Norman could not take it anymore after he heard Dudley say this. He clutched his while shouting at Jasper, “How cruel of you, Jasper! You never intended to let me go!”
“Letting an enemy go is the cruelest thing you can do to yourself.” Jasper’s gaze was calm as he continued faintly, “You understand, don’t you, Mr. Gardner? That leaving weeds unplucked will only cause more to grow.”
Norman felt the flames of fury burn in his chest while his vision went dark. He opened his mouth to spit out a mouthful of blood. At the same time, his expression paled. Wobbling, he soon fainted.
Lisa shrieked and went up to support Norman. Then, she turned her head to look at Jasper and screamed hatefully, “I wish you would die tragically, Jasper!”
By then, Jasper had already stood up. He glanced at the other three terrified council people before his gaze fell on Lisa.
“You should’ve expected this outcome after you decided to become someone else’s pawn.”
Jasper then called out to Henry and walked out of the meeting room with Julian in tow.
They left Lisa to shriek and cuss in the room behind them.
Jasper walked out of the building and looked up to see the Haddock Chamber of Commerce’s Waterhoof City Branch’s business plaque hanging on the door. He turned to Julian and said, “Remove that plate, Jul.”
Julian nodded and walked over. He removed the business plaque and threw it into the trash can by the side.
“From today onwards, Haddock Chamber of Commerce no longer has a branch in Waterhoof City,” Jasper stated softly.
At that moment, a figure ran out of the building hastily. It was Gerry, whose face was still bruised.
“Mr. Laine, Mr. Laine, please wait.”
Gerry shouted as he ran over to stand in front of Jasper. Before he could steady his breathing, a pleasing and flattering smile graced his features as he said over-courteously.
“I’m sorry about what happened before, Mr. Laine. Please forgive me. How about this, I’ll book a table tonight at Waterhoof Upstairs as a show of my sincere apology. Please do come, Mr. Laine.”
Gerry had cast aside any dignity he had left.
The man had still been thinking about how to take revenge on Jasper and Henry just moment’s ago. However, he saw with his own eyes how this young man had played Norman like a fool, and how Gale did not prevent any of this from happening.
With that, Gerry finally realized that he could not afford to offend Jasper.
Gerry who was a smart man. Now that businesspeople from Haddock were done for in Waterhoof City, and Norman was also screwed, he knew that he needed to find someone strong to hang on to.
Thus, Gerry did not mind embarrassing himself if it meant being supported by Jasper. If he had to lie face-down on the floor and bark for Jasper, then so be it.
Jasper looked at Gerry playfully.
In all honestly, compared to arrogant and stubborn people, people like Gerry were more suited to survive in society.
“There’s no need for dinner.”
Gerry’s smile froze when he heard Jasper. He was about to speak when Jasper continued.
“But I do like making friends, so if you want to be my friend, there’s something that I’d like to ask you to help me with.”
Having gone through an emotional rollercoaster, Gerry patted his chest and said, “Just say the word, Mr. Laine. I’d risk my life for you without any hesitation.”
Jasper clasped Gerry’s shoulder and said, “It’s not that serious. Moreover, how could I ask my friends to risk their lives for me?”
“It’s really simple. The Gardner family’s been in Waterhoof City for years now, and they’ve got to have countless contacts and strong relationships with people everywhere. Get rid of them for me. Can you do that?”
Gerry’s smile froze. The last thing he expected was that Jasper would assign him to attack Norman as his pilot task.
