It was not until Jasper was completely gone that Henry stared at Anna with an extremely strange gaze.
“Let’s go.”
Anna immediately restored her ever unruffled expression.
“You’d better train and study hard. Try your best to get Dad and Grandpa’s consent to go to Mainland as soon as possible,” Anna lectured him.
His sister’s conflicting attitude threw Henry off balance completely.
Why!?
Why was she so gentle in front of Jasper but pulled a long face in front of him, acting like his big sister instead?
“Why do you care when I go to Mainland? Grandpa asked me to go, not you.” Henry sulked.
“I want to go with you!” Anna said resolutely.
Henry stared at Anna and understood what she meant immediately. He said in surprise, “Sis, you clearly know that he has a girlfriend and yet you insist on putting yourself down to be with him?! Have you forgotten who you are? You’re the Laws’ precious daughter!”
Anna looked at Henry and suddenly chuckled, saying, “Do you think I look good?”
Henry turned away with a disgusted expression. “No matter how good you look, I’ll still get sick after having looked at your face for 20 years…”
After saying those words, Henry saw the change in Anna’s expression and quickly corrected himself. “Don’t look at me with those murderous eyes… You look beautiful, okay!”
“So why can’t I fight for my relationship? We’re not married yet, so we’re all free to choose our partners,” Anna said indignantly.
Henry was amused and shook his head helplessly. “This is my first time seeing someone using such high-sounding words to intervene in other people’s relationships.”
“You impregnated a trust fund baby’s fiancée the first year you came back from abroad. If it weren’t for me, this incident would have reached Dad’s ears. Don’t you feel embarrassed at all to say that to me?”
“…How are we the same!? I’m not going to lose anything, but you! You’re a girl!”
“You’re shameless!”
…
On the plane. Jasper bought a first-class ticket.
It was the same flight yet it was three times more expensive.
Jasper knew how to enjoy life. He was not a miser who would make a lot of money and then refrain from using it.
It had never been his intention to be frugal. Take the local Warwick Company’s CEO for example. In the future, his company became a multinational giant, but when he went out, he still took a second-class seat on the high-speed rail and an economy seat on a plane.
Jasper expressed his admiration for the older generation’s diligent and thrifty spirit, but no thanks.
Had this not been the crucial time for him to put every single penny he had to good use, Jasper would have even bought a private jet.
If a man did not spend the money he earned, then that man would be no different than a dead man.
Jasper had just taken his seat when he caught a whiff of fragrance in the air whizzing toward him. Two women walked over and sat not far away from him.
“Queenie Shaw?”
Jasper was a little surprised. He did not expect himself to bump into a Harbor City celebrity—one whom he had encountered before too!
“Oh, Queenie, Your Majesty, we’re just adding a last-minute event, that’s all. Those Mainlanders are foolish people who have too much money to spare. You’ll earn 500,000 bucks just standing there for a few minutes and saying a few words. Why wouldn’t you want to go?”
Standing beside Queenie was a woman who looked like her agent and was painstakingly persuading her, saying, “You must attend this event no matter what! Otherwise, the money will go down the drain!”
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