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Life at the Top Chapter 961

“Coming,” Mary shouted at the door, her coquettish voice a stark contrast to the dominant attitude she normally used with Greg.

“Hehe, is your husband inside too? Let me meet him.”

The man outside spoke before directly opening the door himself.

Jasper and Greg watched as a chubby middle-aged man walked into the private room pridefully.

The man showed no reserve when he entered the room and directly reached out to pull Mary into his arms. Then he turned to Greg and Jasper, the former looking very embarrassed, and grinned playfully. “Which one’s your husband?”

Mary leaned against the man’s chest without protest and pouted before pointing at Greg. “This useless piece of trash over here.”

The man laughed out loud and stretched out a pudgy hand as he spoke to Greg, “So you’re Mary’s husband? Hello, I’m Baxter Daniels, from Harbor City. I assure you that your wife’s been very well entertained during her stay the past few days. I envy you, you know? Hahaha.”

With the way Baxter was acting, it was obvious that he had come here with the intention to humiliate Greg.

Baxter had his arm around Greg’s wife, yet he still took the initiative to shake Greg’s hand. Had it not been for Baxter’s shocking words, anyone who saw the scene would believe that Mary was actually Baxter’s wife instead of Greg’s.

A vein bulged on Greg’s forehead as the man drilled his gaze into Baxter’s suspended hand. Jaw clenched, Greg’s stubbornness and dignity refused to let him shake the hand.

The urge to beat the adulterous swine before his eyes to death overwhelmed him.

Mary glared at Greg and shouted ferociously, “Don’t you dare offend Mr. Daniels, useless trash! I’ll divorce you right away if he ends up blaming me! I’ll make sure you leave with nothing to your name!”

Mary then continued to speak without regard for anyone else in the room, “It’s not like this is the first time I’ve cheated on you anyway. Just humor Mr. Daniels and shake his hand so we can all move on from this.”

Anyone with morals or ethics should not have been able to say such a thing.

Yet, here Mary was, speaking as if she had done nothing wrong.

Baxter’s hand remained suspended in midair. The man was not angry as he laughed out loud, “Exactly. We’re in the same ‘field’ aren’t we? My hands have spent a long time in your wife’s arms; Shake it and you’re indirectly touching her too. As men, we should always be more generous and open-minded.”

‘Gnarl gnarl…’ This was the sound of Greg grounding his molars together.

His eyes were bloodshot and the man was shaking slightly. Greg balled his fists, feeling as if he were moments away from breaking down.

“I’m giving you one last chance, Greg. Shake his hand if you don’t want me to chase you out of our home!” Mary shouted frantically and fiercely at Greg when she noticed Baxter’s smile beginning to fade.

Greg’s hand shook and it began to rise slowly. It seemed like Greg had caved in to his wife’s demands.

“Greg, don’t make me lose respect for you.”

Jasper’s icy tone was heard from the side.

Greg’s hand froze midair as he turned to look at Jasper.

Greg’s eyes were a sight to behold.

Reddened with extreme anger and humiliation, the man’s eyes were teary as if he was forced to his limits, moments away from breaking down.

Mary’s expression grew cold and she shrieked at Jasper. “You have no right to join this conversation! You’d get lost if you know what’s good for you, or I’ll make sure you never leave Brac County alive! My mother’s family can get rid of you in Brac County at any moment, and no one will be able to find you!”

“Someone from the Zion family told me the same thing before, then the entire family ended up fleeing across the ocean.”

Jasper spoke indifferently before he walked over to Baxter.

Jasper pulled out his name card and placed it into Baxter’s hand, the same one that was suspended in midair waiting for Greg to shake it.

“Let me introduce myself. The name’s Laine, Jasper Laine.”

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“Jasper Laine? I can already tell that you’re a poor man from your name.”

Mary mocked him, “I can’t believe you made yourself a name card just because you saw other people doing it. Look at yourself in the mirror first. Who’d want your name card anyway? Save the money and use it to buy some proper clothes, would you?”

However, Mary had not noticed that next to her, Baxter froze upon hearing the name Jasper Laine.

While Jasper’s current status had yet to reach the point of being a household name, his name was no stranger among those of a high enough rank and influence.

This was no different for Baxter, the face of a large company in Harbor City’s transportation sector. Baxter was well aware that the Law family’s request was why his superior had even made an order with the shipyard all the way in Brac County.

As for who the Law family had made the request for…

It was none other than Jasper Laine.

As a mere representative, Baxter’s status had yet to reach the same heights as his superior, the Law family, or Jasper. Thus, he had no idea what Jasper’s identity implied.

