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Life at the Top Chapter 591
“Don’t act so proud, Jasper. Do you think you can step all over me?”
Enraged, Zayden gave up on maintaining pleasantries and sneered at Jasper.
“We’ve clashed many times already, so I think I know you well. You would’ve just dealt with me already if that’s what you had in mind, but instead, you secretly came to look for me in my house. Haha, cut the crap. You’re afraid, aren’t you? You’re afraid of the person supporting me!”
Zayden stared at Jasper and chortled.
“Hmm, not bad. Looks like you’ve learned something after being taught a few harsh lessons,” Jasper turned to Zayden and said.
“Indeed, obstacles are the best way to make a person mature. Look at you now, you’re way more mature than you used to be.”
Zayden’s expression turned more wretched by the minute, and he spoke to Jasper resentfully, “Stop mocking me, Jasper! Do you even know what kind of life I’ve been living in Harbor City for the past half a year? Even dogs have better lives than me!
“Those Harbor City freaks don’t respect me at all. They hit me whenever they’re in a bad mood. I’ve been living a life that’s more lowly than pests!
“But I took all of that in stride because I will never forget that you were the one who made me become like this. I’ve sworn to myself so many times that I’ll make you pay for all the suffering you made me go through. I’ll return it to you a hundredfold!
“And this is only the beginning of my revenge!”
“So that’s why you’re so willing to be Kennedy’s loyal dog? So that you can help him target me?”
Jasper questioned right after Zayden finished speaking.
Without further thought, Zayden replied easily, “Exactly. I’d rather do… Jasper, are you tricking me into talking?!”
Realizing that he had been played, Zayden was enraged and roared.
Instead of being overpowered, Zayden’s self-esteem and desire for revenge were even more easily provoked by Jasper outsmarting him.
Seeing Jasper’s elated expression on his face, Zayden had never once felt so much hatred for someone before.
He felt the urge to grab Jasper and skin him alive.
“I don’t actually need to trick you at all. Harbor City has been fed up with me for a long time and there’s only one Langdon who wants to see me dead. You merely confirmed my suspicions, that’s all.”
Jasper replied calmly.
Still panting in anger, Zayden mustered all his strength to control his rage as he glared at Jasper with a wretched smile. “So what if you know, huh? Like you can do anything anyway! The power that I have on my side is hardly anything you can defend against!
“I’d like to see how much longer you can keep this proud facade up.”
Jasper got up from the sofa and leaned against the window where the moon outside could be seen. Looking out at the bright lights in the night view outside, he spoke, “Nauritus City has been developing even faster this year. You can see how much busier it is now, right?”
Zayden did not know what tricks Jasper had up his sleeve, so he merely scoffed but did not reply.
Despite not willing to admit it, Zayden was subconsciously afraid. He was terrified that Jasper would somehow manage to trick him to talk again.
“You must’ve gone to meet up with your accomplices tonight to discuss how you plan to get rid of me, right? After all, Terence has already brought you information that I want you to know.
“Knowing that you’ve been exposed, you knew that I’d retaliate very soon. That’s why you couldn’t wait anymore, and you didn’t want to leave it up to chance as there’s the risk that I’d manage to attack you before you can attack me. So, you decided to prepare and lay out your traps as soon as possible.”
Jasper turned to look at Zayden. “Could you tell me who your other helpers are, then?”
Zayden scoffed. “Are you crazy? You want me to tell you? How about you beg me, then? I might just tell you who I asked for help and what exactly my plans entail!”
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Jasper crossed his arms and chuckled. “See? So you did find help, after all. It seems like Kennedy doesn’t really trust you, considering how openly he asks you to get rid of me while he secretly asks someone else for help.
“Call it help or whatever else, but none of them truly trust your ability, do they?”
“…”
Zayden glared at Jasper. This time, he did not even dare to refute him.
Jasper was just too terrifying, much more terrifying than the people he had met in Harbor City too.
With just a few words here and there, Jasper had managed to guess most of the truth from the small details and loopholes in his words.
“I didn’t say anything at all. As to whether I have accomplices or not, well you can think whatever you want. Are you done? If you are, then get the f*ck out of my house. You’re not welcome here!”
