Jasper was rather impressed when he first saw Wharton.
Be it the man’s appearance or his aura, Wharton was surely an exquisite character among men of his caliber.
People like him had to have generations of nobility before them, for they would not turn out like this otherwise.
“From what I understand, you’re divorced,” Jasper replied.
As he spoke, Jasper intentionally took a step to the side to stand in front of Celine protectively.
It was a detail that both Celine and Wharton caught onto.
Wharton’s expression remained unfazed as his gaze shifted to land on Celine. “So you dare go against me but you don’t dare to admit that you did?”
Celine’s face popped out from behind Jasper as she replied lazily, “Would you stop acting like you’ve caught me having an affair? We aren’t related anymore, Sir Wharton.”
‘Sir?’
Jasper acutely caught on to the information Celine leaked with her words.
This was a modern society, so ordinary people could not possibly be called ‘sir’.
This title had thus exposed Wharton’s identity.
He was from a noble family, one conferred by the royal family.
While this was a modern society and being conferred by the royal family did not suddenly grant someone more power, it was symbolic enough that it showed this man carried the royal bloodline. This was something others could not and would not impersonate.
Wharton glared at Celine and spoke coldly, “We’ve already agreed that while we are divorced, it will not be publicized and you must defend the status of our marriage in public. You were not to taint my name and yet what have you done? Checking into a hotel room with another man?
“You’re provoking me, and in extension, the entire Welling family!”
“Did I make such a promise?” Celine asked curiously. Chuckling, she replied to Wharton, “Never believe a woman’s words, because lying comes naturally to women. Don’t tell me such a plain and easy concept is foreign to you, Sir Wharton.”
Wharton suddenly smiled. “Good, very good. You’ve finally impressed me.”
Celine replied calmly, “I’ve impressed you? It’s a shame that I’ve already seen through you. You want to talk about promises? Sure, then what about you? You won’t even leave my secretary alone and you made her supervise me for you. You truly have inherited the degenerated style of your so-called nobility, Sir Wharton.”
Anger flashed through Wharton’s fair and clean face due to humiliation. He turned to Jasper and spoke coldly, “I don’t care who you are to her nor do I care what has happened between you two. All you need to remember is that from this moment on, you will be an enemy that I have to eliminate.”
“I’ve never lacked enemies before, so what’s one more?” Jasper spoke calmly.
“Very well, then. At least Celine did not disappoint me on this. She didn’t find a completely useless piece of trash.
“But do not forget that you’ve provoked an enemy you cannot afford to provoke. No matter what your family background is, you have no right to show off in front of me. My power is much further beyond your imagination.”
Wharton glared at Celine and Jasper coldly as he spoke in a bone-chilling tone, “Enjoy your days, for there won’t be many left.”
With that, Wharton then turned and left without looking back.
“Wait.”
Jasper suddenly halted Wharton.
Wharton stopped walking. He did not turn, but he did not leave either.
“It’ll only be a matter of time before the things that do not belong to you get taken away.”
“That’s what I should be saying,” Jasper stated calmly.
Wharton finally turned around and scoffed at Jasper as if mocking how ignorant the man was. Then, he turned and left.
Jasper did not speak anymore and watched Wharton vanish at the end of the corridor.
