our department delayed the meeting for more than ten minutes. Sorry for making you wait.”
Wendy smiled and said, “It’s okay, I just finished the breakfast you prepared. It tastes delicious!”
A smile crept into May’s eyes as she heard that. “Really? Then I’ll bring you breakfast every day.”
Wendy smiled and shook her head. “It’s okay. You also have to come to work every day. It will be too troublesome if you have to cook me breakfast too.”
“Not at all. It’s no trouble at all. In any case, your father and I have to eat breakfast every morning, so it’s fine.”
Wendy did not say anything after seeing May’s kindness. With that, she had tacitly agreed to let May bring her breakfast daily.
After a while, May asked again, “Wendy, everyone is working during working hours, but you called me to your office alone. Is there anything you need to tell rue?”
Wendy glanced at her and took out a form before handing it to May.
“This is the application form for the manager of the company’s coordinating department. Please fill it out, Aunty May. From today, you will be in charge of the coordinating department of the JW Group Nauritus City headquarters.”
“It… It’s inappropriate, right? After all, I have no work experience in this area!” May stood up in surprise and said.
Wendy’s eyes flashed, and she looked at May. Then, she said to herself, ‘This woman’s acting skills are really perfect. Wasn’t she also in the coordinating department when she was abroad? And now she’s pretending like she doesn’t know anything. How ridiculous!’
Although she felt disdainful in her heart, Wendy still smiled and said, “Aunty May, you don’t have to be nervous. No one is born smart. It’s okay that you have no experience. Someone from the company will guide you. Besides, your current status is that of my father’s girlfriend, and soon, you two will get married. You can’t keep working at the grassroots level in JW Group. Jasper and I would be embarrassed if word got out, right?”
May originally wanted to refuse, but after hearing what Wendy said, she had no choice but to swallow her words of refusal.
“Okay, I’ll try to do as you ask. You and Jasper can’t be mad at me if I don’t do a good job.”
Wendy smiled softly. “Of course…”
After May left the office, she went to a stairwell in JW Tower that no one usually frequented. Then, she took out a cell phone and dialed a foreign number.
Life at the Top Chapter 2139-“Hey, Bentley. Wendy is back in Nauritus City, and she gave me a job today. But it’s the same job I did abroad, and I suspect she may have found out something about me…”
May’s tone sounded a little urgent, but after she said that, there was no reply from the other end of the phone.
After a while, a slightly hoarse man’s voice snarled, “You good-for-nothing! Miss Bella trusts you, so she entrusted you with such an important task. However, you’ve exposed yourself so quickly!”
Upon hearing this, May’s face turned ashen, and she quickly pleaded, “Bentley, you’re a little irresponsible for saying that. I already said that this domestic mission is probably not suitable for me, but you insisted I take it. Now that Wendy is suspicious of me, you can‘t just sit back and turn a blind eye!”
From what May knew of Bella, Bella would definitely not let her live anymore if she failed this mission. When she thought of this, she immediately panicked. Right now, she could only ask Bentley for help. If even Bentley was not willing to lend a helping hand, then she could only stay in Nauritus City and be resigned to her fate.
Fortunately, after a while, Bentley, finally spoke on the other end of the phone, “Why are you so anxious? Jasper and Wendy didn’t do anything yet, right? They just arranged a job for you. Don’t make a fuss. It might just be a coincidence.”
May felt that this was not as simple as that. However, Bentley interrupted when she wanted to say something.
“Alright, just stay by Dawson’s side. Miss Bella has more important tasks for you soon. Once you have done it, you will definitely get a lot of benefits when you return to the United States in the future.”
After speaking, Bentley hung up the phone directly.
“Hey, hey, Mr. Bentley…” May cried into the phone a few times. When there was no response, she had no choice but to put away the phone.
After taking a deep breath, she calmed down a little, and continued to return to work, pretending nothing had happened.
***
On the other side, after Jasper returned from the car factory, he ran into Celine in the hotel, who was about to leave. Then, he remembered what Anna had told him before, so he stopped Celine.
“Miss Maynard, wait a minute. Where are you going?”
After hearing Jasper’s voice, Celine stopped and turned to look at him. “My friend and I are going shopping in Nine Dragon Town today. Why? Do you need anything? If you want me to accompany you today, I can tell my friend I won’t be going.”
What Celine said sounded very amorous, and Jasper was a little embarrassed. So, he quickly explained, “No… I didn’t mean that. Old Master Law’s birthday is tomorrow night. I received an invitation letter, and the Laws invited you to attend tomorrow as well. Do you have time?”
Celine nodded after hearing that. “I do. It just so happens that I am not so busy in Harbor City this time, so I will go with you tomorrow. There’s still a little time today. I’m going to pick a gift for Old Master Law.”
Speaking of this, she felt a little embarrassed. “Say, what gift should I give him?”