Right after that, Zayden’s phone rang.
Zayden glanced at the number displayed and suddenly laughed. “You want to know who my accomplices are, right, Jasper? Then I’ll call him over right now.”
Zayden then accepted the call.
“I’ve already prepared everyone we need, Zayden. I’m just waiting for confirmation from your side now. We can make our move tomorrow.” Sirius’ voice sounded from the other end of the line.
Zayden smiled and replied, “I’ve changed my mind, Uncle Sirius. We’re still going to make a move, but don’t you think it’d feel much better to see our enemy stand there and unable to do anything as everything unfolds at the same time?”
Sirius frowned. “What do you mean?”
“You know where I’m staying right now, right? Come over as fast as you can. I’ll be waiting for you.”
Zayden then hung up the phone. Turning around, he stared at Jasper resentfully and wretchedly.
“Just wait, Jasper. You’re going to realize very soon that all your pride and arrogance are just a facade. You’ll lose everything you have.
“I’d really like to see what you look like when you’re hopeless and terrified.”
Zayden stared at Jasper and guffawed. “Now that I think about it, I’m so excited I can’t even wait anymore. Oh, I just hope that day will come soon.
“Remember everything I’m telling you now, Jasper. Everything you have, be it your money, your status, or your women, I will take everything from you and you won’t be able to do anything but watch! This is what you get for offending too many people you never should have!”
Jasper looked down from where he stood by the window. On the first floor of the building that was pitch-black hid a few cars with red and blue lights. There were also the shadows of a few people who were standing alert.
“Your Uncle Sirius? That’s your accomplice?” Jasper asked calmly.
Zayden smiled. “Exactly, but so what if you know now? It’s too late anyway! You only have your own arrogance to blame!”
At the same time, the atmosphere was heavy in a car downstairs.
Jasper’s Aunt Honey and her husband were both there. Wiping her tears with a tissue, Honey sobbed. “Oh Lord, how could Terence be so blind?!”
Darrel sighed. “It’s just as Jasper said, there’s no saving him anymore. Jasper told me before that Terence would sell him out but I didn’t want to believe him. Now that I’m seeing it for myself, it looks like Jasper was right.”
Jasper’s uncle sighed deeply. “So you’re telling me we have to send Terence to prison ourselves?”
“Dad!” Darrel shouted, pointing at the officers outside the car. “You see it too, don’t you? It’s already a fact that they’re going to catch him. There’s no way Terence can run anymore. But he’s not the culprit, he’s just the accomplice at most. We’re saving him here. If we let him continue to act rashly, who knows what big trouble he’s going to get himself into next time?!”
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“But Terence is your brother!”
Honey spoke as tears streamed down her face. “And… And Jasper too. Why does he have to send Terence to prison? Sure, Terence has made a mistake, but he’s still his cousin. A little punishment would’ve been enough. You said he won’t hold Terence accountable, so why is this happening now?”
Darrel sighed deeply and spoke, “I didn’t want to believe Jasper when he told me that Terence would definitely betray him, so I made a promise to Jasper. If Terence betrayed him, it means that there’s no saving him anymore and this is our only option left.
“If he didn’t betray Jasper, then Jasper would let him go.
“Terence may only be an accomplice, but he could point Jasper to the culprit who’s behind everything. This means a lot to Jasper because those people plotting against him are actually plotting for his death!
“This is already the most benevolent option Jasper can make.”
With his eyebrows knitted tightly, Darrel’s father hit his thigh and clenched his jaw tight. “He’ll have to deal with the consequences of his own mistake. This is the most we can do for him. Enough already, we can only hope that Jasper will remember how we’re cooperating with him this time and help Darrel with his business.”
…
Under Jasper’s instructions, Sirius managed to drive his car into the underground car park of the apartment block without any difficulties.
Quickly after, Sirius hastily arrived at Zayden’s apartment with two bodyguards in tow.
“Zayden, what…”
Sirius’ eyes widened as his expression became filled with disbelief when he saw Jasper standing in front of Zayden.
