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Life at the Top Chapter 271

Cavern City, Ritz-Carlton Hotel.

As one of the top global five-star hotel brands, the Ritz-Carlton in Cavern City was the second branch of the flagship hotel in the country after it first opened in Andros.

Needless to say, this was the most luxurious hotel in the whole of Cavern City right now. No other hotel could top the degree of luxury it provided.

Following the address Jack gave him, Jasper went straight to the highest floor of the hotel.

The presidential suite was located on this floor.

A woman dressed in a business suit was standing by the door once he got out of the elevator.

“May I know if you’re Mr. Laine?” The woman, who resembled a secretary, asked him courteously.

Jasper nodded.

“Please follow me,” the secretary said while gesturing at him to follow her. She led the way in front of him. “Miss Maynard is in the midst of a video conference right now. There was a last-minute decision to hold the conference, so we did not have the time to notify you, Mr. Laine,” she explained while walking.

“It’s alright, I can wait for a while,” Jasper said.

The secretary brought Jasper into the suite. After arriving at a reception room, she prepared some tea and left the room.

The presidential suite of this hotel had a master bedroom and a minimum of two other guest bedrooms in addition to a lounge, meeting room, reception room, and a study. It was fully equipped with a wide range of facilities.

Even the reception room that Jasper was currently situated in was about 70 to 80 squared meters in size.

After waiting in the reception room for almost an hour, the door suddenly opened.

A pretty, tall, and slender woman that gave off an air of competency walked into the reception room.

Celine headed straight toward Jasper after entering the room. She extended her hand with an apologetic smile plastered on her face. “I’m really sorry, Mr. Laine. There was a last-minute emergency meeting, so it took quite some time. You must have waited for a long time,” she said.

“I’m the one who’s disturbing you. I should be the one apologizing instead,” Jasper said politely as he shook hands with Celine. The two of them then sat down.

Celine’s secretary came forward and placed a cup of tea in front of each of them. After that, she sat down in a corner of the room and remained silent.

Meanwhile, Celine and Jasper quietly sized each other up.

She was indeed the same Queen of Investment that he had seen on a magazine cover in his past life. However, her aura had yet to grow to the same level of sophistication as it was in his past life.

At the moment, Celine Maynard emanated a sense of competency and dominance that could not be compared to her future self. She had long been complacent and comfortable with her position in her future days. Thus, she did not shine as brilliantly as she did right now.

In other words, once a woman concealed their ambitious demeanor, it would not be discovered easily. Nevertheless, that meant that she even more dangerous.

At the same time, Celina was observing Jasper.

Like most of the people who were meeting him the first time, her first reaction to Jasper was shock at his young age.

At an age like this, Celine could hardly associate him with the powerful figure who had dominated Harbor City.

As the general manager of the Terra regional branch of Collosal Investments, Celine knew very well about the incident whereby the Harbor City stock market had gotten attacked by Western capital during the crisis of the bursting economic bubble some time ago.

She even knew that Quantum Fund was the one behind all of it.

This young man before her was the one who had presided over Harbor City’s 100-billion-dollar rescue plan.

Not everyone had the ability to do something like that.

Not only did he handle it, but he also did an amazing job at that.

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Besides that, Celine also knew that this young man shared an extremely close relationship with the top four families of Harbor City.

He was especially close with the Laws.

Even the Harbor City Government took a great liking to Jasper as he had played a decisive role in this economic defense battle.

If it had not been for these glorious achievements, Celine would not have decided to meet the mere chairman of a local investment company.

“Mr. Laine, Jack is a longtime friend of mine. He told me that you wanted to meet up with me because of an urgent matter. May I know what this matter is regarding?” Celine spoke up first.

Jasper pondered for a while before deciding to go straight to the point. “I know that Sena is planning to get listed on the Nasdaq. Did they ask Colossal Investments to be their agent?” He asked straightforwardly.

Celine was stunned. “How did you know that, Mr. Laine? Yes, they have. Not many people know about this. Furthermore, Mr. William, the regional president, is handling this personally,” she answered in surprise.

Mr. William was the one who had called for an emergency video conference just now. The main topic of discussion was Sena’s public listing.

Once the listing plan for Sena gets launched, it would become the Terra regional branch’s largest business deal of the year. They would gain a lucrative sum of profits from handling this.

William, who was eager to present his achievements to the headquarters, placed a great deal of emphasis on this issue. Therefore, the conference just now was mainly centred on the arrangements required to help Sena obtain a public listing as soon as possible.

Furthermore, this plan had only been circulated among the top executives of the Terra regional branch of Colossal Investments who had participated in the video conference earlier. How did Jasper Laine know about it?

Jasper chuckled lightly. “I have my ways. I came over today in hopes that you’d be able to work together with me, Miss Maynard,” he said.

Celine shook her head after listening to what he said. “My apologies, but I can’t help you with this. Mr. William is handling this issue personally and no one else is allowed to interfere in his plans. Besides, both parties have already signed a contract. Why are you suggesting that we should work together, Mr. Laine?” she asked.

