“There’s hard evidence of you being involved in smuggling goods! All your accounts are now frozen, so how are you going to repay our bank’s loan?”
Vita stared intently at Ian, and his tone was extremely frigid.
“Two billion Somer Dollars is a huge sum of funds to a bank, and according to the contract we signed, the bank has the right to request to seize your company and all the assets under your name if we find ourselves in such a circumstance.
“Of course, since the sum in your personal account has been seized, we have no other option but to auction all your assets to prevent a loss on our side.
“Mr. Laine took pity on you and is willing to repay your loan, so it’s only right that we transfer your assets to Mr. Laine.
“If you’re unwilling, you’re very welcome to bring this to court with Mr. Laine when you’re released.”
Vita then smiled and continued, “That is, of course, if you get released at all.”
Ian ground his molars together and glared at Vita, roaring at the man. “You were nothing more than a dog wagging its tail when you f*cking begged me to take a loan! You’d even lick my shoes if I asked but now this is how you’re talking to me?!”
Vita’s expression darkened, and his voice turned icy. “I was just doing business. You didn’t have to listen to me if you didn’t want to, Mr. Hull. What you think doesn’t really matter anymore anyway.”
“Hahaha!”
Ian looked up at the sky and scoffed self-deprecatingly. He then turned to glare at Jasper. “What a well-thought-out plan you have there, so great that you’ve managed to destroy me and the entire Hull family while swallowing all of my assets too. So this was your plan?!
“What grandeur, Jasper Laine!”
Jasper replied plainly, “Frankly speaking, I’m not actually attacking you. I don’t even want that bit of money the Hull family owns. If I didn’t have the habit of seeking profit returns with everything I do, I wouldn’t have even wasted my time on something as worthless as you.
“Plus, I’m saving you here. You would be facing more than just your assets getting auctioned off if I don’t repay this loan for you. The bank would sue you for loan fraud, now worsened considering the immense value of two billion. Coupled with you smuggling goods, you’ll be charged for both crimes and that’ll definitely guarantee you a life sentence in prison.
“You should be thanking me here.”
Ian’s expression twisted into a crazed one at Jasper’s words, and he began to struggle maddeningly as he roared at Jasper. “Just wait, Jasper! Do you think that you’ll be safe now that you’ve gotten rid of me?
“Let me tell you, I have the entire Haddock Chamber of Commerce supporting me here!
“And my money, that’s Gale Hurlbutt’s money! Do you dare take his money too? He’ll f*cking kill you!”
Jasper huffed a laugh. “You’re talking about that three billion Somer Dollars, right? I’m sorry, but I don’t think you understand what’s going on here. I’m not the one seizing your bank account. Regardless of who gave you that three billion, the court will still take it as money you earned from smuggling goods.
“Considering how prestigious Old Master Hurlbutt is, I’m sure he won’t be calculative with a little brat like me.
“Most importantly, so what if he decides to be calculative?
“Do you think he’d want to clash with the Law family for a doomed pawn?”
Jasper’s words froze Ian’s crazed expression.
“The Law family. I knew it was the Law family! I knew it, that’s why they attacked my ships so quickly! You conspired with them long ago. You had already decided that you’ll split my assets!”
Jasper gave a small smile and ignored Ian.
Ian had lost to him ever since the beginning, and he was never worth any of Jasper’s concern.
Instead, Jasper walked over to Ben.
Ben’s condition was still unstable. He continued to struggle wretchedly, out of control. He was barking like a mad dog.
Seeing Jasper approach him, Ben’s struggles doubled.
If Ian’s struggle was because he had been blinded by anger and lost all rationale, then Ben’s could only be described as the suicidal struggles of a madman.
The two burly men beside him seemed to have difficulty holding him down.
Julian walked over as well and stood next to Jasper, ready to protect the latter while whispering, “Be careful, Jasper.”