Zayden was grinning. “Jasper had been waiting for me in my house long ago, Uncle Sirius.”
Sirius furrowed his brows, feeling slightly unsettled as he asked grimly, “What’s happening here?”
“Nothing much.”
Zayden scoffed and replied in a wretched tone, “Jasper just can’t wait to die!”
Sirius furrowed his brows slightly.
To be frank, Sirius would very much rather sit at home with victory in his grasp than to be exposed to his opponent before the plan even started.
Zayden’s move caused a huge wave of unease to surge in his heart, and he had an ominous feeling.
“What do you want, Zayden?” Sirius asked.
Zayden guffawed. “What do I want? I want Jasper to watch as we destroy everything that belongs to him!
“Uncle Sirius, since we’ve already prepared everything and are going to make our move tomorrow, I don’t see why we can’t tell him about it tonight. But we won’t tell him the specifics of what we’re going to do and he’ll just have to guess!
“You love playing guessing games, don’t you, Jasper? Then take your time and guess. Guess how exactly we’re going to screw you over!
“But all you have is one night. So what if you manage to guess it? You won’t have time to prepare for a counterattack anyway. What a great feeling, wouldn’t you say? Hahaha.”
As he laughed, Zayden began to feel that something was wrong.
Jasper was now looking at him like he was stupid, and Julian’s gaze on him was downright pitiful as well.
“Why are you looking at me like that?! Stop pretending that you’re going to be fine. You’re frantic, aren’t you? Aren’t you angry?” Zayden barked out resentfully.
Jasper sighed and spoke, “Looks like there’s no more information we can squeeze out of him.
“Have them come up, Jul.”
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“Yes, Jasper!” Julian replied courteously and pulled out his phone to dial a number. “Captain Vaughn, you can bring your team up now.”
With that, Julian hung up the phone.
Faced with this scene, both of Zayden’s and Sirius’ expressions changed.
Especially Sirius, whose unease had reached new heights.
“What’s happening? What weird trick do you have up your sleeve this time?”
As franticness and unease overwhelmed him, Zayden glared at Jasper and growled.
“Standing at different angles gives you a different scenery. Would you be interested in coming over here to see what my view looks like?” Jasper asked.
Zayden clenched his jaw and scoffed. “I do indeed want to see just what kind of bullsh*t you’re spouting this time. Don’t try to play me, there’s no way I’d—”
Zayden then arrived beside Jasper mid-speech and looked down the building from the window.
At the same time, police sirens broke through the silence of the night and the hidden police cars all lit their flashing lights. They had all driven out of the area they had been hiding behind and arrived below the building.
Through the red and blue flashing lights, Zayden saw a large group of uniformed officers form an orderly line before entering the building.
Zayden swallowed the rest of his words at the sight in front of him.
“What’s the meaning of this, Jasper?!” Zayden looked at Jasper in terror and roared.
“The fire at the Southface River construction site is a case of great importance to both the city and provincial government right now. The officials are doing everything they can to solve the crime, and it’s only right for a victim like me to inform them when I’ve found the arsonist. After all, I have no right to punish them myself.”
Jasper’s calm words pierced into Zayden’s heart.
“Bullsh*t!” Zayden suddenly chortled. “I don’t know anything about a fire. Stop trying to blame me, he’s the one who set the fire!”
Zayden pointed at Terence whose face was drained of all colors. He scoffed, saying, “This is all his fault. What does it have to do with me?”
Terence was utterly lost. Staring at Jasper with scorn, he yelled, “You promised that you wouldn’t hold me accountable, Jasper! How could you lie to me?!”
“Tell them the truth, Terence, and you’ll just be an accomplice. You’ll receive a light sentence and be released in just a few years. Then you’ll get to start all over again.
“But if you decide to take the blame for Zayden, then you’ll be charged as the culprit of the entire incident. That’ll give you 15 years at least, or even an indefinite sentence.”
Jasper looked at Terence who had gone pale and spoke, “Whether you want a heavy or a light sentence is up to you now.”
At that moment, Zayden had gone truly frantic. He knew that his future was in Terence’s hands.
