Right after Jasper and Jake discussed what
they were going to do after the market
opened, far away in Harbor City.
Zachary pushed open the door with a tired
look. He threw the briefcase onto the sofa,
sat down, and raised his hand to loosen
the button on his collar. When he saw the
empty home, Zachary called out
impatiently, “Mrs. Inez? Where’s
everyone? Didn’t I say that I want to have
a bowl of dessert every day after getting
off work?”
At this time, a servant hurriedly came
from the direction of the kitchen. She said
aggrievedly, “Mr. Law, yesterday you said
you wouldn’t want it today.”
“I said I wouldn’t want it? When did I say
that? Do you still want your job?”
Zachary was furious.
Mrs. Inez was feeling very aggrieved. Just
as she was about to explain, an old voice
could be heard, “Mrs. Inez, you should go
on with your business. Zachary is in a bad
mood lately, so please don’t split hairs
with him.”
When Mrs. Inez saw Old Master Law’s gentle smile on his face, she quickly bowed and said, “Old Master, you are here. It’s great that you’re here. I’ll go on with my business now.”
After Mrs. Inez left, Zachary said gloomily, “Dad, why are you here?”
“Did something happen to the company?”
Old Master Law sat across from Zachary and asked.
Zachary sighed and said, “Several companies we hold are currently being investigated by the United States Ministry of Commerce, and no business activities are allowed during the investigation. Therefore, the contracts we have with
those companies will be breached. Now,
those companies are seeking compensation from us. I am seriously in
deep trouble.”
Old Master Law said, “If the company has no problems, then they can just investigate however they want. They won’t find anything anyway.”
Zachary smiled bitterly, “Dad, do you still
not know how those people are? Even if
there are no problems, they are
suspending our business for the sake of
this investigation. After doing this for a
few months, it doesn’t matter how good
the performance is, the company will be
finished. Plus, we also have to face
compensation lawsuits from our partners
for breach of contract.”
“These costs are expected. The others are i
n a similar situation, and it is not just us,
right?” Old Master Law asked.
Zachary had a gloomy expression. He
nodded and said, “Yes, especially the
Boyles. Almost all shipping involving the
United States has been halted and the
losses are extremely heavy. Now those
cargo owners have to call another ship to
pick up their cargo on the high seas. All
the expenses must be paid for by the
family, not to mention overdue
compensation. However, the cost of
transshipment itself is an astronomical
figure.
“I also heard that the Boyles’
granddaughter, the one who was studying
in the United States, was also taken away for investigation. Right now, they do not know whether she is even alive. They did everything they could, but they still could not contact her. They are panicking right now.”
Old Master Law raised his snow-white eyebrows and said, “Did our friend in the United States try looking for her?”
“They tried, but the United States government is being very stubborn. It’s useless no matter what anyone says,” Zachary said angrily.
“She is just a female international student in her twenties, and she has nothing to do with these things. They’re just looking for a reason to detain people. What insufferable bullies!”
“It’s useless to say anything now. Contact Jasper to see if he can do anything about i t. Money doesn’t matter, it’s just something trivial, but we can’t let anything happen to her,” Old Master Law said.
Nodding, Zachary sighed, “Now I can only
ask Jasper. I didn’t expect that one day, we would also ask Jasper for help.”
“Why? Do you feel uncomfortable with that?” Old Master Law asked with a smile.
“Dad.”
Zachary sighed and said, “I admire Jasper very much, and you know this. I will help him as much as I can and will do so very willingly. To put it bluntly, I treat him of our entire family and even all of Harbor City capital to help him. What will we do in the future now that our foundation has been hollowed out?”
