“They are going to go all the way to the
end with Jasper without caring about the
consequences. All of the families have
shaken their own foundations while
risking huge losses just to lift Jasper up. I
think those old farts have all gone crazy!”
Sawyer cursed in a low voice full of
resentment.
Kennedy glanced at Sawyer and the
corners of his mouth rose into a slight
curve that was not easy to detect.
He knew why Sawyer was so angry,
It was because Sawyer lost his seat on the
committee during the Harbor City
Business Federation election.
The organization was established decades
ago and dated back to when Harbor City
was still under the jurisdiction of the
United Kingdom.
At that time, Harbor City copied the
United Kingdom’s model. In order to
facilitate the management of the
increasingly prosperous Harbor City
business community, the United Kingdom
established this organization under the
Harbor City government.
This organization had been serving as a
committee member of Harbor City’s top
family since its establishment. It could
even be regarded as a recognition of top
families by the Harbor City government.
Only by becoming a member of this
committee could one be qualified to call
themselves rich and powerful.
However, in this election, Sawyer lost the
committee seat that the Atticus family
had maintained for the last 50 years.
Although this was only a nominal
honorary seat, the more deeply rooted the
rich and famous were, the more they
needed this.
After all, Harbor City was not as good as
the mainland where there was vast land
and rich resources. Harbor City was too
small, and the economy was outrageously
developed. Therefore, the competition
among the rich was also very high. Thus, i
f you were low-key, you would soon be
forgotten.
The Atticus family’s current situation was
not looking good, and at the same time,
they were being boycotted by Harbor City.
It would be very strange if they were still i n a good mood.
Sawyer turned his head when he seemed t o have noticed Kennedy’s sarcasm. Then, he asked with a smile, “I haven’t seen your father for a long time. I heard he’s recuperating.”
Kennedy was taken aback. He narrowed his eyes and said faintly, “My father is getting older, and he has been recuperating for more than a year and a half. If there’s nothing urgent, we seldom disturb him.”
Currently, the strongest asset in rich families like theirs might not be wealth or power. Instead, it was the presence of their old master, who may or may not still be alive.
As long as the old master was still around, the family would stand tall and nothing would happen.
Why were the Laws still at the height of their powers even though it felt as if they were slowly distancing themselves from the rest of the bigwigs in Harbor City?
It was because Old Master Law was still
around.
And even among all the old masters, Old
Master Law was still the absolute top.
As for Wallace, the old master of the W.
Langdons, he was indeed not in good
shape in recent years. The old master’s
condition plummeted in an instant when
the W. Langdons were isolated. He was
still lying in the hospital and had not
come out until now.
Although the doctor said that there were n
o life-threatening conditions for the time
being, everyone could feel that the old
man’s life was slowly depleting, and it
was only a matter of time until he passed.
Moreover, this kind of thing had to be
kept secret in the family, but there was no
airtight wall in the world. No matter how
secret it was, it was still a fact that the old
master had not shown his face for a long
time, and it would eventually be noticed by
y someone with ulterior motives like the
Atticus family.
“You’re right. The old master is getting
older, so it’s better not to disturb him with these annoying things,” Sawyer said with a smile.
“By the way, I know a medical team and they are the world’s top experts for treating heart failure. Would you like to introduce them to you?”
As soon as he said this, Kennedy’s expression tightened, and then he turned his head to look at Sawyer coldly.
