Norman’s expression shifted, and he stared at the embarrassed expression on his daughter’s face with heart-wrenching pain. He took a deep breath and decided. “We won’t be joining you for dinner later.”
Jasper replied calmly, “Why not come in for a seat since you’re already here anyway?”
Norman had a complicated expression on his face. “Benny’s still in the hospital and he has an operation waiting for him. My daughter doesn’t seem up for it today either, and I wouldn’t want to make a fool of myself in front of the two old masters.”
Jasper looked at Norman indifferently. “It’s too late for you to regret it now that you’ve already chosen your stand. Did you think that retreating now will keep you out of the problem?”
Norman growled. “What do you want, then? A fight to the death?”
Jasper smiled. “Your words are a little too harsh for my liking. I much prefer peace, and I’m sure there’s nothing that we cannot negotiate.”
Just then, Ian walked over and stared intently at Jasper. “What do we have to do for you to leave us alone?”
Jasper smiled. “Isn’t it too late to ask me this question? Plus, say that I let you off, what makes you think the Turners will too?”
“Then that is still a problem between us and the Turner family. What I’m talking about right now is your attitude!” Ian bellowed.
Jasper turned to Lisa and saw the utter resentment in her eyes before he suddenly spoke, “No room for discussion then.”
Jasper never had the urge to bully people unwarrantedly, for he had always lived with the motto ‘peaceful unless provoked’.
Yet that did not mean he was some saint.
He knew that if he did not completely destroy people who bore grave distaste for him, they would only cause him more trouble in the future.
Especially when it came to people like the Gardners and the Hulls. These people had both money and power and could create issues for him at any turn.
He knew that Lisa and Ian would not thank him for his mercy if he kindly forgave them but would only take advantage of it to recover and take revenge.
To prevent further complications, Jasper had to make sure that he completely removed any ability they had left to fight back or take revenge.
A flurry of expressions flashed through both Ian and Norman’s faces when they heard Jasper’s words.
There was regret, indignation, and most importantly, fury.
They felt that Jasper was looking down on them.
“If you think that you’ve already crushed both our families, then leave.” Ian’s expression calmed as he looked at Jasper coldly.
Jasper smiled and turned to enter the Imperial Ballroom.
Pushing open the door, everyone could be seen sitting scattered on the sofa in the magnificent and shimmering Imperial Ballroom. The round table had already been repaired after the fight last night, and there was no sign of any damage.
Once everyone was there, Jasper then notified the rest.
There was no way the old masters would wait for others at the hotel, so they would only arrive once they knew that everyone else was there.
More than ten minutes later, Jasper received a notification and relayed it to Zachary and Brad. Then, the three of them went downstairs together.
Jasper and Zachary conversed happily along the way, leaving Brad to glare at the two coldly and silently.
The three waited for a quick moment downstairs before two cars arrived, one closely behind the other.
Old Master Law and Old Master Turner alighted their cars at almost the same time. Both Zachary and Brad went to greet their fathers.
This was the first time Jasper had seen Old Master Turner. Age-wise, he appeared to be six to seven years older than Old Master Law. However, the man would live a long life. From what he remembered of his past life, Old Master Turner only passed at the age of 105 years old.
Now in his 80s, Old Master Turner was still a very lively man and there was no sign of senescence despite his head that was full of white hair.
Old Master Turner was the epitome of ‘old but vigorous.’
Old Master Turner smiled and walked toward Old Master Law, reaching a hand out. “It’s been over a decade since we last met, Tom. How have you been?”
