Dawson replied, “Alright then. Remember to call me if you need any help.”
Jasper nodded. “I will.”
Putting the phone down, Jasper’s expression darkened slightly.
A false positive was better than a false negative. Jasper never had the habit of getting comfortable, so he would always be somewhat cautious and keep his guards up.
The news from Penelope coupled with the results of his investigation from multiple places had solidified such a case.
‘Terence himself has ulterior motives as well as someone mysterious backing him up.
‘In order to do this, Terence even tried to pull Darrel into his plans.
‘But the fact that Terence has to persuade Darrel means that the latter either has no idea of what’s happening or hasn’t completely joined their side.
‘So who’s this mysterious mastermind behind it all?’
“It’s time for dinner, Jasper.”
His mother’s voice sounded from downstairs, breaking Jasper’s train of thought.
Exhaling softly, Jasper hummed in acknowledgment and walked out of his study. He decided that he would observe for a little longer before he came up with a plan.
At least now he had a target to keep an eye on and that was Terence Laine.
If the other party wanted to deal with him, then it would only be a matter of time before they made a move.
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At the same time in a normal district in Faith County.
Darrel’s brows were knitted tightly as he looked at Terrence’s nervous expression with a deep gaze. He spoke with a heavy tone, “Have you gone crazy, Terence? Or did someone drug you with something? How could you be so blind?”
Terence harrumphed and replied, “You’re the one being stubborn here, Darrel. What’s so good about Jasper anyway? Why are you so willing to follow his lead?”
Darrel replied sternly, “Enough nonsense. I’d still be unemployed if not for him! I still need his support for my business next year, so what makes you think I’d do anything that would harm him?”
Terence scoffed. “That’s just him being charitable to you. Don’t you want to make your own money?
“Mr. Hanks already said that he’s willing to give you double of what Jasper’s giving you. You just need to nod your head and agree! You’ll get even more benefits after all of this is over, so why are you still hesitating?”
Darrel replied in annoyance, “That’s just an empty promise. Plus, do you know how this will sound like to our relatives if news gets out? Do you want to lose all respect?”
Terence spat on the ground and replied, “Don’t give me bullsh*t talk about our relatives, Darrel. Don’t you see? All these relatives do is look down on people, they don’t care what happens to you at all. All they care about is whether you’re broke or rich. If you’re the latter, then they’ll praise you every day and everything you do is deemed as right.
“Just think about it. These relatives have always said that the two of us would turn out to be outstanding people in society. Our familial conditions are better than Jasper’s no matter how you look at it. Before this, no one even looked at Jasper with respect.
“But what about now? Every single one of them is talking about how much of a genius Jasper is and how much more outstanding he is. I’m tired of all of this, but this is reality. This is the truth!
“The harshest part of this all is that even if you manage to open your hotpot restaurants, Darrel, all you get is just 10% of the shares. Jasper doesn’t even have to f*cking do anything and he’s getting the longer end of the stick! Why? All everyone has said up until now is how good Jasper is, but will anyone even remember how much effort you’ve put into this?”
Terence’s words had Darrel’s expression changing.
While the words were harsh, Darrel had to admit that his brother spoke the truth.
“We just have to show the rest of them that we’re the truly outstanding people in this family, Darrel. Jasper is just someone who got rich because he was lucky. He has no right to step all over us.
“Plus, we’re brothers. Why would I set you up?”
With Terence’s persuasion, he saw that Darrel was about to agree.
Darrel stood up in frustration and spoke, “Enough. My mind’s a mess now, so we’ll talk about this again in a few days.”
Terence’s gaze turned sinister as he watched Darrel leave.
He would be screwed if he did not manage to persuade Darrel. Zayden would not forgive him if that was the case.
That was why Terence had already decided he would do everything to persuade Darrel, no matter the price.
