“Why don’t you stay here and rest for a while? I’m going out real quick,” Zachary muttered.
Jasper took a sip of the coffee the servant brought him.
The pure Blue Mountain coffee produced in Jamaica was a good coffee that could hardly be found in any other ordinary coffee shops out there.
Nevertheless, Jasper missed his plain tea that cost 50 dollars a pound more.
Jasper was not surprised by the considerations Zachary mentioned.
He had just formed an alliance with the Laws. Even though the Laws recognized his status and ability, taking into consideration his crude oil futures record as well…
This was the first time one billion in funds was involved. No one could afford to bear the responsibility if there was a loss.
As the Laws’ current person in charge, Zachary needed to be cautious.
After Zachary got out of the study, he went upstairs straightaway and knocked on Old Master Law’s door.
“Come in.”
Old Master Law’s voice carried a trace of weariness.
When Zachary entered the room, he saw his daughter Anna massaging Old Master Law’s shoulders and recounted what just happened.
“He’s that confident?”
Old Master Law raised his eyelids and asked.
Zachary let out a bitter smile. “I’ve never seen anyone with so much confidence when it comes to capital market forecasts.”
“What do you think?” Old Master Law asked lightly.
“If this fails, Dad, let’s not talk about the loss we’re going to suffer when the public opinion is already unfavorable enough to the Laws. If this problem crops up, it might affect other businesses of the Laws.”
Zachary stated his concerns.
Harbor City’s four giants were all wealthy families with a net worth of well over several hundreds of billions of Harbor Dollars, even after conversion to US Dollars, it was still well over ten billion in assets.
The Laws could easily bear the loss of several billion Harbor Dollars!
The problem, however, was that this sequence of bad news would affect other businesses of the Laws, which would then trigger a domino effect, resulting in more losses.
This would shake the Laws’ foundation!
Ever since the Laws suffered a loss of nine billion Harbor Dollars that year, their investments had since failed more than they succeeded. There were numerous people who were pessimistic about them.
The Laws were in desperate need of a victory to defend themselves.
The Laws could not afford to lose. Not only in money but also in reputation.
The silence in the room had turned the air stagnant.
“Grandpa, Dad, I have something to say,” Anna said.
Old Master Law smiled and said, “Go on, then. I’m listening.”
Anna thought for a moment and said, “You once said before that the business field is filled with people who are trying to outwit others, but those who have managed to grow their business must not have a lack of trust toward others.
“This is a partnership between people. Now that we have chosen Jasper as our ally, that means we value him, and naturally, he values us even more.
“This is the first suggestion he has made, and he knows better than us how important this suggestion is. If this fails, then this will have an adverse effect on our subsequent alliances and cooperations, so he will be more worried about failing than us.”
Anna said with a smile, “Under circumstances like these, he still gave the advice anyway, so I think we should muster the courage of the Laws.”
After she said those words, Old Master Law let out a smile and patted the back of Anna’s hand that was resting on his shoulder. He said, “Good girl, you have said the things I wanted to hear.”
With that, Old Master Law got up and said to Zachary, “You’ve lived for more than 40 years yet aren’t as discerning as your own daughter. Why, when the Laws are in your hands, did you turn so apprehensive all of a sudden? Do you think you can support the Laws yourself when I’m no longer around one day?”
Zachary looked slightly embarrassed but also quite pleased at the same time.
Onlookers saw most of the game. After his daughter’s reminder, Zachary understood the stakes involved and made his choice.
