“S-sir, I know my mistake. Please forgive me!”
How would Martin dare to argue with Henry again? At this moment, he only wanted to run away.
Henry scoffed and did not even bother to look at Martin. He was not interested in lowly children of wealthy families anyway.
“Monty…”
Jasper said calmly and walked in front of Martin.
“Do you know why most families aren’t able to stick around for a long time?”
How would Martin dare to answer such a sensitive question? He lowered his head timidly and did not dare to say anything.
“Because there are too many people like you.”
Jasper sounded cold.
“Every founder of a family has great skill and strategy, if not, they would not be able to create a foundation that would be worthy of being called a family. However, there are always good and bad people sprouting up within the descendants. Aside from a surname, what do people like you have that you’re so proud of?”
Jasper’s words caused Martin’s face to burn painfully. However, he did not dare to talk back.
“Yes, you’re right, Mr. Laine. Trash like me is everywhere. One rotten apple spoils the barrel. I deserve to die, and I am trash. I am the rotten apple.”
When Jasper saw Martin’s horrified face, he shook his head and did not want to say anything more.
“What’s with your contract with Penelope?”
Martin shook his head and said, “What contract? I don’t know. There’s nothing like that. Penelope…”
“No, Miss Hunt has a very pleasant collaboration with me, and our contract just ended, so I was just about to extend the contract with her. However, Miss Hunt’s sick so we can only talk about this next time.”
Henry started laughing when he heard Martin’s clever words.
Jasper was smiling as well.
“Don’t worry, I won’t force you. A breach of contract is a breach of contract. How much money does Penelope owe you? Tell me and I’ll pay for her. Not just you, I’ll also hear the compensation of the other dealerships.”
After Jasper said that, Martin shook his head fiercely.
What a joke. He was lucky to be alive, so how could he dare to ask for money?
Obviously, he misunderstood what Jasper meant.
“Mr. Laine, I’m serious. There is no breach of contract. As for the others, I know who they are, so I’ll talk to them. There must be a misunderstanding.
“Miss Hunt’s company is in a bit of a crisis, so we’ll just wait patiently. It’ll be best if she has the goods, but if she doesn’t, we’ll just wait until the day she does.”
Jasper looked at Martin ruminating. This kid was pretty smart when he needed to be.
Martin became more confident after Jasper looked at him. He figured he said the right thing to please Mr. Laine. If Mr. Laine was happy, then he would be safe.
When he thought about this, Martin made a solemn vow and promised, “Don’t worry, Mr. Laine. Leave this to me. You’re an important person and you have so many things to handle in one day. The matters you have to attend to are all of great importance.”
“You don’t need to meet those immature bosses from those lousy companies yourself. You’ll just be lowering your status.”
“I promise no one would cause trouble anymore. It’s impossible to breach the contract, and I guarantee there will be no breaches for the rest of her life. We’ll just wait until Miss Hunt feels better and provides us with the goods. We’ll talk about the goods when Miss Hunt recovers.”
At the same time, the door of the hospital room opened suddenly. Thus, Jasper did not want to waste time talking to Martin anymore.
He did not care whether Martin wanted the money or not.
If Martin did not want it, he would not force the money into his hands.
However, since he was sensible, Jasper would not teach him a lesson while he was being troubled by so many others things.
Jasper turned around to look at the doctor. Meanwhile, Henry turned around to shout at Martin, “What are you still standing here like an idiot for? Scram!”
It was as if Martin had gotten a pardon. He was gleeful as he bowed, nodded, and ran away.
“Doctor, how is she?” Jasper asked the doctor who had just walked out of the room.