However, Baxter understood that Jasper’s status put him on at least equal footing with his own superior, which meant that this was a formidable bigshot Baxter that could not afford to offend.

Sweat instantly began to bead over Baxter’s forehead.

Internally, the man screamed, ‘F*ck! Off all the people in the world, it had to be him!’

He shifted his gaze onto the name card in his hand.

It was a simple name card, one without dazzling decorations that covered every corner.

Jasper Laine, President of JW Capital LLC.

Below it was a personal contact number and a landline for his office telephone.

It was all written in simple Somerish, without any English translations that were prevalent in those days.

In an instant, the color drained from Baxter’s face.

There were many Jaspers all over the world, yet there was only one JW Capital.

A metaphorical hand clasped over Baxter’s throat as he wondered who had turned off the air conditioning in the private room. He started to feel short of breath.

“There’s nothing wrong with being poor. What I’m looking down on is people like you who continue to act like you’re dignified when you’re broke as balls. Just like Greg, that useless filth. Take a look at good hard look at yourself before you start following other people and handing out name cards. Ridiculous.”

Mary continued to mock Jasper.

However, in the next moment, Baxter removed his carefree hand from around her as though he had been electrocuted.

It was as if Mary, who was still prized goods moments ago, had turned into a disgusting pest.

Mary turned around to look at Baxter confusedly, only to be met with a chubby face frozen and devoid of color.

“What’s with all that sweat, Mr. Daniels? Are you feeling hot?” Mary asked curiously.

Baxter ignored her and smiled at Jasper dryly as he spoke, “I, Mr. Laine…”

Jasper interrupted Baxter indifferently, “Mr. Daniels, the owner was it?”

“No, no, I’m just an employee. There’s no need for such a title.”

Baxter was close to tears with how afraid he was. He was screwed to death of what would happen if Jasper discovered that he had told everyone he was the owner of the company just so he could look cool in the Mainlands and suck Mary and her family dry.

“Makes sense. After all, I don’t remember a Mr. Daniels owning Open Sea Shipping Transportations. Your superior should be Mr. Heath, right? How’s the old man doing?” Jasper asked with a small smile.

“He’s doing great, still strong and healthy,” Baxter wiped the sweat off his forehead and spoke.

“Mr. Heath’s growing old, and there are many responsibilities that he might have his subordinates take over. But I’m sure Mr. Heath only trusts intelligent people, wouldn’t you say so, Mr. Daniels?”

Baxter gulped and instinctively averted his gaze. He did not dare to meet Jasper’s sharp gaze as he replied, mouth dry, “Yes, yes, of course.”

“There’s something my friend and I need to talk about. If there’s nothing else, could you please bring this woman away while my friend and I converse with you, Mr. Daniels?”

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Mary almost laughed out loud at Jasper’s words.

“Who do you think you are? You think that just because Mr. Daniels was polite to you that it means you can take advantage of him? ‘Bring this woman away’? You really don’t know when to stop, do you…”

“I don’t know this woman!”

Baxter’s voice rang out, cutting Mary off.

Mary was stunned.

For some unknown reason, she could not help but feel that Baxter was terrified of Jasper.

‘That would be utterly impossible.

‘Baxter owns of Harbor City’s best transportation companies, Open Sea Shipping Transportations!

‘But who is Jasper?’

Mary did not know the answer to that, but she was certain that Greg did not have any outstanding friends.

“I’ll be leaving now, right now.”

Baxter did not care too much, for all he wanted to do now was escape. He felt that the longer he looked at Jasper, the more danger he was in.

He knew that his life would be over if the news surrounding his solicitation with the Wellington family was brought into the public limelight.

Terrified, Baxter turned and ran.

Mary shouted and frantically followed after him, paying Greg and Jasper no attention.

The more she chased him, the faster Baxter ran in fear of Jasper realizing something.

Jasper’s gaze in the direction of their retreating figures turned icy until the duo was nowhere to be seen.

Turning around, Jasper looked at an embarrassed Greg with renewed calmness and said, “Get a divorce, Greg.”

Greg kept his head down but did not reply.

His mind was a mess and he did not realize many of the details earlier. Even if he did realize those details, he did not have the mental capacity to dwell on them.

Jasper pulled out a chair and sat down before he spoke, “You told me the same thing when I was still with Penelope. All I’m doing is repeating your word of advice. The two of you aren’t the same type of people. She’s not the one for you.”

Greg let out a deep sigh and covered his face with both his hands. His dry voice drifted out from the gaps between his fingers.

“But what do I do now?”

“You f*cker.”

Jasper was enraged by Greg’s useless behavior.

