Either act according to Lord Alvarado’s reputation, or completely make an enemy out of him.
Jasper did not say anything nor did Lord Alvarado rush him. The man looked at Jasper patiently with a crescent eyed smile.
Slowly, Jasper took his cutleries and speared a piece of lamb. He dipped it in the spices and slowly put it in his mouth.
A moment later, Jasper frowned slightly.
“It’s spicy.”
Lord Alvarado’s crescent eyed smile did not disappear as he replied, “You were the one who chose to dip the lamb in spices, there is no room for regrets.”
Yet Jasper took the dish and poured it all into the hotpot.
This action had Lord Alvarado narrowing his eyes slightly.
Seeing Lord Alvarado narrow his eyes, the four men in the corners of the room turned to look at Jasper icily at the same time.
As if they were about to rip Jasper apart the next second. Behind Jasper, every muscle in Julian’s body tensed up and he prepared himself to attack any time.
However, right in the eye of the storm, Jasper took a spoon and a direct sip of the hotpot soup base.
It was aromatic and refreshing. A superb hotpot soup.
“Look, isn’t the problem solved now?” Jasper told Lord Alvarado with a crescent eyed smile.
Lord Alvarado stared at the hotpot with a layer of chili oil over it and said calmly, “You’re the only one drinking this pot of soup, though.”
Jasper shook his head and replied, “Marquis, the hotpot soup is right here. Everyone can drink it if they wish, I won’t stop anyone.”
“But I don’t like sharing with others,” Lord Alvarado said indifferently.
“Marquis, this spice dish was mine. I poured it into the soup, now everyone can take a share. If I didn’t pour it, then no one can take it from me,” Jasper said calmly.
Staring at Jasper, Lord Alvarado suddenly laughed out loud. “You’re very arrogant.”
“This isn’t arrogance.” Jasper shook his head as he refuted.
“I’m not you, Lord Alvarado, nor am I the little prince, let alone the crippled Brown. I’m just Jasper Laine, someone of insignificant birth. I don’t have powerful uncles to support me, nor capital to inherit from my wealthy parents. Everything I have is something I fought for myself.
“If I didn’t do this, I’d have died on the streets long ago.”
“Haha…”
Lord Alvarado gave a fake chuckle but looked at Jasper indifferently.
“Looks like there’s not much to talk about then. I said I was busy, so with the end of this dinner, comes the end of our conversation as well.”
Lord Alvarado then got up.
Jasper sat in his seat and watched as Lord Alvarado walked toward the door.
He waited until Lord Alvarado was just about to leave before he spoke up.
“Marquis, this is a spice dish worth at least 5 billion. Are you sure you don’t want to try?”
Lord Alvarado suddenly turned around when he heard this and looked at Jasper expressionlessly.
While there was no expression on the man’s face, his utter beauty and attractiveness had Jasper immediately averting his gaze and apologizing for his sins internally at one glance.
“This was still a matter of my reputation until this point. But if you lie to me, it’ll involve my capabilities and this won’t be resolved so easily,” Lord Alvarado said calmly.
Jasper gave a small smile and replied, “In 1 month, there will be a huge ripple throughout the west’s economy. With at least 2 times the return.”
Seeing Lord Alvarado stand motionlessly in place, Jasper smiled and stood with a spoon of slightly red soup and said, “The soup’s right here. Whether you choose to drink it or not depends on you, Marquis.”
Lord Alvarado smiled, one as ethereal as delicate flowers blooming. He waved his hand and said, “Pour the wine.”
The man returned to his seat as he spoke.
