“I’m pushing you too far?”
Jasper looked at Norman and asked coldly, “Am I the one pushing you too far, or are you the one who’s forcing me to do this?”
Norman gritted his teeth and said frigidly, “Don’t you just want an explanation? Alright, I’ll give you an explanation!”
As he said that, Norman announced loudly, “From now on, I’m going to take a long break because of personal reasons. During this period, I won’t care about anything that’s happening in the chamber of commerce. Mr. Laine will be responsible for everything from now on.”
After he said this, Mr. Heron, who initially hoped that Norman could save him, collapsed on his seat. He wanted to cry but no tears were coming out.
Meanwhile, the other two members of the council had a change of expression on their faces.
“Mr. Gardner, you don’t have to do this. Please reconsider!” One of the members of the council implored him.
Compared to the more assertive Jasper, it was evident that they were more willing to listen to Norman’s orders.
Everything else aside, everyone knew that Jasper would not focus his attention on the chamber of commerce. Plus, if Jasper had the absolute authority of the chamber of commerce, they would suffer in the future.
“No need. I’ve decided,” Norman took a deep breath and said in a deep voice.
After he said that, Norman stared at Jasper with rancor and asked, “Is this enough?”
“Jasper, I won’t care about anything that’s going to happen next. Our grudge ends here. I hope you can shape up.”
After Norman said that, he left with Lisa.
Jasper never stopped them. He just watched the two of their figures disappear from the meeting room.
After the door was closed, Jasper looked at Mr. Heron and said insipidly, “Mr. Heron, this will be the last time I call your name. From now on, you’re no longer a member of the Waterhoof City branch. Please leave.”
Mr. Heron’s expression changed. He gritted his teeth and stood up to look at Jasper with resentment. He said, “Alright, you’re ballsy. Just wait. I want to see when you’re going to die!”
After he said that, Mr. Heron turned his head and left.
After Mr. Heron left, the huge meeting room was left with the three of them.
Jasper looked at the two members of the council who looked apprehensive and said, “Do you think I want to replace Norman?”
Of course, no one would answer Jasper. The two of them pretended they did not hear him and did not make a sound.
“Actually, I am not the least bit interested in the Haddock Chamber of Commerce.”
Jasper patted the back of the chair and said ruminatively.
“I don’t care if you believe me or not, but that’s what I’m going to say. You don’t have to worry that I’ll take action against you guys. The relationship I have with the Haddock Chamber of Commerce was just a promise I made with Old Master Hurlbutt. After I’m done, I’ll leave.”
“Since Norman doesn’t want to bother anymore, you two should do as you see fit for the daily operations of the chamber of commerce. You don’t have to care or worry about the Asset Forum Conference as well. I’ll take care of it and you just have to send me the workflow and that’s it.”
“After that, we won’t have any interactions anymore.”
After Jasper said that, the two members of the council looked at each other and they were confused.
They thought this would be a vigorous battle for authority, yet they did not expect Jasper to act like this when he was in power and still be able to let this go easily. Was he really going to split the power of the president between the two of them so easily?
The two members of the commerce looked at Jasper in disbelief after they were given a free lunch.
One of the braver members mustered the courage and asked, “Mr. Laine, may I ask why you did so much but not want the power of the president?”
“Self-defense,” Jasper said unenthusiastically.
The two members of the council did not believe what Jasper said at all.
After Jasper entered the door, he had been so assertive. He had Mr. Heron and Norman in the palm of his hands and now he said he was just doing that for self-defense?
The two of them just assumed that Jasper did not want to say much, so they did not ask.
…
“That sly animal!”
Lisa cursed with bitter resentment once she got into the car.
Norman closed his eyes and leaned against the seat of the car. He said softly, “I’ve been so careful and he still managed to get information that can be used against me. Jasper is so hard to deal with.”
Lisa clenched her fists tightly and said with bitterness, “We can’t just let this matter go.”
“Lisa, what you did today was too impulsive,” Norman said after he opened his eyes to look at his daughter.
Lisa lowered her head upon hearing that. She replied, “I know that, dad. I didn’t think this through and I didn’t expect to run into Jasper so coincidentally.”
“This is not a matter of coincidence. You need to risk too much for this, but even if it’s successful, the return is too little. So, you’re still too impulsive no matter how you think about this. You shouldn’t have done that,” Norman said while shaking his head.
“I just don’t want Jasper to be so comfortable,” Lisa said with bitter resentment.
“Lisa, you still didn’t realize one thing,” Norman said.
When Lisa looked at him suspiciously, Norman continued with a slight bitterness, “This is not about our grudge with Jasper anymore the moment Mr. Atticus contacted us. Instead, it’s a battle between Mr. Atticus and Jasper.”
“The two of us are just Mr. Atticus’ chess pieces at most, do you understand?”
Lisa answered nonchalantly after she heard that, “This is not important. I don’t care if we’re chess pieces or not, I just want Jasper dead.”
“No, this is very important.”
Norman emphasized his words. “We will only change how we think as long as we know our positions.”
“To Mr. Atticus, we’re chess pieces. So, we shall behave like good chess pieces. From now on, we won’t do anything unless Mr. Atticus tells us to.”
Lisa said angrily, “Dad, we don’t even know what Mr. Atticus is planning to do. Today, Jasper used this opportunity to kick you out of the chamber of commerce. What if he takes one step further in the future? Should we just watch him do that?”
“We’ll just cause a little trouble for him so that he won’t be able to take action against us in the time being,” Norman gritted his teeth and said.
“I’m sure that Dudley person will not let this go after suffering a disadvantage. You should go to him and fan the flames so that he’ll go find Jasper for trouble.”
“The Asset Forum Conference is starting as well and Dudley’s father is not a person that’s easy to deal with, plus he’s extremely protective of his family members so Jasper will be so troubled when that happens.”
Upon hearing that, Lisa’s eyes lit up and she said, “Dad, I’ll listen to what you say!”
“Remember, you can’t show up in the foreground anymore. Just let Dudley, that brainless son of a rich man, look for Jasper. You can just hide behind him and watch.”
“Okay!”
