Life at the Top

Jasper had just finished his discussion with Malibu when his phone rang. He had received a call from someone unexpected.

It was a call from Gale Hurlbutt.

“Old Master Hurlbutt, how have you been lately?”

It was necessary to remain respectful when he spoke to the leader of Sander Merchant Faction

Gale’s laughter rang out from the other end of the phone. “You’ve been quite active recently, you sly child. Can’t you put a hold on things for a moment?” He asked jokingly.

“There are too many wolves chasing after me from behind. I can’t stop now. If I put a hold on things now, I’m afraid that they will swallow me whole,” Jasper replied in a contemplative tone.

Gale was amused by Jasper’s metaphor. “You’re exaggerating. You’re now a popular hotshot within the domestic financial circle. Countless people are using all possible means to seek out connections or win favors in hopes of buying over some of Sena’s pre-IPO stocks from you,” he said.

Jasper suddenly became alert upon hearing what he had said. “Old Master Hurlbutt, to be honest, I’m also struggling due to this issue right now. The pre-IPO quota is limited. The Laws want some of it, and my father-in-law wants some of it as well. I’ve also allocated some of it to Half-the-Harbor Langdon,” he said.

“I can’t refuse any of their requests. With requests coming in one after another, there simply isn’t enough to go around. I have already used up the quota in my hands,” he added.

Gale hummed and said, “You’re a sly child indeed. Don’t worry, I’m not interested in such businesses. I won’t ask you for any.”

After hearing what he said, Jasper was overcome with a sense of relief. If Gale disregarded his reputation and insisted on taking some of the reallocated shares, it would be impossible for Jasper to reject his request.

After all, both of them had shared a pleasant collaborative relationship before this.

saying that he did not want any of the pre-listing shares, Jasper would not argue. Even so, Jasper did not

will allocate some to you regardless of

me. You’re a cunning one, sly

out of courtesy since he had just

not immediately understand his intentions, Gale went straight to the point. “Alright, I’ll tell you everything straight. Initially, some of the members of Sander Merchant Faction that are involved in financial investment wanted to lend you a helping hand once they learned that Sena was about

I asked them not to join in since you already had the support of prominent families

on Jasper’s face after he heard this. “Sigh, please thank them on my behalf. It is impossible to allocate any more shares to anyone now. We’ll work together if the opportunity arises in the future. We’ll

agreed with him

few more words before hanging up

down the phone, Gale Hurlbutt got up from the armchair in his study. He snorted and cursed out loud with a smile on his face. “This sly child is always using the Laws and the Langdons to ward people off. Are

same time, Jasper snorted out loud

is he being such a busybody at such

…

industry, as even someone like Gale Hurlbutt had been tasked with

could only watch Sena get listed without being able to join the bandwagon as they could not touch any of the preallocated shares. They were

was extremely rare within the

sure that they would gain stable profits

Internet industry upside down, caused

Sena intended to take. People were also waiting for Sena to announce the specific plan for the company’s

chaos, William was the most upset person out

who had thought that he could successfully defeat both Jasper Laine and Celine Maynard this time around,

she placed an investigation document