Jasper directed a scorching gaze at Celine. “I don’t want Sena to obtain a public listing!”

After registering his words, Celine’s expression immediately changed.

She looked at Jasper with a frown as she wondered what were the true intentions behind his words.

Jasper looked straight into Celine’s eyes. “Miss Maynard, you don’t really want to see Sena obtain a public listing, right?” He asked this in a playful tone.

“I don’t understand what you’re implying here, Mr. Laine. The public listing of Sena is the Terra regional branch’s largest deal of the year. There’s no reason for me to sabotage this deal,” Celine said in a cutting tone.

“Indeed, it is the largest bit of business for the Terra regional branch of Colossal Investments this year. However, this has nothing to do with you. Am I right, Miss Maynard?”

Jasper’s words caused Celine to fall silent.

They were both intelligent people. There was no need to squabble over a trivial matter like this.

Although Celine was extremely competent, she had just taken up this mantle. She arrived at her current position after going through many exchanges of interests and cruel battles.

Hence, both her opponents and those in support of her were all waiting to see how she would perform in this position.

Evidently, William was not one of those who supported her. The responsibilities of the president and general manager both overlapped greatly, which meant that their individual capabilities would determine the one between them who would emerge as the boss.

William would not remain dormant while watching Celine grab all the power from his hands.

Therefore, Celine had not been involved in Sena’s listing at all.

Once the plan succeeds, it would be difficult for Celine, who did not have access to many resources in the Terra regional branch, to surpass the deal and soar toward greater heights.

Jasper took a sip from his cup of tea. “Miss Maynard, you need to preserve the right to speak for the Terra regional branch in order to retain the dignity and authority befitting of a general manager. Meanwhile, I don’t want Sena to get listed. Therefore, we share common interests,” he said with a smile.

Celine pinned a deep and thoughtful gaze on Jasper. She was rather taken aback.

What was the background of this young man, and why did he know so much about the internal strife for power within the Terra regional branch of Colossal Investments? How could each and every of his words resonate with all of her heartfelt thoughts?

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Even if Celine was smart, she did not expect that Jasper had been rebirthed with more than 20 years worth of memories.

In her past life, when Celine had climbed the corporate ladder abruptly, people had dug up some secrets about her.

One of the most well-known secrets was how she changed jobs from Seefa Securities to Colossal Investments as a young newbie and then immediately jumped into the position of the general manager in the Terra region.

Then, there was the story of how she fought for power with the current president in the Terra region, William, as a general manager.

This later became Celine’s entry point.

Celine looked at Jasper calmly and said, “Mr. Laine, what are you planning to do? How do you want me to work with you?”

Jasper smiled and said, “First, I hope to know what price Sena had to pay for you to be their agent.”

Celine furrowed her brows and said bluntly, “Mr. Laine, you should know that before the listing succeeds, that this is a trade secret. If I leak this, I’ll face the risk of getting sued.”

Jasper held up his hands and said, “There are no risks in this world that you can’t handle, right?

“Power is always obtained from battles that are full of risks, and never given to you by the enemies out of pity.”

Celine stayed silent for a while before saying indifferently, “Sena is willing to give us 25% of their stocks in exchange for Colossal Investments to help them get listed on the Nasdaq.”

“How generous.”

When Jasper heard this price, even he silently praised Dane’s decisiveness.

How much was 25% of the total shares worth? This would take away a quarter of Sena’s value.

Even though they would need to pay a huge price, in the face of Sena’s capital chain rupture crisis, it was a necessary step. After all, you could not make an omelet without breaking a few eggs.

If Sena wanted to get through this crisis and start anew, they would need to give up on short-term benefits.

Ordinary people would not be able to do this.

It was through bold moves like that Dane was able to make Sena into the most outstanding web portal in the country.

No mediocre leader would be able to get to this position.

“Miss Maynard, will you work with me to take down this 25% figure from your investment company?” Jasper asked indifferently.

Celine’s expression changed immediately.

Jasper was saying that he wanted her to steal from her own company. This was not as simple as leaking a trade secret now.

Before she could say anything, the secretary who had been staying silent this entire time stood up to speak.

“Impossible!” The secretary’s tone was stern.

“Miss Maynard, you can’t promise him this. This is impossible. The company is planning to help Sena get listed. We can’t transfer the shares away. You won’t be able to get past William on this matter.

“More importantly, so what if he gets the shares? Sena won’t be publically listed, and they’ll end up suing us. When that happens, we’ll be in trouble.

“This person is harboring evil intentions. Who knows what’s the purpose behind him coming here?”

The secretary’s words caused Celine’s face to darken. She did not say anything.

A secretary was interrupting the conversation of their superiors but was not immediately berated.

This meant that her boss was carefully considering her words.

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Jasper’s expression looked calm and tranquil. He ignored the secretary’s overbearing attitude and was only looking at Celine.

“Mr. Laine, Miss Stone came here with me from Seefa Securities, and she’s been working with me for 6 years. At work, she’s my secretary, but in my daily life, she’s my best friend. Therefore, her words are equal to mine.”

