All three older men frowned when they
heard Fabian’s suggestion.
Kennedy spoke again. He sounded slightly
worried as he said, “But that’s against the
rules.”
His son had a rare chance to shine, so
Sawyer would defend him no matter what.
He replied, “Rules? If you want to talk
about rules, we’re breaking tons of rules b
y forging an alliance and planning to
short the Harbor City market. Would this
even be a big deal to us?
“We’ll do anything to win. Any plan that
leads us to victory is good. Would real
men consider rules?”
Sawyer sounded like he was boasting, but i
It was the truth.
“No one in Harbor City is better than the
Law family when it comes to contacting
gangs. After all, Old Master Law made his
first fortune by smuggling firearms. Are
you sure this will work?” Joe turned
towards Fabian and asked.
“It’ll definitely work!”
Fabian answered with confidence.
He said, “The Law family has always
treated Jasper as their son-in-law. Anna
would replace Wendy if anything
happened to her. Who knows, the Law
family might even be praying for Wendy t
o vanish from the picture too.”
“No.”
Joe shook his head slightly, an image of a
n old man’s face that was tanned and thin
but at the same time emanated a majestic
aura that unnerved people flashing
through his mind. “Old Master Law is not
such a narrow-minded person. He looks a
t the big picture before he does anything.”
“Dad.”
Kayden spoke. “We don’t have any other
choice now. It is the best plan we have. It
shouldn’t be too big of an issue as long as
we’re careful.
“All we need to do is kidnap her and
spread the news to incite panic. If we
manage to drag it on until Monday when
the stock market reopens, prices will fall
like an avalanche. By the time they regain
their senses, we’ll have collected the
money and scrammed.”
Both Kennedy and Sawyer nodded their heads after listening to Kayden’s explanation.
Thus, Joe said, “Alright, then we’ll do as previously agreed. We’ll have a democratic voting process whenever we need to make important decisions as a group. Raise your hands if you’re in favor of Kayden and Fabian’s plan.”
Joe had just finished speaking when
Sawyer and Kennedy both raised their
hands.
Thus, Joe raised his hand slowly too as he said, “Alright, we’ll proceed with the plan!”
“Everything’s going smoothly. The big wigs are all very polite and cooperative. Our plan is proceeding at an even faster rate than I anticipated.”
Wendy sat in her presidential suite on the top floor of The Westin, located near Victoria Harbour, as she spoke to Jasper o n the phone.
It was both so they could spend time with
each other as well as discuss work-related
matters.
Jasper’s voice rang out from the other end
of the line. “That’s good. Joe and the
other two are doing so much with such
fanfare just so they can suppress Harbor
City’s economy and then use that as a way
to curry favor with the people of the
United States.
“I’m betting their final target is still on
Harbor City stocks. If not, they would
have had no reason to make everything
public so quickly and with so much
fanfare. Thus, we must proceed with our
plans even quicker and cause even more o
f a ruckus.
“As long as we stimulate the economy
enough, Harbor City’s stocks will not be
impacted so much by all these negative
news when the stock market reopens on
Monday.
“The domestic market is unstable too,
and there’s a high chance it’ll continue
plummeting when the stock market
reopens on Monday. There’s not much left that I can do in the United States stock market, so we must ensure that the Harbor City stocks maintain a stronghold and don’t run into trouble. The big wigs in Harbor City can’t afford to be thrown into. another storm again.
Wendy nodded as she listened to Jasper speak and said, “Alright, alright. I got it. I’ll take care of it.”
“Make sure you stay safe too. After all, Harbor City is not in mainland,” Jasper said as he chuckled.
“But don’t worry. After all, you have the
Law family in Harbor City. No one there
would dare lay a finger on them.”
Wendy raised an eyebrow as she said, ” The Law family? I heard that Anna is back in Harbor City.”
Jasper, who was currently in Nauritius, felt the expression on his face stiffen slightly,
“How did you know…” Jasper tried his best to make himself sound less sheepish.
“I saw you answer a phone call before I
left. Did you think I couldn’t tell from that
delighted expression on your face? You
were so loud that I could hear you from
the next room. Were you still trying to
keep it a secret from me?” Wendy asked
sarcastically.
Seemingly sensing Jasper’s awkwardness
from the other end of the line, Wendy said
exasperatedly, “Fine, fine. I’m not going t
o talk to you about this anymore. I’m
going to go take a shower.”
Jasper felt a trickle of dread wash over
him as he listened to the dial tone.
Anna had indeed returned to Harbor City,
but it was for no other reason than the
fact that Zachary Law would be
celebrating his 55th birthday soon. No
matter what, Anna would have to return i
n advance for that.
Wendy was also in Harbor City…
That was dangerous.
The more Jasper thought about it, the less
at ease he felt. Thus, he called Henry, who
had also returned to Harbor City a while ago.
Jasper frowned when he heard the loud
music blasting from the other end of the
line.
“It’s still light out, but you’ve already
started messing around?”
When Henry, who was busy drinking and
having fun with two young models, heard
Jasper’s voice and chuckled. “I lived life
like a monk when I was working with you.
Of course, I had to have some fun after
returning to my world of sensual
pleasures. What orders do you have for m
e, Mr. Laine?”
Jasper massaged his aching head and
said, “Anna is back in Harbor City, and
Wendy will also be there to take care of
some matters for several days. I’m afraid
they’ll bump into each other, so you need t
o keep an eye on them for me. You must
ensure that they’ll never be in a situation
where they might r inunto each other. Call
me if anything happens.”
“Hiss”
Henry gasped and said, “You want me to
spy on my little sister? I don’t think my
skills are a match for hers,”
“No one asked you to spy on her. You just need to keep an eye on her and make sure they don’t meet each other. Everything else will be fine so long as that doesn’t happen.
“I’m counting on you for this, so don’t
mess up!”
Jasper hung up the phone after he finished speaking.
Henry pursed his lips and tossed his phone aside, spreading his arms wide to pull the two young models towards him as he said to his friends, “See, this is exactly why I don’t want to get married or get a girlfriend. Why would I give up the entire forest for one tree?
“Men become leashed dogs once they get married or have plans to get married. They have zero freedom.”
As Henry spoke, he pinched the young girl’s cheeks and laughed as she whined. ” Isn’t this life amazing?”
