“You can rest assured about all your affairs in Harbor City, Mr. Rogers. We’re always monitoring the major wealthy families of Harbor City. There has been nothing out of the ordinary in terms of their performance. However, a Mainlander named Jasper Laine has joined the Laws lately…”
Detecting the hesitation in Kennedy’s speech, Rogers frowned. He put down his glass of wine and said, “Tell me your worries, Langdon. This plan is of an extremely large scale. Factors beyond our control should not exist at all.”
Kennedy then began to explain, “Not long ago, Bob and I discovered that the Laws have hidden a large sum of funds. We have no idea where the funds have gone up till now. It seems to have happened around the same time as Jasper Laine’s arrival.”
Bob added, “However, the Laws have always been doing business in the real estate industry. Other than the financial crisis three years ago, they rarely involved themselves in the capital sector. Therefore, we’re still in the midst of investigating. We’re not sure what the Laws intend to do.”
“I know the Laws from Harbor City. They rarely do business involving capital. You guys should continue to monitor their activity, but don’t do anything rash. After all, they’re still the top wealthy family in Harbor City. They must be on alert at all times,” Rogers said calmly.
“As for Jasper Laine… What’s his background?”
Kennedy replied, “He’s from Mainland and has been pretty close to the Laws lately. The stock market is his forte.”
“He’s the one who made your sons suffer, right?” Rogers asked in amusement. There was a playful glint in his gaze.
Kennedy and Bob’s expressions darkened almost immediately.
“Young man, the higher you soar, the harder you’ll fall. Countless young talents emerge on Wall Street every year, but eventually, elders like us are the ones who have the final say.”
…
After the charity gala ended, Jasper left the hotel with Anna and Henry.
Before they left, Jasper met Queenie Shaw and Zoelle Griffin once again. Only this time, everything was different.
“Mister… Mr. Laine,” Queenie greeted Jasper courteously.
At the same time, a surge of complicated emotions surged through their hearts.
This world changed way too quickly. A few hours ago, they had just met for the very first time.
However, the man in front of them was now their boss.
Queenie’s eyes glowed as she recalled Jasper’s glory in tonight’s charity gala.
However, once she took a glance at Anna Law, who was standing beside Jasper, she immediately extinguished all her thoughts of him.
One had to know their own place. Queenie personally thought that her looks outshone a lot of other celebrities from the entertainment industry of Harbor City. However, in front of Anna Law… She should not humiliate herself by comparing the both of them.
“Hello,” Jasper greeted. He did not act haughty in front of them. In his opinion, these celebrities were people who worked and earned money on his behalf. They were the ones generating wealth for him.
Therefore, there was no need to act all high and mighty in front of them.
It would be meaningless that way.
Right then, the Laws’ car arrived.
“I’ll head back first. After a while, I may go to the company. Let’s have a chat then if the opportunity arises,” Jasper said politely. After that, he left together with the Law siblings.
Watching Jasper leave after getting into the Rolls-Royce, Queenie pursed her lips.
“He’s very different from the other wealthy people,” Zoelle suddenly said.
Queenie nodded. “Yeah, how often do the other wealthy people treat female celebrities like us as decent human beings?”
The both of them sighed. The future held endless possibilities, but they had their own difficulties that outsiders did not know of.
…
The Laws’ study.
Jasper and Zachary were both seated in the study.
“I previously had a discussion with Michael. It’ll be alright as long as we settle the transaction payment before you leave Harbor City,” Zachary said.
Jasper nodded. “That would be the best. After all, the 1.5 billion Harbor Dollars can be withdrawn at any time, but it’ll affect the follow-up plan,” he replied.