Celine had a calm look on her face.

The implication was that she had already rejected Jasper.

“150 million.” Jasper suddenly said.

“Colossal Investments wants Sena’s stocks because you hope it might grow in the future. Despite this, I am currently offering to pay you 150 million on the spot in exchange for 25% of the stock. For an investment company like you guys, this is a deal that is a win for you any way you look at it.”

Celine replied without any expression on her face, “Mr. Laine, I don’t think you understand. For our investment company, the most important thing is trust. Since we’ve already signed an agreement with Sena, we’ll do things according to the agreement.”

“If that’s the case, what if Sena is destined to never be listed? Even though Dane is the chairman of Sena, he might not be the biggest shareholder,” said Jasper insipidly.

“In order to get more investment, Sena kept diluting and issuing stocks over the years. Three investment companies in the country held a total of 34% of Sena’s stocks at the time, and that 34% are in my hands now.”

Jasper laced his fingers together and looked at Celine and Miss Stone whose expressions had changed abruptly. Then, he said calmly, “A company will only go public after gaining approval from two-thirds of all of the shareholders. I already own over 34% of the shares, so I have the sole power to decide if we go public or not.

“If I disagree, what will Colossal Investments use to list the company? The decision alone from the internal shareholders of Sena will not be sufficient to save the deal in this situation. Is Dane going to use his head to try to get listed on the Nasdaq?”

Jasper’s words felt like a clap of thunder. It was so shocking that Celine and Miss Stone started to breathe heavier.

“How is that possible? We did a background check but we didn’t learn anything about this. Moreover, does Dane not know about this?” Miss Stone muttered.

Jasper replied calmly, “I am deliberately scheming against Dane, so why would I let him know? As for your background check, to be honest, you still need to strengthen your information network in the country.

Celine looked heatedly at Jasper and said, “If that’s the case, then the contract William signed with Sena has major issues. I need to report to the headquarters now.”

Jasper said casually, “While you’re at it, tell your boss that you’re only going to make them a profit of from this 150 million dollar deal.”

“Please wait for my update, Mr. Laine,” Celien said.

Jasper smiled and replied indifferently, “I’ve been babbling for too long, so I should take my leave now.”

Miss Stone watched as Jasper left. Then, she could not control herself and asked Celine, “Miss Maynard, can we trust him?”

Celine sighed deeply. “If this were someone else, I would not believe them, but he hosted a market rescue of hundreds of billions in Harbor City and has a good relationship with the Laws. Even the government of Harbor City admires him, so I don’t think he has a need to lie to us.”

“In that case, what are we going to do?” Miss Stone said in appall.

“I think we should ask the headquarters in Wall Street to start a shareholder meeting to talk about this,” Celine sighed.

“What does Jasper want from doing all this? Even if he’s all that, it was all done in Harbor City. Our country is not like Harbor City, yet he thinks he can defeat Dane? I don’t believe him,” Miss Stone spat coldly.

Celine looked fixedly at her and said, “We don’t have any business in his gripe with Dane. Now, I need to immediately report this to the higher ups.”

Miss Stone huffed and was looking down on Jasper’s personality. She felt that he was a vile character who would backstab others at a moments notice.

What big accomplishment could this despicable vermin achieve?

She scoffed.

Miss Stone was suddenly looking forward to this. She could not wait to see Jasper suffer a crushing defeat at Dane’s hands even after doing so much and spending so much money.

At this moment, Jasper had just walked out of the hotel as he called Jack.

“Jack, contact the person in charge of Montagne Capitals. Tell them I want to buy their 34% stake in Sena. If they don’t agree, tell them I’ve already gotten 25% ownership of Sena from Colossal Investments.”

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After going back to Terizone, Hudson and the rest were not back yet. Inside the office, Jasper and Jack were sitting next to each other.

“I’ve contacted Montagne Capitals and they want to confirm whether you’ve really gotten Colossal Investments’ 25% of the shares, Mr. Laine.”

After he heard what Jack said, Jasper smiled and said, “You want to know too, right, Jack?”

Jack chortled and said, “I think it’s true. If this was someone else, I won’t believe them, but if it’s you, there’s a possibility.”

“You think so highly of me.” Jasper shrugged. He was not a god, so he could not make everything go his way.

Basically, the plan this time was to use the misinformation between Montagne Capitals and Colossal Investments to create a chance to gain some advantages.

Jasper told Colossal Investments that he had Montagne Capitals’ 34% of the shares. He was using this to threaten them to make them realize that if they did not nod their heads, Sena would not be able to float in the market.

As such, they would definitely sell their shares.

As it was Sena’s internal problem that caused their float to fail, according to the agreement, Colossal Investments would automatically get 25% shares as compensation.

On the other hand, Jasper could use the fact that he got Colossal Investments’ shares as a requirement to buy the shares Montagne Capitals had.

Montagne Capitals would not have a reason to decline that as well.

After Jack heard what Jasper said, he widened his eyes and said in disbelief, “You’re saying that… you’re lying to them?”