He had never expected that Terence, the man he ordered around like a dog, would one day be in control of his future at such an important time.
At this moment, Zayden was ready to give it his all.
“You’d better think hard on this, Terence. What has Jasper ever given you this entire time? All he has been doing is using you and lying to you. Even as an accomplice, you’ll still be facing at least ten years in prison. I have people backing me up and these people will do whatever it takes to clear my name!
“By then, you’ll still be the one screwed over!
“As long as you say what you’re supposed to, then I promise you I’ll give you one million Somer Dollars for every year in prison they charge you with!
“I mean what I say! You have to know that Jasper is the reason why this is happening to you! You wouldn’t have to suffer such a terrible fate if not for Jasper! You’re afraid now, aren’t you? That means you’ve already fallen into his trap!”
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Jasper remained silent as he watched Zayden furiously persuade Terence.
Jasper’s relationship with Terence was horrible and there was no point in trying to persuade him.
Not when Jasper had already found the person who would do it for him.
The moment Zayden finished speaking, the door was slammed open and a large group of uniformed officers entered the house.
Leading them was a middle-aged man with an angular jaw and stern features.
“Control the scene!”
Under Captain Vaughn’s orders, Zayden, Terence, and Sirius were each surrounded by four to five officers.
Zayden immediately started to struggle vigorously. “What are you doing?! I’m an upstanding citizen, what right do you have to arrest me?”
Captain Vaughn frowned and replied, “We’ll be the ones to decide whether you’re an upstanding citizen or not. All you need to do now is cooperate with us.”
Zayden scoffed. “You need to bring evidence out and tell me your reasoning first if you want me to cooperate. Where’s your evidence, huh? What are your reasons, hmm?”
Captain Vaughn looked at Jasper.
Jasper furrowed his brows lightly and spoke, “Please bring Terence Laine’s parents in, Captain Vaughn.”
Captain Vaughn nodded and turned to give an order. Then, Darrel and his parents entered the apartment.
Honey began to cry the moment her gaze fell on Terence. Collapsing over her son, she hit and scolded him, “How could you disappoint me like this? Is it because I spoiled you too much? How could you get yourself into so much trouble? What am I supposed to do now?”
Terence had lived the past few hours with heightened anxiety. While the sight of his parents had shocked him, his eyes were now reddened in shame and fear.
Darrel walked over to Jasper and whispered, “Mom and Dad have already agreed to persuade Terence.”
Nodding, Jasper clapped Darrel’s shoulder but did not say any more.
“Captain Vaughn, could you give Terence and his parents some privacy to talk?” Jasper asked.
Captain Vaughn thought about it and replied, “No problem, but my men must stand at the door following protocol.”
Jasper smiled. “Of course.”
Watching Terence and his parents enter his room, Zayden felt his fear skyrocket to the extreme.
“What are you trying to do this time, Jasper?!” Zayden glared daggers at Jasper, overwhelmed by the utter fear and unease that threatened to drown him.
“Captain Vaughn.”
Ignoring Zayden who was currently agitated, Jasper turned to tell Captain Vaughn, “This here is the true mastermind behind the fire. Please do be careful.”
Captain Vaughn smiled and waved his hand, silently ordering the officers surrounding Zayden to grab both his hands and cuff them.
Zayden barked, “What are you doing? Do you even know who I am?! How dare you handcuff me?”
Realizing that the current situation was already beyond his control, Sirius mustered the courage to step up and speak, “You’re going against the rules now, Jasper.”
“The rules?” Jasper turned to Sirius with an intrigued gaze. “You’re the head of the Hanks family, right? I’m curious as to what Zayden promised you. How’d you involve yourself in this as well?”
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“But none of that is important now. As for these rules you speak of, I’d like to know whose rules you’re following here? Are they yours? Or are they his?”
Jasper pointed at Sirius and then at Zayden as he spoke.
He then redirected his finger to point at his own nose. “I only follow my own rules. Meaning whoever dares to try and screw me over will have to be prepared to be screwed over by me.”
Sirius’ expression was dark when he spoke, “Stop it, Jasper. Don’t you think you’re going too far? You wouldn’t dare throw Zayden in prison.”
