Jasper replied calmly, “I have no qualms with her being a little smart, but the last thing Iwant is someone too stupid. What I need is someone who can be Tiff’s friend for the four years she’ll be spending in university. Her being benefited doesn’t matter much to me. I’ll only be concerned if she meets some idiot like that Mia again.”
“Moreover, scheming or not, it’s still Tiff’s life. I can’t d o everything for her, so she’s going to have to deal with it herself.”
As Jasper and Henry returned to the hotel to rest, someone else was in a horrible mood.
“Mr. Ball, that’s the situation now. The entire stock market is very calm and we’ve already identified some entities that bought shares secretly. It’s not a large amount, but we’ve got our eyes on them in case they make a move.”
Alban waved off the subordinate who was reporting the situation as the furrow in his brows deepened.
“Three days. Every hour is important, but Jasper’s not doing anything at all. What’s he trying to do?”
Alban had always prided himself on having mental prowess just as impressive, or even more impressive than anyone else. Yet, here he was, confused by Jasper’s lack of action.
Like everyone else, Alban thought that Jasper would make a huge move this morning when the market opened.
The man would either buy Seatreasures Group’s shares like crazy and find an opportunity to sell it short, or he would try and affect Seatreasures Group’s share price with pieces of negative news.
Despite this, the morning trading hours had now ended and the market was currently closed for lunch, yet there was still no sign of Jasper.
This was an illogical move, which had caused Alban to not stop frowning since this morning.
“It can’t be that simple.”
Dudley snorted beside him and grabbed a piece of watermelon to pop inside his mouth. The man said pridefully, “He must’ve given up. His claim wasn’t realistic, to begin with, and it’s bad enough that he decided to make a bluff. Why would he jump into the fire and screw himself over after that?”
Alban harrumphed. He glared at Dudley’s uncaring behavior and said disappointedly, “When will you stop being so stupid?
“Who do you think Jasper is? If he dared to say something like that last night, then it means that he’ll make a move. Otherwise, Jasper can forget about ever doing business in the country again. You think Jasper can’ t decide on the right course of action in this situation?
“Don’t use your stupid brain to try and predict what other people are thinking. Especially when it’s Jasper we’re talking about His behavior is something your dumb brain will never be able to understand.”
Dudley felt embarrassed after Alban reprimanded him without restraint. With a dark expression, he said, “Dad, do you have to go so far when you boast about an outsider’s intellect that you need to talk down on your own son?”
“It’s obvious now that Jasper gave up. He knows that throwing his funds into the market won’t cause a dip in Seatreasures share price and he’ll only end up losing what he puts in. There’s no way he’d do something so stupid.”
Alban harrumphed and said irritably, not in the mood to further explain to Dudley, “Shut up, will you? You useless excuse of a son. Jasper’s two years younger than you and look at the difference between you two!”
Dudley got up furiously, and said, “Then have fun looking at the stock market on your own. I’m going out.”
“You’re spending time with that Lisa again? I’m warning you, that woman isn’t as plain as you think. She’s been using you all this while, so keep your distance.”
Dudley was about to say something when the office doors were suddenly pushed open.
A subordinate entered the room hastily and almost knocked Dudley onto the floor.
Dudley was about to scold the man when the subordinate in question reported with an utterly terrified tone. “Mr. Ball, something bad is happened! Swallow Capital released a statement to that they’re attempting to rectify the pharmaceutical industry!”
“They’re putting a stop to all rebates pharmaceutical companies offer doctors, with the goal of specifically targeting the collusions these doctors have with hospitals to squeeze customers of their money!”
