“Mr. Chairman, it might take some time before I can bring Jasper down.”
At this moment, Soros was in a call with a solemn expression on his face.
“No need. There’s been a change of plans. Take out all the funds from Somerland’s stock market. Soros, you have already completed your mission. As for Jasper… He will get what he deserves.”
Soros stood in place, indignant as he listened to the other person talk before hanging up the phone. Still, there was nothing he could do but sigh. He was just an employee, and it was his duty to follow orders like a piece of chess on the board.
Thus, he dialed the number that his heart deeply disliked.
The call went through and Soros began to talk in a raspy voice, “You didn’t win, Jasper, nor did we lose. But I have to admit, that I myself had lost to you.”
Jasper did not react to this statement. He knew that Soros would not call him out of the blue just to admit defeat. The true importance of the call was what came next.
“This fight ends here. You’re a smart man, I’m sure you can find out the reasoning behind it. That’s all I wanted to say, Mr. Laine. I’m tired, I’m going to get a nice sleep.”
Soros did not wait for Jasper to respond and immediately ended the call after he said what he wanted. He did not want to hear Jasper’s victorious tone, nor be reminded of Jasper’s face that he detested immensely.
Jasper remained rooted in place for a long while after the “beep” that signified the end of the call.
“Hey, Jasper, what happened? Don’t you dare let anything affect you right now!”
Realizing that Jasper was frozen in place, Lord Alvarado approached the former to pat his shoulder and ask carefully.
Jasper snapped back to reality and took in the concerned expressions on the faces of the people in the hall. Then he said with a smile, “ It’s over…”
“What’s over? Did the United States admit defeat?” Lord Alvarado exclaimed in shock. He had long forgotten his status as acted like a curious elementary school boy.
“It’s not a complete win, but we definitely didn’t lose!” Jasper said, “The call was more of an armistice. With both sides each taking a step back, this ‘war’ comes to an end!”
“Wonderful! That’s f*cking wonderful!”
“We can finally relax after fighting so stressfully these days!”
“I’ve long had enough of those westerners, and now we’ve finally won! I’ve never seen those westerners bow down to anyone before, but now they’ve retreated in the face of Somerland’s advance! Hahahahaha..!” Lord Alvarado laughed unrestrainedly, the accumulated resentment in his chest finally dissipating.
“Haha, finally, finally! None of you are getting out of the celebratory dinner tonight!
“I’m going to eat some good meat to celebrate this!” Lord Alvarado said generously.
Everyone else was also elated and thunderous roars sounded from outside.
Followed by the sound of applause.
Jasper shared a look with Lord Alvarado and the others before standing up and walking outside to see the commotion.
“Good news, Mr. Laine!”
“Soros already pulled out his remaining funds from Harbor Stocks and is currently pulling his funds out of the Class-A share market! Now that their funds have pulled out, we should be able to recover steadily!”
No wonder these people were so happy. This was indeed news worth celebrating. Once Soros retreated, the country’s stock market would be able to recover with time.
This battle between the two of them had gone on for too long. Over one trillion Somer Dollars had been exhausted in the process. This value alone was not something normal people could afford to lose.
“Yeah, I know.”
“Have Jake and Baz bring you guys out for a nice meal tonight! Eat whatever you want. Enjoy tonight!”
The office erupted into even louder cheers at Jasper’s words.
Jasper was both happy for and envious of them when he heard their genuine laughter. As far as they were concerned, all they had to do was earn a living. They did not shoulder the same burdens he did.
As Jasper smoothly made his way to a higher social standing, he would have to shoulder greater burdens. In other words, the greater the power he had, the greater the responsibility he carried.
“Hey, what are you thinking about? Not going to call your girlfriend?”
Wendy’s face appeared in Jasper’s mind as he heard the little prince remind him. Now that he thought about it, he had indeed neglected her with how busy with work he had been recently.
The two could not call each other too often, but he was grateful that Wendy understood. She knew that he was busy, so she did not keep looking for him.
“Yeah, you’re right. I should share the good news.” Jasper pulled out his phone with a smile and tapped on Wendy’s number. Then he dialed it.
The call was picked up immediately after the three rings.
“Jasp? Are you done with work?”
Wendy was both surprised and elated that Jasper was calling her. She did not expect him to have the time. Jasper felt his taut muscles relax when he heard the familiar voice.
It made sense that he would feel comforted when he heard the voice of someone he cared about.
“Do you still have work to do?” Wendy asked.
“Probably.”
Then Jasper suddenly felt dizzy. He also seemed to have lost control of his body as his energy level plummeted. He could no longer discern what Wendy was saying over the phone.
“Jasper?!”
Jasper felt the world go dark as his body fell to the floor.