“Bullsh*t. Why wouldn’t I dare?” Jasper asked.
“Since he dared to get someone to light my construction site on fire, making me lose 100 million and severely injuring my workers, what’s stopping me from sending him to where he belongs?”
The space between Sirius’ eyebrows began to twitch as he scoffed. “Business conflicts should be dealt with through business means. Aren’t you afraid that doing so will prompt the people supporting Zayden to attack you?”
Jasper asked with a bright smile, “Is it possible that you, the head of the Hanks family, think that I’m on good terms with the person supporting Zayden? Or perhaps you think we’re on terms well enough to meet each other for a polite meal?”
Sirius was stunned, and his expression darkened. Staring at Jasper, he warned, “You’re too arrogant, Jasper. It isn’t your place to make the Southeast Province your territory yet.”
“I don’t care nor am I interested in making the Southeast Province my territory. But I’ll make myself clear, no one will be able to stop me from putting Zayden behind bars,” Jasper stated firmly.
Sirius was furious and roared, “What an insolent child! You’ve got no respect for anyone at all! The Southeast Province is huge, do you really think you can stand atop us all?”
At that, the room door opened to reveal Terence. The man walked out with a despondent look on his face.
His appearance had attracted the attention of Zayden, Sirius, and everyone else.
Captain Vaughn walked over and spoke solemnly, “Terence Laine, you’re suspected to have played a major role in the serious incident of the fire that spread in the construction site at Southface River a few days ago. Please come to the station with us and cooperate with our investigation. Is there anything you would like to add?”
Terence turned to look at his parents and Jasper before his gaze finally fell on Zayden.
“Don’t you dare say what you’re not supposed to, Terence,” Zayden warned with his jaw clenched tight.
Terence’s lips quivered before he turned to Captain Vaughn. “I admit to setting the site on fire.”
Zayden looked elated upon hearing that and was about to guffaw.
However, he heard Terence continue speaking before he could laugh out loud. “But Zayden Hanks was the one who forced me to do everything. If you must arrest me, I only ask that you arrest him as well.”
Zayden’s smile froze on his face before it could fully grace his features. He was stricken by what he just heard.
“What are you talking about, Terence?!”
Zayden completely exploded. Amidst the anger and fear was a dense layer of indignance, and it caused Zayden to rage like he had gone mad. Zayden roared, “Don’t f*cking drag me into this just because you want to f*cking die! I’ll f*cking kill you, I swear to God!”
Then, as if hit with an epiphany, Zayden immediately turned his head to Jasper and glared daggers at the man. He growled, yelling, “It’s you, isn’t it? You did all this, Jasper! Are you happy now, huh?! I’m going to kill you!”
With that, Zayden pounced on Jasper.
However, his movements only garnered angry shouts from the few officers who were holding him down, and they pressed Zayden against the floor.
Lying face-down, Zayden looked up and glared at Jasper enviously. He struggled maddeningly and spat out the words, “I’m going to f*cking kill you, Jasper!
“Why? It’s not fair! I put in so much effort, and I think about getting rid of you so much that I start dreaming about it! So why do you get to win every single time?!”
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“Because your methods are wrong.”
Jasper looked at Zayden calmly, and his tone was indifferent.
“Our resentment is an issue between you and me only. Come at me if you want to make a fuss, but the people heavily injured in the hospital are innocent.
“The fact that you dragged innocent people into this because of your hatred for me is the reason why you’re going to lose everything.”
Zayden glared at Jasper and seethed, yelling, “Bullsh*t! Those people are nothing but trash! I don’t even give a f*ck about them at all, they’re nothing to me!”
Jasper replied calmly, “I know that you won’t understand. But that’s alright, you’ll have ten or maybe even 20 years in prison to slowly think about it.”
He smiled as he continued, “I don’t mind giving you time, but what about the people in Harbor City? I wonder if they’d be able to forgive you for causing them such a huge loss? Who knows if they have the patience to wait for your release? Maybe they’ll teach you a lesson while you’re still in there.”
Zayden’s complexion immediately paled.
