Life at The Top novel Chapter 1019

“You… idiot! Let’s go!”

Echo knew that staying would only lead to him humiliating himself further, and understood that the current situation had already gone beyond what he can solve. Thus, he had to return and report it straight away.

Jasper gave a small smile as he watched Echo leave. Then he extended a hand to Wayne, “I look forward to working with you, Mr. Marlon!”

“And I you…” Wayne spoke, shaking Jasper’s hand.

“Gentlemen, I have to say that we still have a huge problem in front of us,” Jose continued with a frown, “We’ve badly offended Softwin now, so we have to consider how Softwin will react to today’s shareholder meeting.

“Once we’ve accepted your investment, Mr. Laine, my, Mr. Marlon, and Softwin’s percentage of shares will all have diluted. Softwin currently holds 20.5% of Abbylon’s shares after financing. What are your plans for this, Mr. Laine?”

Jasper fell silent for a moment before he smiled and replied.

“I’ll talk to Softwin’s headquarters about this. I’ll contact you when it comes to the specifics. After all, I’ll still need your absolute support in the follow-up for this matter.

Wayne and Jose exchanged a look and nodded.

Regardless of whether they wanted to admit it or not, the two of them had to understand that they were already affiliated with Jasper.

Jasper investing in Abbylon would definitely evoke Myles’ fury, and Softwin would certainly target more than just Jasper in their upcoming revenge. There was simply no way Wayne and Jose could ignore this.

This was especially true for Jose, who looked very conflicted.

“If that’s the case, Mr. Laine, then I should return right away. There’s much I need to discuss with the others in the company,” Wayne told Jasper.

Jasper nodded. “Alright. I’ll find time and take a trip there too so I can meet everyone formally. Still, as I said, Abbylon is your company and I will not interfere. As far as I’m concerned, your capabilities are worth more than Abbylon itself.”

Jasper was not lying.

Rather than investing in Abbylon, it would be more accurate to say that Jasper had invested the 1 billion in Wayne.

The man was worth the price.

Wayne smiled and replied, “Then I shall await your arrival in Harvey City.”

“Alright,” Jasper replied with a chuckle.

The duo soon left, leaving Jasper to stand by the conference hall doors as he watched the scene downstairs quietly. Jose told Wayne something as they walked out of the hotel before the two got into the car and left.

Jasper then pondered over how he was to treat Abbylon in the future.

Abbylon was unlike the other subsidiaries under him. Naturally, this was because Wayne himself was different.

Both their surnames started with ‘M’, yet Wayne and Hudson were completely different people. Hence, Jasper had to treat them differently as well.

People like Wayne would never agree to be someone else’s subordinate, so Jasper had to treat him like a partner right from the get-go. The same applied to Hudson.

However, Wayne needed more autonomy than Hudson did.