Life at the Top

“Half a month ago, didn’t you obtain a manufacturing order for three 5,000-tonne cargo ships through your connections in Harbor City? This was originally a good thing. The entire shipyard has been working together to complete this order.

“However, a few days ago, the buyer suddenly came to the shipyard for an inspection. He found out that we were using a batch of imported steel plates of subpar quality. He was furious about it and he proceeded to sign a new contract with another shipyard.

“I received news that the other shipyard had secretly contacted the buyer a long time ago. They offered him a price that was nearly 20% lower than ours.

“Therefore, this deal was determined to be done for. The old mister and madam have been so troubled over this lately that they can’t focus on anything else.”

After listening to what Lucas said, Jasper frowned. “I obtained this order through a special connection of mine. However, one always has to consider their own interests in business,” he said in a heavy tone.

“I know about these three ships. The value of each ship is around seven million dollars. It makes up a total of 21 million dollars, which isn’t a small number. The buyer will definitely be careful about it.

“Why are we using a batch of imported steel plates of subpar quality?”

“That’s the odd thing,” Lucas replied immediately.

“Mr. Laine, you’ve told us time and time again that we must only use genuine materials. The old mister and madam have never violated this rule. We would never dare order a batch of defective steel plates.

batch of steel plates. There’s no inventory record and no purchasing record. It was as if the steel plates

the factory the night before without anyone knowing. The next day, the buyer

the batch of defective steel plates in the factory. The buyer was reluctant to listen to our explanation as well. He left after throwing a

darkened as he gently rapped his knuckles against

was already leaked when the shipyard just received it. When the buyer was here for an inspection, a batch of defective steel plates from an unknown source suddenly appeared in the factory

left in a fit of rage. Not long after, another shipyard offered the buyer a lower price for the same

The entire incident is suspicious. After thinking about it for a while, I thought that

right decision. Someone is plotting against our

said, “This is a big buyer. His orders exceed two billion dollars in value annually. Most importantly, we could quickly expand the shipyard’s market in Harbor City and Auma City

like someone is after

and belittle my parents’ shipyard like that.

a trip to Brac County tomorrow. Let’s talk

Mr. Laine,” Lucas said excitedly as he breathed

the phone, Jasper raised his head and caught sight of Wendy who had walked into his

to bed?”

down in front of his study table and supported