Life at the Top

Gale was furious, and whatever Jasper said aggravated his anger to point of hyperventilation.

“Sly child, you are in sticky situation, and you still dare to threaten me?”

“When was handling Haddock Mining Group and doing business all over the country, you were just little child. How dare you threaten me?”

Jasper sighed and replied, “Respectfully Sir, you see, know seniors like you will always bring up age whenever try to discuss issues with you, and that’s what I’m always afraid of.

“Yes, perfectly understand the fact that you started earlier, and salute your ability to have succeeded in your business given the many circumstances during that period. To be honest, you are the strongest out of the Big Four chambers of commerce in our country and no one can ever compete with you, not even the other three.

“If you were ten or twenty years younger,

I would never have told you any of this.

“But the truth is, you are not any younger and I need you to be very honest with me. How big of an impact will JW have if it were to try to bring down any one of the Big Four chambers of commerce in our country?”

Jasper’s words did not come as a surprise t o Gale, and instead Gale replied with a sarcastic laugh.

“Sly child, do you really think you have a say in the business circle of our country? N o doubt JW is a big corporation, but it doesn’t have a stable foundation. How much more tribulation do you think it can handle?

that you are capable. No one would have thought that you could build a big corporation like this in such a short period of time. Yes, the corporation i s big, but it’s just an empty structure. How much time did you really have to build

don’t have much to lose-I am old and already have a foot in the grave. I f were to attack

This old fella…

frowned. This situation was too

build his Haddock from scratch with his own two hands. How could someone

relationship between Jasper and Gale had been ambiguous;

were always up. They

were no absolute enemies nor friends when it

when JW was still growing. Back then, it would have been so easy for Gale

Old Master Hurlbutt, I told you not t o get all worked up. See, aren’t you being too

it’s a big amount, but have done my calculations. Although it’s a huge sum for Haddock, it will not

I will return 100 billion,

but Jasper continued, “Old Master

for an

discuss it later when the other companies join? There are a

are only starting to ask for outside help now?

make decisions a day before and get everything