Jasper had just ended the call with Gale when Henry called him.
“Is that stupid f*cker Mitch’s family bothering you?” Henry started the call with an aggressive question.
Jasper smiled. “You don’t say. But we’re retaliating soon.”
Henry snickered. “I’ve been so bored at Harbor City throughout New Year’s that I thought I was becoming a couch potato. I’m on my way to a clubhouse right now. I’ll be on my way to you once I’m done with work here.”
“Clubhouse?” Jasper asked.
“Something Mitch invested in, hahaha. I heard that it’s quite a fun place, so I thought I’d come over and have some fun with him.” Henry laughed deviously.
“Don’t go too far,” Jasper spoke exasperatedly.
Despite this being a phone call, Jasper could almost see how Henry was waving him off without a care. “Relax, I’d say I’m the most capable one among the rich children in Harbor City. And Dad and Grandfather are the most formidable ones among the rich families. No one can stop me.”
“Well, aren’t you powerful? In that case, just give Mitch a simple beating and that’ll do.” Jasper smiled.
“He’s getting beaten up, alright. But I’ve got an even better source of entertainment for Mitch.
“The stupid f*cker’s dad just arranged for him to get married, having chosen some daughter from this rich and powerful family from Golden Peninsula. They’re getting to know each other right now.
“Coincidentally, this f*cker just got a student from Harbor University pregnant two months ago. There’s no reason for me not to make use of such good material, right?
“Hehehe, I’ll talk to you later, then. I’ll be reaching soon and I’ve got work to do.”
Hanging up the phone, Jasper sighed.
It was easy dealing with trust fund babies since their family backgrounds were the main form of competition. That was until they started attacking with scoundrel-like moves. This made them a pain to deal with.
Henry seemed to be walking further down this crooked path.
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The business war between JW Real Estates and the Hanks family was sudden and fierce.
The entire Southeast Province was none the wiser while the war had already started in full force.
The first to suffer were all the construction projects under JW Real Estates in the Southeast Province.
From the approval to acceptance procedures, to the checking of qualifications and reviewing funds, almost every part of the procedure before physical construction was subjected to obstructions.
As for construction projects that were already in process, people would either come to cause trouble once or twice a week, or there would be construction workers and other employees requesting leave and going on strike.
All in all, it was an absolute mess.
Among all the projects, the Southface River project was the only one exempted from any attacks.
However, it was also a project that had suffered the greatest loss. The large fire from before had resulted in at least a two-week pause in its construction, and there had been more than a 100 million loss in funds.
Other people and families in the Southeast Province believed that the business war between JW Real Estates and the Hanks family was due to this fire.
It was because the incident was a slap on the city and provincial government’s faces. The high officials had already made it known that anyone who screwed with the Southface River Project would have to face terrible consequences.
No one dared to ignore the words of the high officials within the country, so even the Hanks family left the Southface Rover Project alone.
However, that meant the other projects were screwed.
People who had just moved on from the frenzy of the New Year’s could now entertain themselves with the first gossip of 2001.
Those from the upper class were acutely aware that something was off.
While the Hanks family was considered a wealthy family in the province, it was unrealistic that they were able to launch such an exaggerated attack in the entire Southeast Province in such a short time.
There definitely had to be a family more formidable than the Hanks who was the true mastermind behind all this.
Everyone had their eyes wide open as they watched JW Real Estates, waiting to see how the company would retaliate.