Jasper grabbed Greg’s hand and roared at him, “You have hands and legs, don’t you? You’re a man–there’s no way you won’t be able to make a living!

“Start from scratch if you have to, work for people, earn buck by buck. What is housing and cars for anyway? You are a man and if you can’t move on from this, then I don’t know how I’m supposed to f*cking respect you anymore!

“One word, Greg, one word is all you need. Tell me you’re willing to walk out of this and I’ll give you a new start in life!”

Jasper stared intently at Greg and spoke heavily.

At that moment, Greg had absolutely no idea what the implication of Jasper’s words were. If word of this got out, it would surely cause an uproar.

Jasper did not offer this option because he was a saint, but rather that he was aware that Greg was a capable man. Greg had a lot of talent and courage when it came to managing an enterprise, and all he needed was an opportunity.

Jasper could not even save himself in his past life, so there was nothing he could do then. However, now he was capable of giving Greg the chance he needed.

“But if you can’t move on, then forget it. You can continue wallowing in self-pity and not getting anything done. If that’s the case, then I won’t with you anymore either.”

Greg looked like he was in pain after hearing Jasper’s words.

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“Think about your son. Do you want your son to grow up and find out what kind of dad he has? A father that’s reduced to nothing but his mother’s dog, forced to take humiliation and to live in the shadows?”

Jasper’s words struck Greg like a bolt of lightning.

Greg’s head shot up and he stared at Jasper while replying, “No. I can’t let that happen.”

“Then make your decision now,” Jasper said.

Greg clenched his jaw and replied firmly, “Yeah, you’re right. Even if not for myself, I have to think of my son.

“I can’t let him learn that he has such a useless dad when he grows up. I’d rather tell him his mother died than let him know what kind of woman his mom actually is.”

“So make your decision.” Jasper clasped Greg’s shoulder.

“I’ll divorce her!”

…

At the same time, Mary was frantically trying to get Baxter to stay.

“Didn’t you say that you were staying for a few more days, Mr. Daniels? Why’re you in such a rush to return to Harbor City?”

Baxter was not in the mood for anything involving the alluring woman before his eyes, and he barked out irritably, “Don’t think that I don’t know what you and your family’s intentions are. You just want me to sign the papers and give the order to you, right?

“But I don’t get to decide things like that. The company hasn’t told me anything yet, and I don’t want to stay here.”

Mary’s expression changed and she immediately replied, “You can’t do that, Mr. Daniels. My family and I are already happy and ready to sign the contract. Not to mention that we’ve already done so much prep work for the order already. This is the last step. Didn’t you say that it’d be fine?”

Baxter scoffed and replied, “It used to be fine, but at least take a look at who just arrived. There’s no way I would dare to stick around while he’s here–I’ll be screwed if he found out about this.”

“What person? There’s no special person here.” Mary was confused.

Baxter felt irritated as he saw the look of confusion on Mary’s face.

He could not believe that he had slept with a woman that only had looks and no brains.

Had it not been for the fact that Mary was good in bed, Baxter would have cast her aside and left long ago.

“Good luck.”

Then Baxter turned and left without looking back.

Mary grit her teeth in frustration as she watched Baxter leave.

The benefits, including her body, she had given him over the past few days were for naught!

“Baxter Daniels!” Mary shouted indignantly.

“I’ll report the things you did to your company immediately if you leave now! Worse comes to worst, we’ll go our separate ways! My family might not get your order, but you’ll be fired by your superior! Think carefully before you decide!”

Baxter’s expression changed drastically once he heard Mary say this, and he turned to glare at Mary. “Are you threatening me? How dare you threaten me, you b*tch!”

Mary spoke with a forced calmness, “I’ll stay with you if you’re willing to work with us and sign the contract. I’ll give you whatever you want, including the 500 thousand I promised.

“But if you leave now, then all the effort my family put into this will be for naught. Hence, you can’t blame me for threatening you. If anything, blame your own greed.

“Our plan would not have worked so smoothly if you didn’t agree to it.

“The company’s already requested for us to end the contract with that old Laine’s shipyard, and you’re about to sign the contract with us. Yet, here you are leaving. Tell me, how are we supposed to let you go just like that, hmm?”

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Baxter cursed in a rage, but he did not have any other choice.

He knew that the Wellington family would come after him if he left now.

The moment the company in Harbor City came to know of such news, he would be screwed.

Despite this, when he thought of Jasper, Baxter did not dare to stay either.

Caught between a rock and a hard place, Baxter truly understood what it meant to dig one’s own grave.

Mulling over the thought, he replied darkly, “I’ll go back to the company to speed up the process. With the company’s agreement, I’ll return to sign the contract immediately. We shouldn’t see each other until then, so I’ll be returning to the hotel now. Please wait for my message.”

