When Hendrik heard what Jasper said before, he was already nervous.
He knew that Jasper could definitely see through his tricks, but he did not expect Jasper to strike back so soon.
The words that he so casually mentioned had placed him in a difficult position.
Hendrik smiled and replied to Erik, “Mr. Turner, let’s take it easy. Didn’t I call both parties over so that everyone can take a seat and discuss a solution together?”
Erik slammed the table and said coldly, “Stop bullsh*tting me! Combe, do you take others for fools?
“I know you’re planning not to offend either one of us and have the two of us fight it out before signing the contract with the winner. You won’t have anything to lose this way. Are you trying to get smart with me?”
Hendrik looked calm, but he was extremely tormented on the inside.
Erik’s words had driven him into a corner.
However, the one who instigated everything was Jasper.
Sure enough, one should not look down on people and treat others as fools. Sooner or later, one would be fooled as well.
Hendrik was somewhat regretful.
He could not afford to offend either Erik or Jasper. This was initially a game of sitting and watching in safety whilst the two of them fought, then reaping the rewards when one of them won. One misstep and he had drawn the fire upon himself. He had basically tied a noose around his own neck.
Just when Hendrik was about to break out in a cold sweat, Erik suddenly laughed. The latter stared at Jasper and spoke insidiously.
“Laine, I have a habit and that’s regardless if I want it or not, no one else can take away whatever I have my eye on!
“However, since you want to take it away, that means you’re the enemy!”
As he spoke, Erik stretched out his index finger and pointed at Jasper. “It’s been a while since someone dares to snatch something from me in Swallow Capital. Combe is nothing good, but you, maybe you’re nothing at all!”
Jasper looked at Erik plainly and said calmly, “So what if I want to take it?”
Erik laughed out loud upon hearing this. He then stared at Jasper ferociously. “Then, you should go to hell!
“The Turner family is not comparable to these pieces of trash like the Combes. If you offend me, I can make you suffer a pain worse than death!”
Henry clicked his tongue and sneered, “If I didn’t know any better I would’ve thought that you’re the king. How arrogant of you. Don’t be all bark and no bite. What do you wanna do? Come on, do you think I’m afraid of you?”
Erik gave Henry an insidious look. The former then stood up and said, “Sure. Come on, let’s see who’ll chicken out in the end.
“Mr. Laine, you’ve recently acquired Easy Media, yes? Consider it my defeat if your company is still in business tomorrow!
“Also, Combe, you played me for a fool. Just you wait, I won’t let you off the hook either!”
Erik smashed the cup and stormed out after he said that.
The atmosphere in the room fell into an unprecedented silence.
After a long while, Jasper looked at Hendrik who wore a gloomy expression. The former chuckled and said, “Do you know what it’s meant by tying a noose around your own neck, Mr. Combe?”
Hendrik gritted his teeth and said nothing.
Jacob could not help but say, “Don’t be so pleased. Erik won’t let you off the hook now. Let’s just see what will happen to you.”
Jasper chuckled and said, “I’ve offended all kinds of people since my debut. There aren’t over 100 of them in total, but there are at least 80 of them. Erik is not the first nor the last, let alone the strongest.
“I have a solution to my grievances with him, but the Combe family is done for.”
After saying this, Jasper got up and turned around to leave.
Henry also stood up and spat on the father and sons who were wearing unsightly expressions. “You three idiots, are mental handicaps also inherited? Scheming when you’re so incompetent yourselves, do you think of yourselves as Napoleon? What a joke. Just wait for your deaths!”
