Erik trembled all over, clutching his red and swollen face. He said unwillingly, “You want me to apologize to him? I would rather die.”
“Then die!” Brad roared and gave Erik a cold look.
“You idiot! That’ll teach you. Before you offend someone, find out who he is first!”
“Who else could he be? He’s just a boy toy clinging to the Laws. He’s just slightly rich.” Erik gritted his teeth.
Brad was so furious he laughed out loud. “Boy toy? Slightly rich? Do you think you have the ability to make the Laws start a full-scale war for you?”
When Erik heard what he said, he felt as though he had been struck by lightning. He said incredulously, “The Laws are starting a full-scale war with us because of him? Are they out of their minds?”
Brad sneered, “Zachary is an old cunning fox. A really sharp-witted one too. Do you think he’s crazy? He’s smarter than anyone!
“If he can speak on Jasper’s behalf and is willing to pay such a price, then that just proves Jasper is worth a lot to the Laws!
“What about you? Look at you, you’re already in your 30s and still can’t do anything right. I don’t expect you to accomplish anything great, but at least stay out of trouble!”
As he said that, Brad demanded while offering no room for doubt, “I want you to go and settle this dispute with Jasper at once. I don’t care what conditions he gives, you’ll agree to them all or I won’t be able to help you when your grandpa finds out about this.
“You know how your grandpa is. If he knows that you took drugs and messed around with those people, you’ll get kicked out of the house!”
Erik quivered all over. Although it was really humiliating for him to yield to Jasper, this was the only option he had at the moment.
He gritted his teeth and said, “Fine, I’ll go!”
…
In the hospital. Jim’s ward.
When Jasper walked in through the door with Henry, Jim quickly sat up. At the sight of the fruits Jasper was holding, he hastened to say, “Your presence is more than enough, why are you still bringing me things?”
Jasper smiled and said, “These are to replenish your vitamins. Do you feel better now?”
Jim smiled and said, “Much better.”
Jasper introduced Henry to Jim, saying, “This is Henry, the son of the Law family in Harbor City. You’ve met him before. Now the Laws are doing investments in Mainland, so you may have the opportunity to work together in the future.”
Judging from Henry’s status and temperament in the past, Jim would normally be someone beneath his consideration.
With Jasper as the introducer, however, Henry did not mind having Jim’s back in the future.
Henry handed out a business card and grinned. “Let’s keep in touch.”
Jim took the business card with both hands emotionally and said awkwardly, “I don’t have a business card with me right now. I’ll give you a call later and you can save my number. I’m pretty confident about running a business consulting firm. I’ll need your guidance and help in the future.”
Henry grinned and said, “Sure.”
Jim knew that Jasper wanted to compensate him. Having a top resource such as Harbor City’s Law family was better than giving him cash.
If he could just take a tad of resources that slipped out of the Laws’ fingers, it would be more than enough to sustain his company.
If it were not for Jasper, it would be impossible for him to make contact with big shot young masters like Henry, let alone have the Laws take the initiative to give him a business card.
At the thought of this, Jim could not help but give Jasper a grateful stare.
As they spoke, there was a knock on the door of the ward.
Julian walked into the ward and said to Jasper, “Erik is here, Jasper.”
Jasper nodded, indicating that he understood. However, he did not mention that Erik could come in.
