Alex chuckled. His eyes were filled with happiness. Even though the second generations looked as if they were simple-minded and they did not need to consider anything other than thinking about how to have fun and cause trouble, in reality, they were all very stressed.
They were at the age where the burden of the task of succession had begun to subtly affect all aspects of their lives.
For example, Alex was the only son of the Jeans. Therefore, there would be no pressure for him to fight over the family property. Meanwhile, Phil was still healthy so he could still work for a few more years. However, Phil was not getting any younger, and Alex could not always be a second-generation who only knew extravagance.
Therefore, his instinct drove him to draw up a relationship with Henry and also win Jasper’s favor.
Even though from the looks of it now, Jasper did not have any foundation in Harbor City, which made this feel like an empty promise.
However, smart people would know that it was only a matter of time before Jasper rose now that he had long list of glorious past achievements and also the unconditional support of the Laws in Harbor City.
Right now, if the families in Harbor City wanted to expand their business to the mainland, they would only have to do half the work to reap twice the reward if they had Jasper’s help.
One would know this if they just looked at the Laws’ huge investment in the mainland over the past year. One would have more ways out if one had more friends. Jasper was a young man with the Laws as support and he also had a lot of resources in the mainland.
This was a golden blue-chip stock.
“I hope I can use this favor now.”
Howard suddenly spoke up. Henry, Alex, and Jasper were all stunned.
Soon, they came back to their senses. Jasper smiled and asked Howard, “Okay, what can I do for you? However, I might not have as much advantage as you guys in Harbor City, so I might not be able to help you with things that are too difficult.”
Howard shook his head and said seriously, “You can definitely help me with this.”
As he said that, Howard pointed at Julian, who was standing behind Jasper. He had an intense desire to battle shooting from his eyes. He said, “I want to learn from your bodyguard.”
Jasper turned his head to look at Julian dumbfoundedly. Then, he answered Howard, “He’s not my bodyguard but a brother of mine. If you want to learn from him, you can ask him yourself. If he’s unwilling, I won’t force him.”
Julian’s expression changed slightly upon hearing that. Then, the corners of his lips turned upward.
Henry chimed in happily, “Julian is kind of like my master. So, Howie, you’re not strong enough to fight him yet!”
Howard ignored Henry as he looked heatedly at Julian. He said, “My friend, I can feel a power from you that makes me tremble. I want to fight you with everything I have.”
Julian did not say anything. Instead, he just looked at Jasper silently.
Jasper shook his head. He had never seen such an odd request before. This guy was willing to get beat up voluntarily.
“Julian, you can decide for yourself. If you’re interested, you can accept his offer,” Jasper said.
Julian shrugged and said to Howard, “I won’t go easy on anyone.”
“That’s good. If you are being cautious not to overdo it, it’ll end up being a performance and not a fight which you can learn from. Only true men fight properly!”
Howard yelled in excitement. He was a man standing 1.9 meter tall, looking very much like a bear in human form. His entire body emanated a desire to fight.
“This place is not suitable. Come with me,” Julian said flatly.
When the two of them disappeared from the corner of the road, Jasper smiled at Henry and said, “Your friend is pretty interesting.”
“He’s a sucker for kickboxing. He’s on the brink of madness after so much training.” Henry shrugged. Even though he was saying that, he had a look of admiration in his eyes.
“The bodyguards in my family and my father’s private bodyguard fought with him before. Whenever he sees someone strong, he won’t be able to hold himself back. However, those bodyguards said that kid is such a genius with his fists. If he started training ten years earlier, he might be a master.”
Alex pressed his lips together and said, “I wonder why he doesn’t want to enjoy his life and instead constantly hangs out with dumbbells. He either stays in the gym or the boxing ring. What’s so fun about a life like that?”
“Everyone has their own interest,” Jasper said insipidly.
