“I have to go now. See you.”
Jasper sighed as he watched Anna’s car drive off.
Since olden times, only beautiful women would not be disappointed.
However, Jasper got a headache when he thought about Anna who was always calm and kept a delicate distance from him. She had such a good gauge on their relationship that they never felt too distant or intimate with each other.
That woman was like poison, plucking at his heartstrings when he was not paying attention to her.
Most importantly, she knew what to do or say at the right time. She always had a good grasp of the situation.
She would make you think that she would do anything for you.
At the same time, she would make you think she would leave you at any time. It was how she kept you on your toes.
“Holy sh*t, did you drug my sister or something?” Henry asked as he leaned toward Jasper.
Jasper glanced at Henry before he asked exasperatedly, “Don’t you think the question should be asked the other way round?”
Henry’s lips twitched as he said, “That’s because you didn’t know what she was like before. I’m not one to brag, but have you ever met a man who’s at the right age but doesn’t want to date my sister? But she’s never given any of the men as much as a smile.
“Everyone says I’m stubborn and obstreperous, but if we were to actually take things seriously, I’m nothing compared to my sister.”
Then, Henry stroked his chin and said, “Sometimes, I think she’s a machine programmed to not have any feelings for men. Or maybe she’s a lesbian, and that’s why she doesn’t seem interested in men.
“But do you know how much she’s done for you ever since you two met? There’s so much you don’t know. Would she be this bewitched by you if you hadn’t drugged her?”
Jasper’s eyes followed the vehicle until it disappeared into a sea of flashing car lights. He smiled and said, “Do you think a relationship between a man and a woman is more like a battle or a game?”
Stunned, Henry had a serious expression on his face as he said, “Everyone has to strip naked before they fight, so I would say it’s a battle?”
Jasper, “…”
…
After the banquet that ended the night before, the situation in Swallow Capital began its turbulence the next day.
It was as if both the local faction and Harbor City’s business groups had realized that a battle was inevitable.
Thus, within a single day, four branch offices of Harbor City’s four richest families submitted their registration forms.
Their registered capital was all no less than a mindblowing 100 million dollars.
They were not only showing their attitudes, but it was also a declaration of war.
As for the local faction, they did not resign to their fate even as they faced the aggressive business groups from Harbor City.
They began continuous research and gathered the brains of each industry together as if they were determined to fight to the death with Harbor City’s business groups.
However, even though the situation was tense, both the local faction and Harbor City’s business groups maintained basic restraint and calmness. At least they had not begun fighting openly yet and were only flexing what they had at the moment. They were only showing off their assets and determination.
With the tacit understanding established between them, even if a fight broke out, it would be contained within a limit. At the very least, people on Old Master Turner’s level would not be dragged into this.
It was what the top management had wanted.
It was an agreement all three parties could accept for the time being.
As for the Law family, they had fallen right into Erik Turner’s trap.
That was undeniable.
However, the Law family’s losses had been lowered to their very minimum after Jasper got involved.
The branch company’s assets were all transferred elsewhere, and the project proposal was nullified.
This meant Erik had gotten nothing more than the shares of a shell corporation. They were worth nothing at all.
