To be honest, even Jasper was a little astonished, let alone Phil. However, the astonishment lasted less than a second. Then, Jasper immediately showed the respect and reverence a junior should have toward his elders.
“You speak too highly of me, Mr. Branson. I’m just lucky. There are a lot of people out there who are better than me. I don’t dare to look down on everyone in the world.”
Morrie chuckled and replied, “It’s good to have a fearful heart, but you don’t have to be too humble. If not, you’ll look like a hypocrite.”
Jasper nodded and chuckled. “Thank you, Mr. Branson. I learn something new every day.”
“Stop calling me Mr. Branson. I’m almost the same age as Mr. Law. Why don’t we refer to ourselves as uncle and nephew?” Morrie laughed and said.
Naturally, Jasper would not embarrass Morrie at this moment. After all, he was the boss of the underworld. Jasper would not be losing anything by being regarded as his nephew.
“Uncle Branson, it’d be an honor,” Jasper said with a slight bow.
Morrie guffawed and patted Jasper’s arm. Then, he said affectionately, “Alright, let’s talk about the situation at hand now.”
After he asked Jasper to sit, Morrie turned to look at Phil.
Phil frowned.
‘Damn it. This is such a critical moment, yet you’re not worried about your son’s safety. You even adopted a nephew first. Now that you’re done and it’s finally time for business, you’re asking me to speak because you’re too lazy to do it?’
Even though Phil was not happy, Zachary was sitting with them, and it was clear that he was allowing this, so Phil did not dare to object.
“Those rascals caused such a huge ruckus, and Fabian is still in the hospital. Even though we think Fabian is not hurt too badly, from the situation of the scene, he at least has a concussion.
“This is the first time the Atticus family has suffered such a huge loss after they suddenly rose to power. I’m sure they won’t let this go so easily.”
“Judging from their reactions, it seems that they do not intend to just let this go.”
“Before you get here, Mr. Law called the head of the Atticus family, which is Fabian’s father, Sawyer Atticus. Let’s just say it didn’t go well.”
“The Atticus family plans to seek revenge. After that happened, the three rascals were taken away immediately. From the way things look, the other party has the upper hand so we cannot do anything. Right now, we don’t have an opportunity to see the three of them, and we don’t know how they are.”
“The only thing helping us is the fact that they are not ordinary people and we’re also all here. Therefore, they won’t dare to do anything over the line.”
Phil paused when he said that. Then, he looked at Zachary.
When he saw Zachary nodding, he smiled. After this, the way he looked at Jasper changed.
He had heard that Jasper was valued by Zachary and also Old Master Law. However, after what he experienced tonight, Phil knew those were not just rumors and that the truth was actually even more unbelievable. If he could tell Jasper what he was about to say next, it meant that the Laws had no secrets with Jasper.
“This is only what we can see on the surface. There is also something that we can’t see, or rather, something only people at a certain level can see it.”
“The Laws and the Atticus family are already locked in a conflict, and it’s a huge one.”