With that, Baxter left in a hurry.

Mary harrumphed as she watched Baxter leave and cursed him quietly, “Damn pig. I’d like to see how much longer you can keep this arrogant act up!”

Just then, Mary’s phone rang.

Seeing that it was her mom, Mary accepted the call without further thought.

Before Mary could speak, a middle-aged woman’s scream rang out from the speakers.

“Has Greg gone mad, Mary? That has to be it! Find a chain and tie him up if that’s the case, don’t let him hurt my grandson!”

Mary was shocked by what she heard and quickly asked, “What happened, Mom? Calm down and tell me slowly. Useless trash like Greg would never dare to offend you! What happened?”

“Never dare to offend me? He almost hit me just now! I was walking by your house and I decided to check in on my grandson, but who’d have thought that Greg, this mad dog said he wanted a divorce and was going to bring the child away… Come home now, I’ll call your brother. Greg’s got no respect for anyone now!”

The call ended immediately after this.

Mary was both shocked and angry at the contents of the phone call.

She was shocked that Greg dared to suggest a divorce and take the child, but angry about how ungrateful Greg was acting.

Even so, there was no point in saying anything now, so Mary immediately got into her car and made her way home without another word.

…

At the same time, in Greg’s home, Jasper was currently standing by the side with a cold look in his eyes while a woman in her fifties, with a bloated figure and covered with jewelry, pointed at Greg and scolded him.

“Who do you think you are, Greg? Ter is my grandson; He’s a Wellington! He has nothing to do with you, Greg Costa! You want to leave? Fine, get lost then! But there’s no way I’ll let you take Ter with you! I’ll kill you if you do!

“You ungrateful b*stard! You’ve been living under our roof for so long, using our appliances, and eating our food, and here you are suggesting a divorce? Who gave you the right to ask for that? Huh? Even if you get a divorce it’d still be Mary divorcing you, not the other way around! Who do you think you are?”

Greg carried the wailing child in his arms and stared coldly at his mother-in-law that continued to shout and berate him.

At that moment, he suddenly realized how he had made the correct decision by listening to Jasper.

This divorce was long overdue.

He had spent the past few years enduring endless accusations and humiliation in this household.

Now, he was finally deciding that he would not endure such mistreatment ever again.

“I am Terrius’ dad. Why can’t I bring him with me? I don’t care what you think, nor do I care who divorces who. It’s not going to stop me from bringing my son with me, and I’m going to change his surname as well! He’ll be a Costa, like me!”

Greg finally voiced out the words he had hid within him for years. Now that they were finally out in the open, he felt extremely relieved and relaxed.

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Greg was the only relaxed person in the room.

His mother-in-law standing in front of him was absolutely infuriated.

She was about to combust as the man she used to order around like a dog all these years shouted at her.

“Wow, what an ungrateful b*stard you are! You’re getting brave now, huh? After spending your days leeching off my family, now you’re even daring to talk back to me!”

She slapped Greg across the face as she spoke.

Greg did not hide nor protest as the loud slap echoed through the room upon contact with his face.

The silhouette of a palm was visible on his cheek, but despite this, Greg’s eyes were horrifyingly cold.

PlayvolumeAd5“I don’t even know how many of these slaps I’ve endured from you and your daughter over the years.

“Your family eats together, yet I have no right to eat at the table with you and can only eat in the kitchen with the maids. When you chat and laugh with each other, I also have no right to join in. All I can do is clean and do chores by the side.

“Even those maids get to clock out and rest, while I have to be ordered around for twenty-four hours a day!

“You hit and scold me regardless of the mood you’re in!

“I have endured all of this for years.

“But I am not going to anymore!”

Greg’s last sentence was essentially a roar.

One that stunned his mother-in-law.

As Greg had said, he had received all the mistreatment with quiet resignation. Even the Wellington family had gotten used to having someone they could order around endlessly.

However, Greg had argued with them today. He was fighting back.

This was something she could not accept.

Neither could Mary and the young man that entered the house.

“What the f*ck are you saying, Greg?! What’s with your attitude toward my mom?!”

Mary screamed at Greg.

The young man that entered the room with her also had a dark expression on his face. He glared coldly at Greg and said, “You have a death wish, don’t you Greg!”

“You two are finally here,” The woman shouted when she saw the duo, as if they were her saviors. “Come help me, Shaun. This b*stard almost hit me before you arrived!”

Shaun was enraged and he raised his hand to slap Greg.

“F*cking useless trash! How dare you hit my mom?!”