Jasper smiled and said, “I’m not lying because I’m this close to getting my hands on Colossal Investments’ share of Sena’s shares, and it is indeed 25%.”

Jasper told Jack about his plan.

Jack was dazed and dizzy after he heard it.

“To be honest, I’m so impressed with you,” Jack said sincerely.

“These are just cheap tricks. The main problem is that we’re still not strong enough. If not, we wouldn’t have to use such cheap tricks and could just crush them brazenly,” Jasper lamented.

Jack said, “You’re still young and have a long future ahead. In a few more years, you’ll be able to reach the height you mentioned. To be honest, I have no idea where you’ll be in the future, but it must be a height that other people can only look up to.

“How should I reply to Montagne Capitals then?” Jack asked.

Jasper hesitated for a while before saying, “Did they quote a price?”

Jack said, “They did. 200 million.”

“They only invested 80 million back then, right? It’s just been two years and they’re selling it for 200 million. What great businesspeople,” Jasper said dully.

Jack laughed and said, “There’s still a very large chance with this price.”

Jasper shook his head and said, “No, we don’t need to negotiate the price. Just promise them. The requirement is to deal immediately.”

Jack was stumped for words. He could not help but say, “We could at least get it down to 180 million…”

“Jack, we don’t have any stocks with us. If this drags on, problems will arise,” Jasper said with a smile.

“The most important thing is that I can double this 200 million very soon. Everyone underestimates that Sena still has the value of Terizone. If I combine these two companies into one, who else would become the king of the internet in this country?”

Jack stopped speaking abruptly and looked at Jasper while overwhelmed with shock. He muttered, “If that’s the case, Terizone could skyrocket. It would be immeasurably valuable to be number one in the country’s internet industry.”

“That’s why I’m asking you to talk to them about this for me. Go as soon as you can,” Jasper said.

Jack got up and said seriously, “Alright, I’ll get to the airport now and talk to the people from the headquarters of Montagne Capitals. I’ll do my best to close this deal.”

“Thank you for your hard work.” Jasper patted Jack’s shoulders.

Jack smiled and said, “I’m included in the vesting. The more the company earns, the more I’ll get, so this is not hard work at all.”

“Indeed,” Jasper said with a loud laugh.

Sometimes, actual benefits would be more trustworthy than relationships and feelings.

Colossal Investments was an investment company that was top in the world and could be said to be very efficient.

Jasper received a call from Celine that night.

An hour later, the sky turned black and Jasper once again came to Ritz-Carlton Hotel.

This time, Celine was standing at the door to wait for Jasper unlike in the morning.

“Mr. Laine, we meet again,” said Celine as she reached out her hand to shake Jasper’s.

Jasper smiled and shook Celine’s hand. He said, “Is there a conclusion?”

Celine nodded and said, “Actually, the higher-ups are moved by Mr. Laine’s suggestion, because to us, gratuitously making 150 million just by reselling our stocks and agreement would be like finding money on the streets.”

Jasper and Celine walked into the hotel shoulder to shoulder. After Jasper heard that, he laughed and said, “Under normal circumstances, this would be followed by bad news, Miss Maynard.”

Celine looked at Jasper in surprise. She said, “Mr. Laine, do you know how to read minds?”

“I’m just very observant,” Jasper smiled and said.

Celine pondered for a while and then said, “Just as you expected, Mr. Laine, Mr. William is very opinionated about this plan. He thought we should investigate this properly. Even if we’re violating an agreement, we can only talk about this after we let Sena violate it first.

“His reason being that as long as Sena can float successfully, then the profits Sena will bring to Colossal Investments might be much more than 150 million.”

Jasper nodded and said, “Things will be as he said. After all, if Sena floats successfully, the shares of 25% would definitely be more than 150 million. What do the higher-ups think then?”

Celine’s expression looked solemn. She looked at Jasper and said, “I’ve already convinced the higher-ups, but Mr. Laine, I want to know how confident you are.”

Jasper chuckled softly. “100%.”

At one side, Miss Stone had been silent the entire time. However, at this moment, she displayed a cold smirk. “Mr. Laine, don’t talk big. In order to side with you, Miss Maynard has had to bear a very huge risk.”

Jasper furrowed his brows and looked at Miss Stone. He said coldly, “There are only advantages and no disadvantages to this plan no matter for Colossal Investments or Miss Maynard. This is a plan that benefits three parties, including me.

“Miss Maynard needs a huge contribution to stabilize her position, and there can only be one voice in the Terra region. It would either be hers or William’s. Miss Maynard, if you’re worried that this plan isn’t reliable, then you can say no. I’m not begging you to work with me!”

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After Jasper said that, Miss Stone had a horrible expression on her face. When she was about to say something, Celine said, “Alright, Miss Stone, your emotions are too stirred up.”

Miss Stone looked angry, but she did not dare to say anything more. However, it could be seen that she hated Jasper to the bone from the way she looked at him.

Jasper did not know why this woman was so hostile toward him.

At the same time, Jasper’s phone rang.

It was from Jack.

“I need to answer this call. Excuse me.” After Jasper said that to Celine, he walked away to answer his phone.