He knew that those Harbor City freaks were hardly negotiable people.
He had come back to the Southeast Province with a huge amount of financial support and all sorts of help from Harbor City.
However, instead of getting rid of Jasper, Zayden was landing himself in jail instead.
There was no way the people in Harbor City would forgive him.
Kennedy had warned him before he came to the province that his head would be on the chopping block if he were to fail.
Zayden knew that in Kennedy’s eyes, he was no more valuable than a pest and it would be too easy for Kennedy to get rid of him.
Terrified, Zayden turned to Jasper and suddenly spoke, “Forgive me, Jasper. How about this, like Terence, I’ll join you and help you deal with Kennedy? Just save me.”
Jasper smiled brightly. “That sounds like a great deal.
“It’s a shame that I’m not interested. You and Terence are too fundamentally different. Terence is just blinded by benefits, while you want nothing more than to get rid of me. It’d be unwise for me to have someone like you by my side. What if you backstab me one day?”
Zayden shook his head frantically and replied in fear, “I won’t. You’re too capable, and I lose every time I try to fight you. I don’t have a death wish, so why would I continue to attack you when I know I’ll lose? I’ll be your most loyal subordinate!”
“Enough.”
Sirius interrupted Zayden and approached Jasper. “I’ll give you one last chance, Jasper. Stop this and have them take Terence only. Then we can end all of this here. I’m sure Zayden will compensate for every Somer Dollar you’ve lost.”
Zayden frantically agreed. “That’s right! 100 million, right? I’ll pay you 200 million for compensation!”
“Looks like Kennedy gave you quite the sum.” A broad smile graced Jasper’s features as he turned to Captain Vaughn. “I’ve said what I wanted, Captain Vaughn. There’s nothing more I can say to people who ignore the law. My apologies for holding you back from performing your legal duties.”
Captain Vaughn nodded and scoffed at Zayden and Sirius. “Negotiating in front of me, really? Do I look like a joke to you?”
With that, Captain Vaughn waved his hand and spoke, “Take Zayden Hanks away!”
Two officers pulled Zayden off the ground and dragged him away.
All while Zayden continued to struggle and shout, “No, Jasper, please! Please forgive me, just this once! Help me, Uncle Sirius!”
Sirius took a deep breath and stared at Jasper coldly. “You will regret this, Jasper.”
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“I heard the Hanks family has been doing business in the electronics industry. It seems that business is great and you’re earning quite a lot?” Jasper asked calmly.
Sirius’ expression darkened. “What are you implying here?”
“Nothing much. It’s just that the biggest electronics trade in the south is mostly in the hands of the Haddock Chamber of Commerce Waterhoof City branch, no? I’m sure that you’re working with someone from there, aren’t you, Mr. Hanks?” Jasper asked with a wide grin.
Sirius scoffed and spoke, “Are you telling me you’re going to steal my business now? I’m not looking down on you, Jasper, but aren’t you overestimating yourself here? This is a business cooperation that makes a couple of billions every year. Who are you to steal it from me?
“I can generously tell you that yes, my boss is the largest electronics company in Waterhoof City and they’re indeed from the Haddock Chamber of Commerce. But so what? Do you think they’ll agree to work with you instead?”
Jasper smiled. “My apologies, I must’ve forgotten to tell you. I’ll be going to Waterhoof City in a few days when the New Year’s holiday is officially over. I have a new identity now, the vice president of Haddock Chamber of Commerce’s Waterhoof City branch. I’m sure you’re well aware of what this position entails, right, Mr. Hanks?”
Sirius’ expression changed drastically. He looked very uncomfortable as he stared at Jasper. “Bullsh*t. You’ve never been a member of the Haddock Chamber of Commerce, so what makes you think you could be the vice president of its Waterhoof City branch, huh?”
“I’d say the fact that Gale himself asked me to take on the role is reason enough.” Jasper shrugged as if he was dissatisfied by the fact.
“I didn’t really want to take the role considering how I already had a lot on my plate, but it’s hard to refuse someone when they’re so sincere about it. He’s an old man, and it wouldn’t be right of me to continuously disrespect him by rejecting his proposal, would it?”