However, Greg grabbed Shaun’s wrist before the latter could slap him. He held the hand in the air and refused to let go of it.

“That slap your mom gave me is the last slap I’m ever going to endure. I will not let anyone slap me anymore!” Greg seethed.

Shaun struggled but realized that he could not pull his hand out of Greg’s grasp. Fear crept up within him and he spoke frantically, “Let go! Do you f*cking hear me?”

At that moment, Mary pounced over as well and began to grab and pull at Greg. “Let go of my brother! You’ve got no respect for any one of us now, do you?”

Greg scoffed and tossed Shaun’s hand aside before he turned to Mary coldly, “Keep pulling and I’ll hit you too!”

Mary stared at him in disbelief. “You wouldn’t dare! Go on, try it!”

Shaun roared fiercely, “Who the f*ck do you think you are? Go ahead and try it then!”

Slap!

A slap.

A loud resounding slap.

Sounds of slaps were common in this family.

Albeit all of them were given to Greg by the Wellington family.

This was the only slap Greg had given someone from the Wellington family.

Mary cupped her cheek and stared at Greg frightfully as if she did not recognize the man in front of her.

“You hit me! You actually hit me! How dare you hit me, you piece of trash?”

Mary shrieked crazily.

Both Shaun and his mother were stunned.

No one had expected Greg to hit her.

Greg stared at the family coldly and spoke, “I must’ve been crazy to endure this torture from your family for so long. I’ve decided that I’m not going to endure it anymore, so it’d be nice if you were more polite with me!

“Then again, I don’t care if you’re polite or not. It doesn’t matter to me anymore because I want a divorce, Mary! Right now!

“Like you guys said, everything here belongs to you. However, I don’t care about getting anything. All I’m bringing is my son Terrius!”

Mary looked at Greg in disbelief and shrieked, “You’ll be nothing but a lowly dog if you leave the Wellington family! You don’t even have a spot to beg at! You wouldn’t dare ask for a divorce!”

Mary was not reluctant about Greg leaving at all. She just felt embarrassed about the fact that Greg had suggested it first.

Her image would be ruined if word got out that Greg was the one who wanted to leave her.

Shaun looked at Greg coldly and sneered, “You really think you’re some sh*t, don’t you, Greg? The only divorce you’re getting is if Mary divorces you, not the other way around. You can dream on if you think I’ll let you bring the child with you!

“You know exactly what the Wellington family is capable of here in Brac County! I’ll make sure you don’t get to see the sunrise tomorrow if you p*ss me off!”

“You think the Wellington family is above the law?”

Jasper’s voice sounded out from the corner of the room.

Jasper walked over to stand beside Greg. Peering casually at the three members of the Wellington family, Jasper spoke in a calm tone.

“If you ask me, Greg should’ve divorced you long ago. Even I think a divorce is long overdue. All you people do is call him trash and threaten his life, aren’t you… thinking a little too highly of yourselves?”

Mary glared at Jasper and screamed, “It’s you! You’re the guy! I don’t know what you did, but Greg’s been acting completely different since you arrived!

“I don’t care who you are, but I’m warning you: You’ll die a tragic death if you poke your nose into the Wellington family’s business!”

Shaun glared at Jasper darkly and spoke.

“I’m not interested in the Wellington family’s business. However, if it involves my friend, there’s no way I’m going to stand by and watch you trample all over him.”

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Shaun and his family chortled at Jasper’s claim.

“Where’d you come from, you weirdo? Acting like you’re some bigshot. Who do you think you are?”

Shaun sneered at Jasper from the corner of his eye, his expression mocking.

“I really don’t understand how there’d be people stupid enough to talk big when they can’t even read the room.”

Shaun continued to speak pridefully, “I suggest you look at who you’re talking to before you start acting like you’re the sh*t. No one dares to talk to the Wellington family like that in Brac County!”

At the same time, Mary glared at Greg and said, “You better think carefully, Greg. Walk out this door now and I’ll never let you back in even if you kneel and beg me.

“How stupid can you be? He just said a few things and you’re already getting ready to leave. Have you ever thought about what you’d have left without the Wellington family? You’ll have nothing without us! They wouldn’t even employ you for construction labor because you’ll cost them more to feed than you can give back!

“What can you even do, huh? Nothing! I’m telling you, without me keeping you alive, you’d die of hunger on the streets in one day!”

Greg looked at Mary coldly and snapped back, “I rather starve and die then!”

Mary did not expect Greg to be so firm in his decision. Having gotten used to Greg bending to her whims all the time, his stubbornness now had her grinding her teeth.

“No! You can’t get divorced!”

Mary’s mom suddenly spoke up.

