Sawyer said indignantly, “But I didn’t hear you mention that we would run into a situation like this before our collaboration.”
That managed to aggravate Joe, and the latter replied without hesitation, “Are you a rookie who just started doing business? Or have you lost your mind just because you’ve run into problems?
“Don’t you know what sort of person Jasper Laine is? We were bound to face his revenge once we begin this work, and we should have thought of what he would do a long time ago. If you can’t withstand even this, we should abandon the alliance.”
Joe spoke with so much conviction that the color of Sawyer’s face alternated, between green and white as he found himself in an incredibly awkward position.
Sawyer did not want to offend Joe at such a critical time. He repeatedly glanced at Kennedy, motioning for him to say something and extract him from the awkward position he was in.
However, Kennedy pretended not to
notice as he took his cup and took several
languid sips from it.
As time passed, the only sound that came
from the study was the sounds of
Kennedy drinking. The look on Sawyer’s
face also gradually grew even uglier.
Just then, someone knocked at the door.
Sawyer heaved a sigh of relief. No matter
who was on the other side of the door,
this would at least allow him to extricate
himself from the awkward position.
“Come in.”
Joe spoke calmly. Kayden and Fabian
walked in after that.
After they paid their respects, Sawyer
asked them, “What are you guys doing
here?”
Kayden and Fabian exchanged glances
before saying, “We know things aren’t
going too well over at Harbor City now
and that a lot of things are going on.
We’ve been brainstorming, and we
managed to come up with a plan that will help us tide over the storm for now. It won’t resolve the problem’s root cause, but it’s enough to mess up Jasper’s plans. We might even be able to identify a chink i n his armor once he’s flustered.
All three people’s eyes lit up when they
heard that.
Both Kayden and Fabian were among the best of the best in the younger generation of Harbor City businessmen. The elders might genuinely be able to gain a new perspective that they could expand on by listening to their ideas.
“Let’s hear it,” Joe said.
Kayden glanced at Fabian and motioned
for him to speak, allowing Fabian the
chance to shine.
Fabian took an excited breath. His eyes
glinted murderously as he said, ” Everything JW has done at Harbor City so far has indeed impacted us massively. In particular, the stream of announcements they just made all include plans that will stimulate a rise in Harbor City stocks.
“If we allow them to succeed, our plans
will all be ruined when the Harbor City
stock market reopens on Monday.”
Kennedy frowned slightly and said, “We
all know that. You don’t have to repeat
yourself. Get to the point.”
Fabian paused for a while before saying, ” Alright, I’ll get to the point.
“There’s actually a loophole this time,
and that is the fact that it was not Jasper
Laine who represented JW this time but
Wendy Schuler instead.”
Fabian narrowed his eyes slightly and smirked as he said, “She’s a woman. There are so many ways we can deal with her. For example, we could contact some associations in Harbor City and plan a kidnapping. If that happens, everything J W has done so far will backfire.”
“Panic will infiltrate society, and Harbor City stocks are bound to plummet. Most importantly, Wendy Schuler is one of the women who’ve been with Jasper since the start. Her position in JW is irreplaceable. Would Jasper have the heart to do anything else if something happened to her?”
