Life at The Top novel Chapter 1299

“Jasper, is there something wrong with this invitation?”

Julian had been following Jasper for a very long time. One could even say that Julian was the person Jasper spent the most time with.

It had gotten to the point where Jasper had the habit of bringing Julian wherever he went.

Therefore, Julian knew Jasper very well, and when he saw how Jasper’s expression turn solemn at the sight of the invitation, Julian immediately realized that the situation was more complex than he had initially thought.

“Nothing much.” Jasper shook his head.

He did not have the intention to hide things from Julian, but the situation here involved too many people and Jasper did not know where to start with his explanation.

Lord Alvarado’s appearance caused Jasper to realize that Tefa City’s waters ran deeper than he thought.

He did not have much contact with Lord Alvarado in his past life. Therefore, this sudden invitation was most likely related to his fight with the Covington family. This was coincidentally the worse kind of news for Jasper.

“Tell Baz to speed things up with the headquarters and the staff arrangements. Have him take control of Downstream Investment Company as soon as possible,” Jasper said grimly.

Julian grunted his acknowledgement and left to look for Baz.

When he heard the sound of the door closing, Jasper placed the invitation to the side.

This meal would certainly be a dangerous one to attend, but Jasper did not plan to decline.

Many things could not be avoided. Therefore, he might as well attend generously and decide his next course of action after he better understood the situation. Exquisite House was a renowned private kitchen in Tefa City.

Its superior dishes were also accompanied by superior prices.

With an average meal price of 2000 Somer Dollars per person in the year 2001, one would never see a regular salarymen appear in the restaurant.

This meal was arranged to begin at seven pm.

Unlike the bustling everyday restaurant, Exquisite House was completely empty, as it had been bought out for the night.

It took more than just money to buy out a restaurant of such sophistication.

Jasper got out of the car and found a few suited men, who were evidently not servers, staring at him intently from the entrance of Exquisite House.

One of them walked over and asked courteously, yet still conservatively, “Are you Mr. Jasper Laine?”

“I am.” Jasper nodded.

“The Marquis is waiting upstairs, please follow me.” The suited man turned around and pushed open the door after saying this.

There were no traces of any servers in Exquisite House’s dining hall. In place of them were men in black suits standing around casually despite being extremely alert. Each of them occupied strategic points of the Exquisite House and stood protectively at the entrance of the staircase.

On the second floor, at the entrance to a private room, two ladies in elegant traditional clothing reached out to open the door at the same time when they saw Jasper and Julian arrive.

The strong scent of hotpot invaded their nostrils.

A young man was sitting at the end of the round table in the large private room, clearly focused on his food in front of him. There were also two alluring and beautiful women on either side of him, one with a bottle of red wine and the other with a towel.

There was an expressionless man in a suit at each of the room’s four corners. It was a grand scene.

Jasper arched his brow slightly.

“There are two good fighters, Jasper.”

Julian whispered quietly.

Jasper nodded. There was nothing surprising about a few good fighters protecting someone as important as Lord Alvarado.

However, the scene did seem rather extravagant.