“The Wellington family is prominent here in Brac County. We’ve already suffered enough shame when Mary got married to you back then. You’re telling me you want a divorce now that people have finally stopped mocking us? The Wellington family will be a laughing stock for the rest of our lives if news of this gets out!”

“People will end up speculating that the Mary Wellington got dumped because you grew tired of her! The Wellington family cannot afford to lose our reputation!”

Greg laughed out loud, his expression filled with disdain. “What reputation does the Wellington family still have anyway?”

“Everyone in Brac County knows that the Wellington family sells their women for business. You think I don’t know how you and Mary are the same? Like mother like daughter.

“The two of you gave yourselves to the Zions, the father and son duo, when they were still here just so you could continue to do business. Everyone in Brac County knows about this.”

Mary and her mother’s expressions changed at Greg’s words.

“You b*stard! Who let you say such things?” Mary screamed.

Greg sneered. “You had no qualms doing it, so why have qualms with me pointing it out?

“I don’t care what you think, but this divorce is non-negotiable.”

Greg then lifted his son and motioned to leave.

However, Shaun stepped in front of Greg and spoke coldly, “Where do you think you are? You think you can cause a ruckus and leave just like that?”

“What do you want?” Greg demanded coldly.

With a chuckle, Shaun looked at Jasper and narrowed his eyes. “Weren’t you talking big just now, you brat? If you dare walk out of this door today, I can promise you that there’ll be two bodies floating in Brac County’s seaside tomorrow morning.”

“You’d go so far as to murder people?” Jasper chuckled.

Shaun laughed out loud and replied wretchedly, “Of course not. Murder comes with consequences. How could I possibly murder anyone?”

“But accidents are really prevalent these years. Who’s to say that we’re all safe from tragic accidents, hmm?”

At that moment, Jasper’s phone rang.

Jasper glanced at Shaun and accepted the call.

“Mr. Laine, it’s me, Lucas. We found the mole!”

“I’m listening,” Jasper replied.

“It’s an old employee who’s been working for decades in the Zion family’s shipyard. He’s a local and has been working in the shipyard for years, so he knows the place like the back of his hand.

“According to him, a Wellington family from Brac County sent someone to look for him. They had him work together with a group of other people to smuggle inferior-grade steel plates into the shipyard. They told him that the Wellington family would kill him if he didn’t cooperate.

“I’ve also dug up some info on this Wellington family, Mr. Laine, and it seems like they have a shipyard in Brac County too. These two had completely monopolized the shipbuilding industry in Brac County when the Zion family was still there.

“When you got rid of the Zion family, there was a void in Brac County’s shipbuilding market, Mr. Laine. The Wellington family decided to take the opportunity to develop further, and their ambitions grew.

“The main thing is that their reputation in Brac County…”

“I already know about that,” Jasper looked at Shaun as he spoke to Lucas calmly, “I’m well aware of what kind of people the Wellignton family is.

“I’m at Pioneer Era Garden, Block A, Apartment 403. Bring him over.”

With that, Jasper hung up the phone.

“What are you doing this time? Who are you bringing over?” Shaun glared at Jasper and demanded darkly.

“You’ll find out very soon.”

Jasper glanced at Shaun before he turned to talk to Greg.

“Don’t leave yet. We won’t solve any problems if we leave now. Since the opportunity arose today, we might as well settle everything all at once.”

Jasper did not wait for Greg to reply before he pulled his phone out and made another call.

A moment later, the call connected.

“Mr. Heath, it’s me, Jasper.

“Haha, hello to you too. How’re you doing, Mr. Heath? Still healthy and strong?

“Yes, yes. About what happened that time, there’s been a misunderstanding. I would never lie to a friend.

“I must say, Mr. Heath, the person you sent over to Brac County is quite the character.

“What did he do? He colluded with someone and plotted against me. He lied to me and you, Mr. Heath.

“Sure, I’m in Brac County now. I’ll wait for him–he’ll know where I am.”

Jasper then ended the call and looked at Shaun. The latter seemed uneasy as Jasper said calmly, “You wanted to know who I was, didn’t you?

“I can tell you now if you want. I was the one who sent the Zions packing. The Zion family’s shipyard is something I gave my parents so they could kill time. The order for the shipyard was something I got after I put in my name in Harbor City.

“In other words, you plotted with someone to frame my parents, then worked together with Baxter to create the perfect reason to reject the contract with my shipyard. You went through all that so the Wellington family would get the contract instead.

“It’s a good move, I have to admit. But did you ask for my approval first?”

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Jasper’s words struck Shuan like a bolt of lightning.

