“There’s no need to be so courteous, my surname is Laine,” Jasper replied calmly.
“Young Master Laine, I see.”
Ainsley instinctively took in Jasper’s age and referred to him in the same way the youths liked to refer to each other as of late.
Despite this, Jasper chuckled.
Ever since he started his business, Jasper had always been referred to as ‘Mr. Laine’, with the occasional ‘president’ or ‘sir’. This was the first time anyone had called him a young master.
It sounded weird and embarrassing.
“I’m not a young master, nor do I come from a renowned family.” Jasper shook his head. He did not like this title that was filled with negative connotations.
“Mr. Laine!” Ainsley immediately changed the way he addressed him while wearing a flattering and apologetic smile on his face.
“My sincere apologies. I did not know that you were good friends with the little prince, Mr. Laine. Let me go set up a new table next door to apologize, Mr. Laine.”
Ainsley said sincerely.
However, he had no idea of the ‘damage’ his words caused Vita and John.
Just because John did not think of the little prince when he heard the surname Royal did not mean he was oblivious to the implications of that three word title.
Now that he understood what was going on, John immediately looked at Jasper.
‘Since when did this young friend manage to get in touch with the little prince without my knowledge?’
‘And this Ainsley is from the Royal family too?’
‘From his behavior, it’s almost like Jasper and the little prince are close!’
He thought back to the time when Jasper first went over to Faith County to settle some business. The man’s status was so insignificant then, and most people thought he just enjoyed a bit of luck to go along with his stock trading capabilities. Yet, the man was now a wealthy businessman John could not quite recognize anymore.
John could not help but feel stunned to know that the people Jasper dealt with now are of the same status as the little prince.
Vita was even more shocked.
Since he worked in Waterhoof City, he was even more aware of what the title the little prince implied.
That man was held a status that ordinary people could never achieve no matter how hard they worked throughout their entire lives.
‘Even multimillionaires and billionaires are no more than nouveau riche to the little prince.’
‘But Jasper is good friends with him?’
‘People only make friends with those within their circles.’
‘People of different ranks do not belong in the same circle.’
At this moment, both Vita and John thought of the same thing.
‘The reason why Jasper remained in contact with them is because they’re friends.’
In terms of social circles, Jasper was already miles away from them.
“There’s no need,” Jasper waved him off.
“I’ve already eaten dinner. Nor is there a need to apologize.”
Jasper’s rejection caused Ainsley to feel slightly awkward and afraid, but the man did not dare to get angry.
Jasper, who had the little prince’s personal name card, was no longer someone Ainsley could afford to offend.
At this moment, someone rushed into the room.
Gerry had dashed over.
Gerry entered the room and saw Ainsley standing courteously by the side. Something flickered in his eyes as he caught sight of this.
Among everyone within the room, Gerry had the most profound awareness of how terrifying Jasper could be. He had watched with his own eyes how Jasper managed to get his hands on Norman and his daughter.
This was despite the fact that these were people that the little prince said he would protect.