Miss Stone looked at Jasper’s back with rancor and could not help but say, “Miss Maynard, why is he so menacing? I can’t stand him believing himself to be infallible. Who does he think he is?

“He thinks he’s all that just because of something he did. Miss Maynard, you’re the general manager of Colossal Investments in the Terra region and he’s still acting so cocky in front of you.”

Celine looked at Miss Stone and said with an indifferent expression, “Firstly, he’s not being cocky. You’re the one who’s deliberately infuriating others the entire time.

“You’re minding too much as a secretary. Don’t you notice that?”

Celine’s words caused Miss Stone’s expression to freeze. She was speechless for a moment.

“Mr. Laine, it’s done!” From his voice, Jack sounded incredibly excited.

The main reason why Montagne Capitals invested in Sena was to make money. Now that Jasper was offering them a reasonable price and they’ve acknowledged Colossal Investments’ background, Montagne Capitals did not hesitate too much before signing the agreement with Jack.

After Jasper heard this, he let out a huge sigh of relief.

Compared to Montagne Capitals, Colossal Investments was a harder bone to chew. However, his lie had finally become reality now.

“Send the copy of the contract to me.” After Jasper said that, he hung up the phone.

Jasper then walked in front of Celine and said, “Miss Maynard, you want confidence, right? I’ll show you right now.”

After he said that, his phone buzzed. It was an MMS from Jack.

Jasper opened the MMS in front of Celine.

After the slow loading time, a contract appeared.

It was the agreement stating that Montagne Capitals had agreed to transfer their 34% shares in Sena to JW Capitals.

When Celine was about to let out a breath of relief after seeing this agreement, she suddenly noticed a detail.

“You signed this agreement today?” Celine lifted her head in shock to look at Jasper.

Jasper smiled softly and said, “It’s the truth no matter when it’s signed, right?”

Celine was a smart woman. If she could be crowned the Queen of Investment in her previous life and got to the position of executive chairwoman in Colossal Investments, it was proof that she was not just a pretty woman to look at.

After pondering for a while, she immediately understood what was going on.

“Good tactic, Mr. Laine!”

Celine sounded a little angry after she had been lied to. At the same time, her tone was also laced with admiration for Jasper, but at the end of the day, it sounded more complicated than that.

She did not expect there would be a day when she would be lied to.

However, this lie was not truly a lie.

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“Mr. Laine, can you tell me how you did it?” Celine asked.

Jasper smiled and said, “I told you this morning that I have 34% of the shares and then I told almost the same things to Montagne Capitals. Coincidentally, both of you believed me. So, my lie is not a lie anymore.”

Celine was not a petty woman. After Jasper explained things and she understood what was going on, she said sincerely, “Mr. Laine, your tactic is… amazing. Very old-fashioned.”

Standing at one side, Miss Stone’s expression changed. She yelled angrily, “You’re a liar indeed!”

Jasper peered at her and said insipidly, “Did you not see my agreement? I already have the 34% shares. How am I lying?”

Miss Stone said coldly, “But you said it yourself that you didn’t have it when you were here this morning. You admitted that!”

“The business world is like a warzone, and this is one of the tactics,” Jasper said flatly, “You only have yourself to blame for being unable to see through this.”

Miss Stone was so mad that her face had turned white. When she was about to say something, she saw that the way Celine was looking at her was becoming colder and colder.

Miss Stone felt flustered and quickly shut her mouth. However, she was cursing Jasper a million times in her heart.

Jasper ignored her. He looked at Celine and said, “Now, the basis for our collaboration has officially been formed. Miss Maynard, can we talk about the transfer of the shares now?”

Celine said indifferently, “There’s nothing to talk about. We agree unanimously on your conditions. I’ve already prepared the documents too.”

While she said that, Celine took out a transfer of shares agreement to hand it to Jasper.

After Jasper looked at it and made sure there was nothing wrong with it, he signed it instantly.

For now, Jasper had successfully pocketed Sena’s shares that were stranded out there.

“The money will be transferred into your preferred account today,” Jasper said with a smile.

“Mr. Laine, you already have 59% of Sena’s shares now. May I know what you’re going to do next?” Celine asked curiously.

Jasper chuckled lightly and said, “I’m going to send a huge surprise to Dane from Sena, of course.”

Celine looked as if she was in deep thought. Finally, she smiled and reached out to Jasper. She said, “Even though there were a lot of ups and downs, no matter what, I’m still going to wish us all the best in working together.”

Jasper reached out his hand to hold Celine’s. He smiled and said, “Best of luck.”

“I hope I still have a chance to work with you in the future, Mr. Laine. However, I hope such exciting things won’t happen again,” Celine displayed a look of terror and said jokingly.

Jasper chuckled lightly and said, “I’m sure we will have a chance to work together in the future.”

When Jasper was about to leave, Celine walked him to the door and said, “Mr. Laine, William was warned by the higher-ups regarding this. He’s furious now, so he might have some misunderstandings toward you. If you come across him in the future, you have to be careful.”