The man looked at Jasper with eyes widened in disbelief. There was too much information contained in those few sentences.

“You crushed the Zion family?!

“The Zion family’s shipyard is yours?!

“Who are you?!”

Shaun roared in both fear and anger.

At this moment, Mary also realized that something was wrong.

Not that she was willing to believe her gut, though.

“Don’t listen to him, Shaun, he’s just Greg’s friend. Think about it, what kind of outstanding friends can Greg have? We’d have heard of him if he’s as powerful as he claims, but we didn’t. Moreover, why didn’t Greg say anything about it before?”

“You know what kind of person Greg is. He’s willing and happy to be ordered around as long as it means he’ll have a roof over his head and food to eat.”

Jasper glanced at Mary indifferently. He did not even have to mood to explain anything when it comes to women like this.

Despite this, Shuan was evidently panicking.

Unlike Mary, Shaun was the person in charge of the Wellington family’s business. He knew the inner workings of the industry like the back of his hand.

Take the large company in Harbor City, for example. While Shaun had yet reached the level of importance to directly contact the owner of the company, he at least knew that the owner’s surname was Heath!

This was something only people familiar with the industry knew.

Shaun was certain that Jasper had spoken the truth.

When he thought of this, Shaun began to tremble.

He was not the only one, for even Greg looked at Jasper in disbelief.

Greg had always seen Jasper as a rather introverted child from a poor family who did not know how to talk to strangers.

Greg liked to consider himself someone who used to have dreams and ambitions. He wanted to be a multimillionaire at a young age, but he did not remember Jasper ever having such dreams or passion. If anything, Jasper seemed the kind to be content with a peaceful and simple life.

Greg thought that people like Jasper were most suited for set office hours with a fixed salary. It was not a luxurious lifestyle, but at least it was straightforward, and he would not die of hunger.

The sudden turn of events suddenly reestablished Greg’s understanding of the man. Ever since they had reunited, he had realized that Jasper’s behavior was drastically different from how it had been in the past.

This confident and energetic man was glowing brightly from the inside out.

This was no longer the same Jasper he recognized back then; no longer the introverted boy that could not hold a conversation with girls and was too broke to fit in.

Soon enough, Lucas arrived with a large group of people in tow as he escorted a man past his fifties into the room.

Realizing that Shaun’s family was also in the house when he arrived, Lucas was shocked for a moment before he chuckled coldly. Then, he walked over to Jasper and greeted the man courteously, “I’ve brought him over, Mr. Laine.”

Shaun’s expression sank completely at the greeting.

As his biggest competitor in Brac County, Shaun and Lucas had met multiple times. He also knew that Lucas was the actual manager of what used to be the Zion family’s shipyard.

The old couple overseeing it were outsiders who knew nothing.

Lucas’s courteous behavior toward Jasper instantly confirmed all of Jasper claims from before.

Jasper glanced at the man Lucas had brought over.

Life at the Top Chapter 969

Old and slouching, the man’s expression was filled with fear and unease. It was a rather pitiful sight.

“What’s your name?”

The man shivered and replied with a sorrowful expression and a heavy Brac County accent, “Dwight Hewitt.”

“I won’t waste time on unnecessary nonsense, and I’m sure you are well aware of what you’ve done. Take a look around the room, is there anyone here you conspired with?”

Shaun’s expression darkened immediately at Jasper’s words.

He glared at Dwight fiercely.

Just as the man looked at Shaun with hesitation.

“What’re you looking at me for, old man? Watch your words, no one in Brac City would dare to frame me for something I didn’t do,” Shaun stated bitingly.

“Did I ask you?” Jasper looked at Shaun.

“Or is this the guilty talking?”

Shaun was enraged. “Who do you think you are? What does me talking have to do with you?”

“You’ll know who I am soon enough,” Jasper replied indifferently.

With that, he turned to Dwight and spoke, “The situation’s still classified as the shipyard’s internal affairs. You’re growing old and I’d like to believe you were coerced and didn’t have any other option. So, I’ll make you two promises.

“Promise number one, no one will be able to threaten you or your family’s safety after this is over.

“Promise number two, as long as you’re honest and willing to point out who the person is, as well as tell me the details of your conspiration, then I will not investigate further nor hold you accountable.”

Holding Dwight captive had never been part of Jasper’s plan.

People like Dwight were too much of a small fry to be Jasper’s pawn, so there was no point targeting the man.

All he needed was to use this mole as a turn state’s evidence and expose the true culprit behind it all.

As expected, Dwight clenched his jaw after he heard Jasper, then pointed at Shaun. “It’s him, the general manager of the Wellington family’s shipyard. He was the one who found me and told me to cooperate with him. He said he’d give me 50 thousand if I brought his men to place a batch of materials in the shipyard’s warehouse area.