Upon hearing this, Jasper pondered in his heart. Although it did not matter what gifts were given at a banquet like this and what mattered more was the person’s attendance, there would be so many celebrities and upper-class people attending after all, and it would be a little inappropriate if the gift was not presentable.
Jasper thought for a while and said, “There are a few antique shops in Harbor City. If you have time today, I’ll go pick a few decent antiques with you.”
When Celine heard that, she nodded quickly. “Alright, we can do that I’ll tell my friend now, and you’ll go with me later.”
As she said that, she took out her phone to call her friend. She said, “Hello, Carrie. You should go by yourself today. I can’t make it.”
After she said that, she hung up and strutted to Jasper. Then, she grinned, “This afternoon belongs to just you and me.”
Jasper was between laughter and tears. He could not stop himself from saying, “Miss Maynard, can you not be so amorous when you speak? Those who don’t know might misunderstand…”
Celine pouted disapprovingly when she heard that. “From what I know, your fiancée Wendy has gone back to Nauritus City, and now, you’re free in Harbor City… No one will be able to control you even if you find a woman and sleep with, let alone be amorous with me, don’t you think so?”
Life at the Top Chapter 2140-After hearing this, Jasper became even more embarrassed. He quickly stopped, “No, don’t say that. We’re all decent people, and it’s nothing like you said.”
“Tch, if you are considered decent, then truly decent people don’t exist in this world,” Celine rolled her eyes and said.
“Alright, didn’t you want me to accompany me to buy a birthday present? Let’s go now,” Celine said and walked out.
Jasper quickly followed, and the two went to the antique street in Nine Dragon Town. This was a relatively famous antique market in Harbor City. It had existed since more than 100 years ago, and many storefronts were time-honored shops with well-known reputations. Even so, if customers who did not frequent often wanted to get something, they had to be cautious.
After all, there were few genuine products worldwide, while most goods were fakes and high-quality imitations.
“We’re here. Let’s get out of the car now.”
Jasper parked near the antique street and got out of the car with Celine.
Neatly arranged antique storefronts stood on both sides of the street, ranging from large to small. Some of them even occupied two or three stories and were filled with all kinds of antiques and calligraphy.
Celine stood on the street and glanced around. Then, she lamented, “I’ve never seen such a wide variety of antique shops when I was in Swallow Capital. It seems that what they said is true. Tomb raiders stole the goods from the mainland of Somerland and distributed them to Harbor City and abroad more than a hundred years ago. Hence, it is rare to see genuine goods in the local Swallow Capital market…”
She noticed that the store on her left was pretty well-decorated as she spoke. Then, she turned to Jasper and said, “Let’s go to that store first, shall we?”
Jasper nodded. “Okay…”
After speaking, he followed her into the store.
The owner and a staff member were the only ones in the shop. Both of them were middle-aged men over forty years old. After seeing the guests, the staff member quickly greeted them warmly and asked, “Sir, Madam, please come in. What are you looking for?”
Upon hearing this, Celine turned to look at Jasper and asked with a smile, “This store has antiques, calligraphies, and paintings. What kind of gifts do you think Old Master Law would like?”
After Jasper glanced around, he locked his eyes on a purple sand teapot on the far-off shelf. He pointed at it and said, “Can you help me take down that purple sand teapot so I can have a look?”
When the staff member heard this, his face immediately blossomed, and he quickly introduced, “Oh! Sir, Madam, you are so discerning. This clay teapot is the treasure of our store! I’ll take it down so you can have a look…”
After the staff member said that, he took out a ladder and got on. Then, he took down the clay teapot on the third shelf.
Jasper smiled while thinking, ‘Who would put the treasure of their shop in such a remote place?’
Jasper would not have spotted it if he did not look closely. However, he also knew that this was just something they said so that they could raise the price later.
Soon, the staff member carefully took down the clay teapot and handed it to Jasper and Celine.
“Sir, Madam, this is the purple sand produced in a famous city between 960-1127. According to reliable records, it was used by a prime minister at the time!”
Jasper turned a deaf ear to the staff member as he was rambling. Instead, he picked up the clay teapot and looked at it carefully before his eyes.
The craftsmanship of this clay teapot was not bad, and it was indeed made between 960-1127.
“So? What do you see?” Celine asked from one side.
She knew nothing about antiques, so she could only let Jasper look at them.
After a while, Jasper played the clay teapot on the table and said calmly, “It’s true that it’s made between 960-1127. However, this is not something a prime minister used. It’s just a defective item from back then. A real aristocrat or nobleman would not use this. This is just something a well-off commoner would put up with. It’s not easy to have preserved it until now.”
“Ah, I see! I didn’t think that you’re so well-educated about antiques,” After Celine heard Jasper’s explanation, she felt slightly disappointed even though she had no idea when Jasper had learned about antiques.