Jasper held Wendy as they whispered sweet nothings to each other. Most of the conversation was just idle gossip. Whenever they were in this state, they would not kill the mood by talking about work. Instead, they would just ramble on and on mindlessly.
However, this was the very thing that would strengthen their relationship.
As Jasper chatted with Wendy, he focused on the news about the United States.
As expected, the United States government released a detailed news report about this terrorist attack immediately. Even though they did not have the final number of casualties, the number of people who were rescued and the number of corpses that were discovered had reached a terrifying number.
From this official announcement, most people could feel the extreme rage of the United States government. After what happened today, the United States was on high alert. Everyone could sense that the United States would not let this rest easily.
Meanwhile, Jasper did not pay much attention to the news about politics and the military.
Instead, he noticed a statement on the announcement.
“Now, regarding the time of this terrorist attack and the huge impact it had on the economy of the country, the joint conference of the financial heads invited the chief economic team, as well as the Federal Reserve’s president, Greenspaner, to discuss the next steps.”
A huge storm was hidden behind this statement. Moreover, there was also the battle that was caused by authorities fighting and scheming against each other in the dark.
“We can’t be sure how long the discussion on the appropriate countermeasures will be.”
Jasper murmured as he felt Wendy breathing steadily in his arms. When he lowered his head, he noticed that she had fallen asleep while leaning her head against his shoulder without him even realizing.
After Jasper chuckled lightly, he lifted Wendy gently and stood up to walk out of the room.
Because it was still early, he saw that some of the employees who came early had already started working. When the employees saw their boss carrying his wife to the office carefully, they broke into smiles.
The male employees were mostly simple minded and naive, so when they saw this scene, they forgot to walk away, and instead, they just stood there dumbly and watched.
Meanwhile, the female employees were heckling Jasper.
Even though they did not dare to make any noise to wake Wendy, the envy and mockery in their eyes was unconcealable.
Jasper was in a good mood too, and he chuckled inaudibly as he carried Wendy into the office with a smile.
Then, he carried her to the small lounge in his office. Jasper requested this lounge when they were renovating the office. There was a toilet and bed inside, so it could be treated as a small room that could be used at any time.
After Jasper placed Wendy in bed, be washed his face. When he felt refreshed, he went back to work.
The issue had not yet ended, so Jasper was still on edge. He needed to watch any movements, and simultaneously could not stop handling business in the office. He needed to take care of a lot of documents and could not delay the tasks any longer.
The sun rose in Harbor City. The bustling city was the liveliest when it was about 9 o’clock in the morning.
A villa district in Repulse Bay that was not open to the public was transformed into a high end club.
There was a swimming pool, a golf course, and also a standard racecourse. At one point, this was the place that all the paparazzi in Harbor City wanted to sneak into.
However, even the paparazzi that were known to be pervasive and daring in their reporting were not able to enter this place. Even if something were to happen here, it would not make it to the news.
Harbor City was heaven for capitalists. The capitalists were in control of this place, and they were also the same people who controlled the Harbor City media.
After this place was founded, its name was the only thing that was ever leaked to the public, Empire Meet.
Currently, inside the clubhouse of Empire Meet, luxury cars filled the area as almost half of the influential and reputable young masters and young mistresses from Harbor City gathered around.
These people were the children of the upper-class circle in Harbor City. Furthermore, they would be the successors of half of Harbor City’s economy in the future.
Even so, this was the only time all members of Empire Meet were present since the club was first founded.
“Mr. Dormer, you’re here as well! I thought you’ll be slightly late. Shall we have a glass of Brandy?”
A young man in casual clothing greeted a slightly chubbier man.
Mr. Dormer yawned lazily, and he shook his hand at the alcohol that was presented to him. “I’m not drinking. I slept at about 3 or 4 in the morning last night after fooling around with some chicks from Nawait, then I was asked to come here early in the morning. I’ll die if I drink any more.”
The man in casual clothing did not force him. Consequently, he placed the alcohol on the table on the side and said curiously, “So many people are here, yet, we were not informed of anything before being asked to come here. I wonder what’s going on and why they woke everyone up so early in the morning.
“A drinking party at 8 or 9 in the morning. Tch tch, this is the first time I’m attending something like this.”
Mr. Dormer scoffed and said, “Don’t try to figure out what Mr. Atticus wants to do with that pea brain of yours. He asked us to come, so we did. I didn’t see that Hasting kid yet. He was just discharged from the hospital a while ago after his surgery and he didn’t even complain. So what are you grumbling so much for?”
“I’m not. How would I dare make any noise when it comes to Mr. Atticus. I’m just curious,” the casually dressed man said.
“Mr. Atticus will be here soon. We’ll know what’s going on after he gets here,” Mr. Dormer said flatly.
Most of the people at the scene were having the same conversation as the two of them.
Even as everyone interacted with each other, they just could not figure out why Mr. Atticus had invited everyone here early in the morning.
Even though these young masters who were used to indulging in lives of debauchery were feeling annoyed, they did not dare to complain. Instead, they all waited patiently for Fabian’s arrival.
Fabian did not make them wait too long. Soon, he appeared at the scene in a formal outfit.
He had a foreigner with blonde hair and blue eyes next to him, which was Morrison.
It was not rare to see foreigners in Harbor City and it could be said that they were everywhere. Besides, since the people at the scene were all descendants of the rich and famous, they were not unfamiliar with foreigners. As such, all of them could even converse with a standard British accent.
However, the appearance of this foreigner elicited gasps from the people whose family were in the finance industry.
“It’s the president of Layman Investment Bank‘s Terra regional branch!”
“Why is he here?”
“Has he joined Empire Meet too?”
All kinds of assumptions could be heard as everyone started discussing among themselves while looking at Morrison.
At this moment, Fabian held a glass and tapped on it with a spoon, creating a clear ringing sound.
This was a typical gesture that people from upper class circles would do to tell others to quiet down.
Naturally, Fabian was invulnerable when he did that.
“Everyone, today I want to introduce my friend right here to you all. This is Mr. Morrison.”