“Either I cooperate and take the 50 thousand, or I decline and he hurts my children!

“Mr. Laine, Mr. Wadler, I really didn’t mean to cause harm to the shipyard! I’ve been working at the shipyard for decades, I love that place. I… I’m a horrible excuse for a human being!”

Dwight began to slap himself harshly as he spoke, like he had found an outlet to vent his terror.

Shaun was utterly frustrated when he heard Dwight’s accusation. He roared with fear and anger, “What kind of nonsense is that, old man? Do you want to fcking die? I’ll fcking kill you the moment you walk out these doors, I’m telling you!”

“Who can you kill?” Jasper spoke unaffectedly.

“His confession was very clear, Shaun. What more do you have to say for yourself?”

Shaun seethed in place. Fright filled his eyes but he did not dare to say anything, for he was busy thinking of a solution.

At that moment, Mary stepped forward and pointed at Jasper’s nose as she screamed.

“Who do you think you are? So what if you’re the owner of some stupid shipyard? What can you do to the Wellington family anyway? Scams and lies are prevalent in all businesses. You have no one to blame when it’s your incompetence that led to us getting the order instead!”

Jasper smiled. “So, following this line of logic, as long as your capable enough, anything you do is right?

“Very well, then. Remember your words and don’t regret it.

“I love showing people like you how capable I can be.”

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As they were talking, a rather chubby figure rushed into the room.

This person was Baxter, who had sped over from the hotel.

His expression changed drastically when he realized that Jasper was there as well.

Shaun and Mary’s eyes shone when they saw him. They were about to approach Baxter, only for the man to ignore them and make a beeline for Jasper.

Bowing courteously to the point that his head might as well be between his legs, Baxter spoke with a tremble in his voice and cold sweat drenching his brow, “Mr. Laine, please have mercy.”

God only knew what Baxter had experienced.

Baxter was already frantic when he found out that Jasper had come over personally to deal with the issue. However, Mary had threatened him and forced him to stay in Brac County. Thus, Baxter had planned to wrap this up as fast as possible so that he could return to Harbor City, resign, and flee.

Despite this, about ten minutes ago, he received a call from his superior.

His superior, a man who liked to throw people that offended him into the ocean to feed the sharks, only said one thing.

“You cannot afford to offend Jasper, nor do I want to piss him off. If there’s some kind of conspiracy behind this, then you better smooth it out yourself. Don’t even think about coming back if you can’t smoothen it out. Save me the effort, jump into Brac County’s waters and kill yourself.”

Because of this, Baxter knew his superior was irked.

He did not overthink it as Mary’s threat was no longer important. With that, Baxter dashed over just so he could beg for Jasper’s forgiveness as fast as he could.

Baxter had no idea what psychological trauma his actions had caused Mary and her brother.

From Baxter’s current attitude, even an idiot could tell that Jasper was a formidable figure and someone that even Baxter, a man from a big company in Harbor City, did not dare to offend.

Let alone the Wellington family… Shaun and Mary exchanged a frightened look.

Jasper looked at Baxter and asked calmly, “Forgiveness? What did you do wrong that would require my forgiveness?”

Baxter wiped the sweat from his forehead. Understanding the meaning behind Jasper’s words, he spoke with a sorrowful expression, “I’ll tell you, I’ll tell you everything.

“My mission was simple when I first arrived from Harbor City. The partnership was something my superior had already confirmed, so all I had to do was sign the contract on behalf of the company. It was just a formality.

“But Mary and Shaun suddenly found me at that time and they told me that they were willing to secretly pay me twenty percent of the value of the deal if I gave up the partnership with your shipyard and partnered with them instead.

“Then Mary stayed with me that night and I couldn’t resist the temptation.”

Baxter did not even look at the Wellington sibling’s pale complexions as he continued to speak.

“However, since Mr. Heath was the one who decided on the partnership, I was in no position to change anything. So they came up with a plan. They said that they’d send a batch of inferior-grade steel plates over, and all I need to do is check the shipyard and point it out at the agreed time.

“I did as they requested and found the inferior-grade steel plates as promised. After this, everything else just fell into place.

“I told my superior about the situation and he decided to give up on the partnership. After all, it’s three shipments of 5000 tonnes–a contract involving tens of millions. My superior would be put in a tough spot if anything happened to those ships.”

Baxter watched Jasper’s expression carefully, but he could not read him at all.

Jasper’s expression was exceptionally calm, devoid of anger, shock, or surprise. It was as if he already knew everything from the start.