Jasper did not entertain people who thought the world revolved around them just because they were of higher status.
Jasper had just finished speaking when the meeting room doors were pushed open and a middle-aged man entered the room with two other staff in tow.
The middle-aged man leading them was Jon Foxx, a man the higher-ups sent to go over the guest list.
“For a man so young, you sure have quite the temper, Mr. Laine. What’s this? I arrive right on the dot and you’re already so displeased. Who knows what you would’ve done if I came late?” Jon sneered at Jasper.
“Ted!”
Jasper suddenly frowned and shouted.
Ted was the name of Easy Media’s vice president. The man was wiping his sweat when Jasper called his name and it startled him. He quickly replied, “Present, Mr. Laine!”
“Why is there an unknown outsider in the company’s meeting room?” Jasper asked calmly.
Ted’s pupils constricted, and his complexion paled. His eyes darted toward Jon who was fuming. He bemoaned internally and bitterly. He wondered why he had to be caught in the crossfire.
“What are you saying, Jasper? I’m the team leader the higher-ups sent over to supervise the guest list. How dare you chase me out?!”
Jon pointed at Jasper as he roared, “Can you even bear the responsibility if anything goes wrong with the banquet?!”
Jasper smiled before he replied calmly, “Oh, so you’re the person the higher-ups sent to join the meeting. How am I supposed to know who you are when you just charged into my meeting room out of the blue and started reprimanding me about my temper without even telling me who you are?”
Jon’s gaze turned cold as he scoffed. “Are you telling me I’m wrong about your temper? Don’t think that because you’re the host here that you can ignore the higher-ups’ wishes. You’re still too young to fight with them!”
Jasper merely replied, “I do respect the higher-ups. I just don’t like pretentious people.”
“What did you say?!” Jon clenched his teeth.
He had planned to make a fierce entrance and show Jasper his power. At the same time, it would be an attack on his own enemy, Hendrik Combe.
As far as he was concerned, there was more to the fact that Easy Media was given the right to host the banquet, and neither would Easy Media dare to step out of line.
However, Jon had not expected to go speechless from Jasper’s chides before he could begin.
At that train of thought, Jon’s fury flared.
“The company already informed you of the time and location of today’s meeting three days ago. We also sent someone to fetch you and that’s enough respect as it is. Yet you decided to take your own sweet time and be late, so tell me why do I have to wait for you?” Jasper asked calmly.
Jon replied coldly, “Can’t there be traffic?”
“Sure.” Jasper smiled and ignored him, turning to announce to everyone else in the room, “Let’s start.”
Eyes wide and speechless, Jon brought the two other employees with him inside. ‘Jasper’s just going to start the meeting when we’re still standing at the door? He’s not even going to ask us to sit?
‘What does he take me, Jon Foxx, for?’
His face was flushed red from being infuriated. Jon had never respected businessmen considering he had always found work with big shots.
He had always been at the receiving end of businessmen’s pleasantries, and he had never found himself at a loss of whether he should enter a businessman’s conference room or not.
“You’ve gone mad, Jasper Laine!”
Jon barked out angrily.
“Without me, any guest list you come up with is useless! They’ll never be approved!”
“And what kind of influential guests can you invite anyway? Who do you think will entertain a rascal like you when it comes to a banquet of this scale? You’ll need the officials to back you up anyway! You won’t get a single guest in attendance if you offend me, I’m telling you! You’re just f*cking yourself over!”
