Lisa felt both terrified and in despair when she heard this.
“Are you giving up too, Dad?”
Norman shook his head and replied, “I’m not giving up. I’m just stating the reality of the situation.
“When we first met Jasper in Swallow Capital for the first time… T o be honest, did we actually hate him that much?”
Lisa bit her lip and stayed silent.
“But it’s too late for all of this now.”
Norman sighed deeply.
“Gale and Mr. Atticus certainly won’t help us now, so we’ve got to think of a way to help ourselves.”
Lisa looked at Norman and asked, “Do you have a plan, Dad?”
Norman looked down lightly. An unstable light flickered in his weak gaze as he replied, “There’s only one thing to do now.”
“There are still people Jasper can’t afford to offend in Waterhoof City. We just have to pay a higher price for their protection. I’d bet more than half my family’s wealth if it means Jasper loses big this time!”
…
The following day, news of the dissolution of the Haddock’s Chamber of Commerce’s Waterhoof City Branch had spread throughout the city.
This meant nothing to the majority of civilians. However, people higher up in the social ranks knew how perilous the situation actually was.
The dissolution of the Waterhoof City branch meant that Haddock’s Chamber of Commerce’s influence had completely exited Waterhoof City.
Everyone thought that this was Teo Chamber of Commerce’s work After all, the two chambers were mortal enemies, and traces of work of businesspeople from Teo could be seen in the dissolution of Haddock’s Chamber’s branch.
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