Sirius’ eyes shone with disbelief as he gasped. “You were the one who overthrew Ian?”
“Oh! I’m surprised to see that you’re so knowledgeable, Mr. Hanks,” Jasper commented.
“Don’t act so proud!”
Sirius now regretted ever being blinded by the prospect of gaining benefits and agreeing to join Zayden in this scheme. At this moment, he had no other choice but to bow down to Jasper.
“The chamber is no more than a loose business organization. What makes you think a vice president like you will be able to convince someone to drop a partnership that makes them a couple of billion Somer Dollars each year? You’re too naive!”
Jasper looked at Sirius intently and spoke, “What if it was for a trade that guaranteed ten billion Somer Dollars per year?”
Then, without looking at Sirius’ aghast expression, Jasper and Julian walked toward the door.
“Jasper!” Sirius called out.
Jasper’s figure halted just by the door but he did not turn around.
“Are you really going to go so far? How about we talk about this?” Sirius sounded aggrieved.
“Even if you agree, will Sylva?” Jasper asked.
“I’m the head of the family here,” Sirius frowned and uttered distastefully.
“But from what I’ve seen, Sylva was much smarter than you and Zayden put together. After everything that’s happened, have you ever seen him put himself in the spotlight?” Jasper asked calmly.
Sirius seemed to have been enlightened and was stunned by the revelation.
“As long as Sylva is still here, I have no other choice but to completely crush the Hanks family.”
By the time Jasper’s words reached Sirius, the man himself had already left.
“You leave me no choice, Jasper!”
Sirius roared embarrassingly in the empty house.
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By the time he arrived downstairs, Captain Vaughn’s team had already left with Terence and Zayden with them.
Darrel and his parents were still waiting grimly for Jasper.
Jasper walked over and turned to Honey and her husband. “Uncle, Aunty, would you prefer we go back to my place and talk there?”
Jasper’s uncle waved him off despondently. “It’s alright. We just have a few things to say and then we’ll go home.”
Jasper replied seriously, “Please do, then. I’m listening.”
Jasper’s uncle looked at him and said, “In all honesty, we can’t nor do we intend to blame you for what happened today.
“However, it wasn’t a nice feeling to send our own son off to prison either.
“Darrel is all we have left now.”
At that, Jasper’s uncle looked sorrowful as he continued, “No matter what, Darrel is still your cousin. He and Terence are different. Darrel’s an honest boy and he’s not the kind who would hurt you.
“All this child wants is to do business, but it’s not something us parents can help him with. As his cousin and the most outstanding child in the Laine family, I ask that you help him wherever you can.”
Jasper quickly replied, “I’ll do that even if you hadn’t asked me, Uncle. The business plan he’s come up with will begin very soon, and your family will get to relax and enjoy life by then.”
Jasper’s uncle smiled warmly and nodded. “That’s nice, then. Very nice. We’ll get going now, don’t let us delay you from your work.”
“Don’t worry, Uncle. About Terence, I’ve already decided that I’ll find the best lawyer I can for him. I’ll do everything I can to reduce his jail time. It’ll also be good if you urge him to cooperate when you visit him later on.
“Mainly so that he would be frank, considering how it’s best if he doesn’t hold any information he knows back from the authorities to help with the investigation. Another reason being that good behavior tends to decrease jail time.
“That way, he’ll most likely be able to get out in three to five years and it still won’t be too late for him.”
A genuine smile finally graced his uncle’s features and he spoke, “That’s for the best. You’re a capable boy, Jasper, and you know a lot of people. Farmers like us don’t even know where to look for a lawyer. I’ll have to trouble you with this, then.”
Jasper looked up at Darrel. “Send your parents back first. Contact me if you need anything afterward.”
Darrel nodded and helped his parents back. The two looked like they had suddenly aged a few years.
“Darrel wouldn’t have a problem with you because of this, right, Jasper?” Julian approached Jasper and asked.
“He won’t.” Jasper smiled. “He knows better than anyone that I’m the last person he should have a problem with.
“Alright, enough about this. Let’s go back first. We’ve spent the whole day out, I’m exhausted.”