Jasper looked deeply at Celine and said, “Miss Maynard, it seems that you’re more than happy for me to be rivals with William.”

Celine said calmly, “You tricked me as well, Mr. Laine. So I think we’re even now that I’ve appropriately transferred some of William’s anger onto you.”

After laughing, Jasper said, “Sounds fair.”

Celine smiled and said, “The enemy of my enemy is my friend. I hope to replace William’s position, and since you’ve already offended William, then you should just go to the extreme. This way, we can be closer friends.”

Jasper looked deeply at Celine. He felt that this woman was not so easy to deal with.

“Farewell.”

“Safe travels.”

While looking at Jasper’s back, a complicated twinkle appeared in Celine’s eyes. Suddenly, she chuckled softly and said, “This man didn’t get angry even after I put it out in the open. He’s such a sharp-witted man.”

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“What right does he have to get angry?” Miss Stone finally found a chance to speak and said coldly.

“He’s the one who tricked us first.”

“But when we were directing William’s anger to him, we didn’t know he was setting this scheme and were still feeling pleased with ourselves like dummies,” Celine said.

Miss Stone said angrily, “Miss Maynard, I told you we have to be careful of this man. I know for certain that he’s not a good person.”

“So you’re saying that I have a horrible perception of people?” Celine asked airily.

Miss Stone’s expression changed as she said hurriedly, “I didn’t mean that.”

Celine said coldly, “That’s why you’ll always be a secretary.

“There are no real friends or real enemies in the business world.

“Mr. Laine was indeed the person who set a trap this time, but did his trap hurt our profits? Not only did it not, but it also gave us a good chance to strike William’s prestige. This is a good thing for us.”

Miss Stone said aggrievedly, “I just can’t stand him.”

“I know my husband asked you to report to him about anyone of the opposite sex who appears around me, but I’m working, do you understand?”

After Miss Stone heard this, her expression changed.

“Miss Maynard, you’ve misunderstood—”

“You should know best whether I’ve misunderstood or not,” Celine said calmly.

“You don’t have to explain anymore. Since I’ve said it, it means that I’m very confident. Do you need me to show you the proof?

“Our marriage is based on mutual benefits. We need each other and that’s why we got married. I’ll allow him to be a male chauvinist in the right amount, but I hope you can understand that if you infuriate me, there won’t be good outcomes for both of you.

“Especially you. You should know your position because you’re just a chess piece.”

After Celine said that, she turned around to leave.

Miss Stone stood where she was, and her expression fluctuated irregularly. After recovering from the post-traumatic stress, she gritted her teeth in rancor and said coldly, “Jasper, this is all your fault! Just you wait!’

…

After successfully buying 59% of Sena’s shares, Jasper was in a great mood.

Even though he had spent 350 million on these shares, not only did he not lose money, but instead, he made a profit.

Once he successfully combined Sena and Terizone, this 350 million would be 3.5 billion or even more.

After he went back to the office, Jasper noticed that Theo and Zaine were here.

Logan was telling them about Dane swinging by. All of them had furious expressions on their faces. Even Theo, who just joined, had a gloomy look on his face.

After all, for these hot-blooded young people, it was not a good thing to be hacked and then get bullied by the other party.

“Damn it! If I was here, I would’ve beaten up that Warren guy until his mother can’t even recognize him!” the hot-tempered Don yelled angrily.

Hudson was focused on his computer. He said without turning his head, “Then what? Get arrested? Do you think it’s worth it to get locked up for a few days because of something like this? Don’t you think people will laugh at you after word about it gets out?”

Zaine said while feeling pissed, “But you can’t let him feel so pleased with himself.”

“He won’t be pleased with himself after tomorrow,” Jasper walked over and said while beaming.

After they heard Jasper’s voice, they lifted their heads to look over in surprise.

“Have we stabilized the machinery room?” Jasper asked.

Zaine said excitedly, “Yes, and it’s all thanks to Theo. He wrote some codes which greatly increased our defense. If not, I think we would’ve needed to work overtime again tonight.”

Theo said while feeling a little embarrassed, “No, no, it was everyone’s hard work. I wouldn’t have been able to do so much on my own.”

Jasper smiled and said, “You don’t have to be modest. Everyone has witnessed your ability.”

After he said that, Jasper looked at Hudson. He said with a smile, “Hud, are you interested in going to Capital City tomorrow?”

At this critical moment, there must be something especially important for Jasper to ask Hudson to go outstation in Capital City. Hudson asked curiously, “Why?”

Jasper smiled softly and said, “Do you want to experience how comfortable the chair under Dane’s butt in Sena’s headquarters is?”

Jasper’s words caused the entire office to go into a state of commotion.

“What do you mean?” Cameron widened his eyes and looked like a curious child.

“Why do I not understand what he’s saying?” Logan asked foolishly.

Zaine scratched his head and said worriedly, “Mr. Laine, have you gone stupid from anger? It’s not worth it to get sick from anger because of people like that. It’s not worth it at all.”

Daniel coughed awkwardly and said to Jasper, “Mr. Laine, Zaine is right. We’ll just think of a way to get it back. We don’t have to hurt ourselves.”

