Jasper laughed as he said, “Why are you looking at me? She’s in charge here.”
Julian immediately nodded and said, “You have such high expectations of me. I’ll do my best to protect Mr. Laine!”
Wendy smiled and said, “Alright, that’s that then.”
…
The next day, Brac County found itself in chaos.
Suppliers arrived at Future Industries, demanding payment, whilst banks refused to sign them a loan. Moreover, they had even demanded that Future Industries repay all their loans immediately.
Future Industries’ financial support chain was on the verge of collapse.
Just when things could not get even worse, Ambition Corporation put out the word that the Quare brothers from Future Industries were laundering money from Ambition Corporation.
Xavier claimed that he was going to kill the Quare brothers.
Future Industries collapsed in an instant.
As for the Zion family…
As one of the most famous families in Brac County, their shipyard piqued the attention of many when Harbor City ripped apart their contract.
Then, the various businesses they owned got exterminated.
They suffered an industry-wide closure.
Anyone who had any sort of relation to the Zion family immediately abandoned them to save themselves.
It was as if a large invisible hand had crushed everything the Zion family had built in Brac County over the years.
The members of the Zion family sat in Harvey’s house, sobbing hysterically.
Now that the family business was done for, members of the Zion family began stabbing each other in the back. They were hoping to take whatever remaining benefits there were for themselves.
Harvey sat at the head of the table. He seemed to have gone gray overnight.
He smoked cigarette after cigarette, the ashes piling next to his feet like a tiny mountain.
As for the other members of the Zion family, they were arguing over how the money should be divided. They were all preoccupied with securing themselves the best deal.
Just then, a group of people showed up at the front door.
“Good day, Mr. Zion. I’m Mr. Lambert from JW Real Estate.”
Mr. Lambert smiled as he handed Harvey his name card. He felt ecstatic when he saw the chaos the Zion family was in.
Just a few days ago, he had been at the disposal of the Zion family. Anyone in that family could humiliate him.
However, the Zion family was done for now. He felt jubilant as he arrived with the task at hand.
Mr. Lambert was ecstatic.
However, he also had massive respect for Jasper who managed to pull all this off quietly.
That man was horrifying!
Harvey glared at Mr. Lambert as he said coolly, “What are you doing here?”
Mr. Lambert smiled condescendingly at Harvey. He never had the right to do this before, but things were different now. The ecstatic Mr. Lambert said haughtily, “Mr. Laine sent me over to strike a deal with you, Mr. Zion.”
“Hah!” Harvey snorted. “What does that *sshole want to talk about? Does he think that he hasn’t caused the Zion family enough harm?”
“Tsk, tsk, tsk.” Mr. Lambert shook his head and said condescendingly, “Mr. Zion, that’s where you’re mistaken. Mr. Laine can’t bear to watch the Zion family beg on the streets, which is why he has decided to give you another chance.
“Mr. Laine says that he’s willing to pay 50 million dollars to buy the Zion family’s shipbuilding company.”
When Harvey heard that, fury consumed him as he stood and roared, “Bullsh*t! My shipyard is worth at least 1.3 billion. Does Jasper Laine think he can get it for just 50 million?!”
Mr. Lambert calmly wiped Harvey’s spit off his face and said, “Do you think anyone will want to buy your shipyard now?
“Do you think there’s a soul out there who doesn’t know that this shipyard has been blacklisted by Harbor City?
“Moreover, who dares offend Mr. Laine?”
The three questions stunned the entire Zion family into silence.
Mr. Lambert smiled as he procured a check. Gazing at the Zion family, he said, “50 million dollars. It’s your last chance. If you refuse to sell, it’ll stay there and rot.”
The rest of the Zion family stared at each other, their hearts thumping.
