The person who had just arrived was Dean.
Right now, Dean’s face looked anxious, and it was as if someone had a fire lit under his bottom.
It was obvious that he had something very urgent to tell Jasper, but after seeing that Baz was still in the room and there was also a strange but extremely beautiful woman he did not know standing there, h e felt as if all the words he wanted to had been sealed by glue when they reached the tip of his tongue, such that he could not utter a single word.
“M-Mr. Laine, I have very important
matter to discuss with you.”
Dean stammered.
After reaching a private agreement with Jasper, Dean had subconsciously regarded himself as Jasper’s subordinate. This was a completely different feeling from before.
Although he did not want to admit it, he also understood that he had to rely on Jasper if he wanted to take over the power of the Haddock Chamber of Commerce. He had no other way.
Should he depend on Gale?
He would need to do things according to Jasper’s will before he could even talk to Gale.
Now that the Haddock Chamber of Commerce was under attack, Gale had no good solution, so he could only send Dean to find a way to get Jasper to take action. A t the same time, he would also regard this as a test for Dean in order to become his successor.
By doing so, he would also be currying
favors with Jasper. However, if he simply got close to Jasper, he could directly replace Gale and take charge of the Haddock Chamber of Commerce in one swift move. However, if he did what Gale wanted, he would only get the status of the successor. As long as Gale was still alive, he would not be able to even think about handling any real power.
Even if Gale died, the unruly guys of the Haddock Chamber of Commerce were extremely sneaky. Without Gale, Dean felt that he might not necessarily have the qualifications and experience to suppress those people.
Thus, when Jasper offered to privately cooperate, Dean agreed without hesitation.
The price of this agreement was that he would no longer be Jasper’s equal…
However, Dean also comforted himself. Even if he did not agree, did his current self posess equal qualifications and the possibility to be on the same level as Jasper?
“There is no outsider here, just tell me,”
Jasper said.
Jasper would not say this if it was Anna or
even Wendy in the room, but not Celine.
It was not that he was not close to those women, but their positions in JW were different.
Wendy was naturally closest to him and she was JW’s boss, but the problem also laid here. Jasper could not let Wendy know about a lot of the things that were classified as secrets.
According to Jasper’s plan, Wendy would b
e in charge of JW’s daily affairs, so the
dirty affairs that he handled that would need him to get in contact with external forces would not involve Wendy.
She was like the empress in ancient times. The emperor’s harem was under the jurisdiction of the empress and the emperor would not intervene, but at the same time, the empress would not intervene with the nation’s affairs.
Jasper could bear everything himself.
As for Anna, it was even simpler.
Although Anna was not a member of JW, because her relationship with him was extremely ambiguous and amorous, it was all but certain that Anna could not join the JW system. Jasper would forbid this because the Laws were behind Anna.
No matter how good Jasper’s relationship with the Laws was, he could not expose all the secrets of JW to the Laws, just as the Laws would not tell him about their secrets.
This was the most basic rule and form of respectful communication between the two parties. After all, they were independent of each other.
Anna’s background determined that she
could not be a part of the JW system.
Jasper would not let her participate in any
official business surrounding JW.
Yet, when it came to Celine, regardless of her background, ability, or experience, she was a good helper for Jasper when it came to external work.
They could handle a lot of things together
and there would be no worries.
She was not like Wendy who could not interfere with JW’s external strategy and overall policy because she was in charge o f daily affairs, nor did she have a close alliance with JW like the Laws and did not possess a natural advantage because of her identity.
Right now, the things Jasper needed to consider when it came to the women were not simple matters like jealousy or fights between them. To put it bluntly, those things were trivial at the core, but he had t o control and manage the power between them well. Otherwise, terrible things
would happen if something went wrong.
The most important thing right now was that Jasper felt that he was more like Celine’s collaborator, rather than simply someone who had amorous feelings toward her.
Jasper’s words clearly satisfied Celine. She glanced at Jasper with a half-smile while her eyes were telling him that she was glad that he was being respectful.
Meanwhile, Baz was tactful. After he learned that Dean was going to talk Jasper and it would be inconvenient if he was still around, he exited the room.
Dean exhaled and said, “Because of the continuous limit down and what. happened in the market just now, the people in the Haddock Chamber of Commerce, which are mainly engaged in tea, wood, and other industries, are starting to panic. My grandfather is also struggling to endure the pressure…
“He made three consecutive calls to me this morning. I can hear that he is already a little dissatisfied and impatient with my inaction and he intends to get someone to replace me.”
Speaking of this, Dean was afraid that Jasper would abandon him. So, he added, “I If I am replaced, then it is unlikely that I will appear in front of you again. It is hard to say who will take my place.”
The meaning of this sentence could not be clearer. The subtext was simple, ‘I was sent by Gale to ask you to save the Haddock Chamber of Commerce, but now Haddock Chamber of Commerce has not been saved and is instead in even worse shape.
‘If you don’t take action now, I’m afraid I will be replaced before the official reserves enter the market. Then, your plan to replace Gale will be ruined and the person who will replace me might not be s o obedient…’
Jasper wanted to raise his hand to rub his temples, but found that there was still an I Vattached to the back of his left hand, so h e had to give up on that idea.
“Don’t worry.”
Jasper said, “Right now, you can’t let others lead you by the nose. So what if
you’re replaced? If he gets someone else t o come, this duty will still fall on you if the person can’t meet me.”
“But…”
Dean was eager to say something but was interrupted by Jasper with a wave of his hand.
“At the moment, Soros’ purpose is very clear. It is to fully target the Haddock Chamber of Commerce. The more he intends to do this, the more we must resist falling into the trap he has prepared, otherwise, we will fall into a financial tug of war. We’re not his opponent in the domestic A-share market.
“As for the pressure on the Haddock Chamber of Commerce, you can find a few people you think can be trusted and tell them about the social security fund. I will endorse you, so don’t worry if they don’t believe you. Tell them to stay put and wait. If they can’t even wait for a while, then they’ll only have themselves to blame.”
After speaking, Jasper saw that Dean was still conflicted. So, he said, “This is my decision, I’m not discussing it with you, okay?”
Dean was taken aback. Then, he nodded, turned around, and walked outside.