Theo wanted to say something, but since he had just joined the team and had not fully blended in with them, he did not dare to talk bad about Jasper.

On the other hand, Hudson looked heatedly at Jasper like he had a lot of things to ask.

Jasper chuckled lightly and slammed his phone displaying the MMS Jack sent as well as the agreement he signed with Colossal Investments just now on the table.

“I’m Sena’s boss now.”

A tossed stone would cause a thousand ripples.

The entire house went silent. Everyone was staring at the photo on the phone and the freshly signed agreement. What was left was the sound of all of them there gulping.

Zaine then pinched Daniel who was standing next to him with all his might.

Daniel yelped in pain and broke the silence. He said angrily to Zaine, “Why did you pinch me?”

“I wanted to know if it’s true. I thought I was too exhausted from working overtime that I started to hallucinate, but judging from your reaction, it seems to be true.”

Cameron started at the agreement, and his saliva dripped down from his mouth. He said, “It’s real. Of course, it’s real. It’s black and white, and there’s also the official seal. How could he have faked this?”

Hudson looked at Jasper in shock and said in disbelief, “You bought Sena?”

Jasper pulled a chair over and sat down. He said, “Indeed. Sena has a big business now, and Terizone can’t compare to them, be it talents or technology reserves.

“So, Terizone is not Sena’s rival. It’s a fact.

“After thinking about it, there just isn’t a better plan. Since Sena is so great, then I should just buy it. After I buy it, then we’ll be a family. We don’t have to worry about them attacking us.”

Did you hear what this man said?

He bought the other person’s company because he disagreed with them?

Since they were too strong and he could not compare to them, that was why he bought their company?

This was as if he was too lazy to queue in the bank so he directly bought the entire bank to avoid queueing.

Yeah, there was no problem with that logic.

Zaine and the gang’s hearts were shaking. Their throats felt dry, and they kept swallowing their saliva. They looked at the agreement and then back at Jasper. In the end, they drew long breaths and sighed.

Life at the Top Chapter 279

The next morning, Jasper and Hudson showed up in Cavern City International Airport with Julian.

After about half an hour, Jack hurriedly came out from the exit.

After the four of them met up, Jack solemnly took out a shares transfer agreement to Jasper.

“Luckily, I didn’t fail to accomplish this mission,” Jack smiled and said.

Jasper looked at the contract worth 200 million in his hand and smiled. He said, “Thanks for the hard work.”

Jack shook his head and said, “I’m just doing my job.”

Jasper said, “I’m going to Capital City with Hud now to incorporate Sena into our troops. Since we won’t be in Terizone, I’m going to trouble you to watch over it for me.”

Jack smiled and said, “Alright, I’ll keep an eye on it.”

The two of them shook hands. Then, Jasper led Hudson and Julian onto the plane.

…

A few hours later, Hudson felt his heartbeat fluctuating when he was outside Sena’s headquarters that was located in the best location—in the depths of the bustling commercial district. He looked up at Sena’s gigantic logo hanging above the building.

“Dane just went to Terizone yesterday. I didn’t think that we’d come to his den today,” Hudson said.

“How do you feel?” Jasper smiled and said.

Hudson’s eyes looked firm as he said, “In the future, Terizone will definitely be more powerful than Sena!”

Jasper laughed. It was good that Hudson had ambitions. This was how the head of a future trillion-dollar company should look like.

The three of them headed into the building.

The moment they got through the door, Jasper and Hudson were stopped by two security guards.

The guards walked over. When they saw that they did not have employee tags and looked foreign, the guards immediately determined that they were not employees of Sena. They quickly asked, “Stop right there. What are you doing here?”

“We’re here to discuss something,” Jasper said insipidly.

“Register as visitors please.” The guard was taking his job seriously. While he was at it, he also asked, “Who are you looking for? Do you have an appointment?”

“Dane Warren. I don’t have an appointment.”

Jasper’s answer caused the guard to lift his head. He then scoffed. “You’re looking for our chairman?”

“You’re looking for our chairman and no one’s here to welcome you? You guys look impoverished and yet you’re barging in here to look for our chairman with nothing?”

While he said that, the guard placed down the register book and waved his hand impatiently to chase Jasper and Hudson away.

However, the moment he was about to do something, Julian, who was eyeing covetously from the back, charged over and grabbed the guard’s arm.

The guard yelped. When he was about to escape, he realized that the man’s palm was like a pair of pincer pliers, gripping his wrist tightly. He could not escape from his grip no matter what.

“Damn it, let go of me!” The guard was nervous as he yelled.

In an instant, three to five security guards who were on duty came over.

They were looking at Jasper and the rest with unfriendly faces. One of them said, “Are you looking for trouble? Don’t you know where this is? How dare you behave atrociously at this place?”

“Julian,” Jasper said insipidly, “Don’t hurt anyone.”

Jasper was here to incorporate Sena into his troops. He did not come here to fight with the security guards.

Julian nodded and pushed the guard away. He backed away and stood next to Jasper with a calm expression on his face.