Jasper massaged his tense shoulders and got into the car lazily.
Julian rushed to the driver’s seat. He spoke as he started the car and drove off, “I have updates about the matter you asked me last time, Jasper. So that martial artist friend of mine, I told her the situation and she’s interested. She says she wants to meet you to talk about this.”
Jasper was immediately awake at the sound of it. “Great. You decide on the meeting date, then. But do have it as soon as possible since I’m going to be very busy for the next few days. The sooner we settle this, the more I can rest assured to leave Wendy at home.”
“Nice. I’ll have her come over tomorrow, then,” Julian spoke.
Just then, Jasper’s phone rang. It was a call from Wendy.
“Jul and I were just talking about getting you a bodyguard when you called,” Jasper stated joyfully.
However, Wendy did not talk to Jasper as she normally would. Instead, she asked, “When are you coming back, Jasp?”
Realizing that there was something off about Wendy’s tone, the smile hanging off the corner of Jasper’s lips vanished. “I’m on the way back, around 20 minutes before I arrive. What’s wrong?”
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“A guest just arrived and he’s talking to my dad in the study. I brought coffee in just now and Dad hinted at me to ask you to come back soon,” Wendy explained.
“Alright. I’ll be back as soon as I can. Do you know who it is?” Jasper asked.
Wendy replied, “I don’t. He looks pretty young, I’d say he’s in his 30s? He’s wearing a tunic and seems a little weird, but Dad is being really polite to him.”
Jasper gave it some thought and realized that he did not know such a person either. All he could do was promise to be back soon.
Hanging up the phone, Jasper turned to Julian. “Step on it, Jul.”
“Got it, Jasper.”
15 minutes later, the car came to a stop before Dawson’s villa. Jasper alighted the car and saw Wendy waiting for him at the door.
Jasper glanced at the unfamiliar car parked in the spot next to his.
A Maybach 57.
‘This was a luxury car with a value of ten million!’
Not many people might know about it, but an improved 62S would be released in a year. It was a car that would cost ten million as well. The 62S would continue to be an unmatched legendary car even in the year 2020 before Jasper reincarnated.
The 62S could be described as the most favored car by extremely wealthy people in the country.
Yet these wealthy people were most likely still suffering through hardships now. For this was the year 2001, long before the time Jasper reincarnated.
The Mayback 57 was not as eye-catching as the 62S when the latter would be released next year.
Still, countrymen who could afford the 57 now were surely the elders of the wealthy generation of entrepreneurs who drove the 62S in the future.
This was not Dawson’s car, so it had to be that mysterious guest’s.
“They’re still in the study. It’s almost been an hour,” Wendy whispered as she walked to the study with Jasper.
Jasper nodded. Standing outside the study, he knocked on the door.
Soon later, Dawson’s voice was heard from inside the room. “It must be Jasper, come in.”
Jasper pushed open the door to see Dawson sitting on a side chair. A man in his early 30s and wearing a tunic sat on the main seat. The unfamiliar man looked young, yet he was filled with the calm aura of an experienced man.
Generally speaking, seating arrangements were an important aspect of etiquette in formidable families—especially when it came to sitting in the study.
Jasper did not count since he and Dawson were considered family. Not to mention how Jasper had fallen asleep on Dawson’s imported, 100,000 Somer Dollars chair countless times before.
However, they had a guest today and Dawson had chosen to sit on a side chair. This was not just any man.
“Let me introduce you, Jasper. This is Conrad Monty, the head of the Monty family. They’re the strongest family in the Southeast Province with the deepest roots. They’re very low profile despite the amount of money they earn. The only aluminum mine in the Southeast Province is the Monty family’s business.”
Dawson used this chance to introduce him to give Jasper a wide overview of Conrad’s identity and capabilities.
Jasper arched a brow at the introduction.
Excluding coal, the country also had other unique minerals to mine. However, those were not to be touched by just anyone.
The aluminum mine in the Southeast Province was the first in the province and the sixth in the entire country. ‘To think that it belongs to the Monty family… That means there’s more than meets the eye to this Monty family that I’ve never heard of.’