Jasper led Hudson forward with his hands on his back. With Julian around, the guards did not dare to stop them. They could only stare fixedly at the group.

When they got to the elevator, a staff member with some documents in her arms walked out just in time. As such, Jasper stopped her.

“Hello, which floor is the chairman’s office on?”

The woman blushed when she saw the elegant and refined man in front of her. She said, “16th floor.”

“Thanks.”

After thanking her, Jasper led Hudson and Julian into the elevator before pressing the button to the 16th floor.

Life at the Top Chapter 280

The 16th floor was the core office in Sena. There was a huge meeting room here as well as Dane’s office and the office of the chairman’s secretary.

The other higher-ups would be working on the lower floors. From this alone, Dane’s superior status in Sena could be seen clearly.

Inside the meeting room, all of the higher-ups in Sena were sitting upright and still as they listened to Dane’s speech.

“This time, we have to make up our minds to get rid of those little companies that will affect the development of Sena!”

After being humiliated in Terizone, Dane rushed back to Capital City that very night. He was so furious that he did not get a good night’s sleep.

Today, he called all of the higher-ups to have this meeting early in the morning.

He decided to teach Terizone a lesson to let them know that they would not have anything good awaiting them after offending him.

“We’re the ensign for the internet industry in the country! We’re the number one web portal among the four! In this country, it can be said that Sena is the boss!”

Dane coldly scanned the higher-ups in the room with an arrogant look in his eyes. His words sounded powerful and resonating.

“Sena is going to float very soon and once it’s done, all of you will be the higher-ups of a listed company. You guys will have vestings and it’ll be able to make you into millionaires overnight!”

The higher-ups were excited as they looked passionately and enthusiastically at Dane.

The news about Sena signing an agreement to float with Colossal Investments was not a secret in the office anymore. At this moment, everyone was calculating how much money they could make as a higher-up in a listed company after Sena floated successfully.

“However, before that, we have to crush Terizone! Then, we’ll dominate the instant messaging market in the country. Once we’ve done that, the stock price of Sena will be higher and the valuation will be much higher as well. Hence, you’ll get even more benefits!”

Dane looked at the excited faces of the higher-ups and laughed loftily. He was enjoying the feeling of being chased after and worshipped.

‘Jasper, I want to see how you’ll compete with me now!’

Suddenly, Dane felt a slight hint of remorse. He wanted so badly to get Jasper here to let him see how many talents he had under him and how much power he held.

If this power erupted, they would be able to crush Terizone into pieces in a blink of an eye.

At this moment, it was as if Dane’s wishes had come true. Suddenly, the door was being pushed open from the outside.

Jasper had Hudson by his side and Julian behind him as the three of them appeared at the door of the meeting room.

“Are you having a meeting? Good, then I don’t need to get all of you here one by one.”

Most of the higher-ups in the meeting room did not know Jasper, but they did know what Hudson looked like as he was the company’s rival for the past two days.

When they saw Hudson, they displayed extremely shocked expressions on their faces. They did not understand why he was in the meeting room of their company.

Now, this scene was like the leader of the enemy suddenly barging into the other troop’s base camp when the two troops were facing each other and were about to go to battle and fight.

Dane was staring straight at Jasper, and his face looked like he had just seen a ghost.

“Jasper, what are you doing here?” Dane cried out involuntarily.

He then roared with a dark expression on his face after he came back to his senses, “Security! Where’s security? Why did they just let irrelevant people inside? Don’t they know that the company is having a meeting with the higher-ups?”

Dane had a bad feeling in his heart when he saw Jasper and Hudson showing up all of a sudden.

At this moment, a group of security guards hurried over. While they were facing Dane’s roars with their faces turning pale, they gasped and said, “Mr. Warren, t-they barged in forcefully.”

Dane ignored the guard and looked at Jasper gloomily. He said with an insincere smile, “Jasper, who do you think you are? I went to Terizone yesterday so you came to my place today. Do you think we’re kids playing house?”

Jasper walked into the meeting room with his hands behind his back and said dully, “The reason I’m here today is to announce a few things, and while I’m at it, I need to call a meeting.”

Dane started guffawing from anger. “Is there something wrong with your brain?

“This is Sena! This is my company and you’re telling me that you’re here to announce a few things and call a meeting?

“If your brain is faulty, you should go to the psychiatric hospital for treatment! Stop causing a ruckus here, do you understand?”

Hudson looked coldly at Dane and said, “Dane, watch your mouth. If not, you’ll be the one who’s going to be embarrassed and put in an awkward position.”

Dane chortled and pointed at Hudson to say, “Moore, when I started Sena, you were still in school. Since when do you have the right to speak to me?”

“What’s wrong? Is Terizone struggling now? I went to you to purchase Terizone yesterday and you rejected me. Are you coming to beg me now?”

Dane chuckled coldly and said nonchalantly, “However, I won’t give you such a favorable price anymore. Five million. I’m going to give you five million for Terizone now.

“If you don’t agree, then get out of my company and wait for my Sena to crush your Terizone bit by bit!”