Life at The Top novel Chapter 232

Schulers’. Dawson was waiting for the two at the door.

When he saw Wendy’s car, he walked over and saw Wendy tiptoeing out of the car while giving him a ‘shh’ gesture.

“He fell asleep. He’s probably too exhausted during this period of time. When we talked on the phone, he would often stay up until two or three in the morning. Let him sleep for a while,” Wendy said.

Dawson glanced at Jasper who was sleeping in the front passenger seat and nodded, saying with a smile, “Okay then. I’ll ask someone to make dinner. Let him rest.”

When Jasper woke up, he found himself sitting in the car with a shirt placed on top of him.

He got out of the car and happened to see Wendy walking toward him.

“Let’s go, dinner is ready. My dad is waiting for you,” Wendy said.

Jasper did some stretches. “When did I fall asleep? Why didn’t you wake me up?”

“I just wanted you to rest longer.”

Wendy said softly, “Your career may be important, but your health is your asset. Have you ever seen anyone work as hard as you?”

When Jasper recalled himself chatting and drinking with Anna last night and that was why he had slept late, he suddenly felt a little guilty.

At the dining area. Jasper said to Dawson, “I’m sorry, I overslept.”

“Don’t be too hard on yourself. You’re still young and healthy,” Dawson said while pointing at the seat from across the table. “I asked the cook to make something nutritious for you. Let’s eat first.”

Jasper drank the spiced lentil & butternut squash soup before asking, “How’s the real estate company doing now?”

“It’s doing okay overall, but we bumped into a bit of a problem in one of our projects in Brac County. Our subordinates can’t handle it. I simply don’t have the time to go. Maybe you can go and take a look two days later once you’ve gotten the rest you need,” Dawson said.

Jasper nodded and agreed.

“How’s Harbor City? Wendy told me that everything went smoothly for you,” Dawson asked.

Jasper said with a chuckle, “Everything went very well indeed. It even exceeded my expectations. I made five billion this time. I left part of it as an investment and I’ve brought back the rest of it. I don’t have to worry about insufficient funds for now.”

Dawson and Wendy were both startled.

They knew that Jasper had gone to Harbor City to make some money but did not know the details about it, let alone the fact that he had made five billion dollars.

“I heard that the dot-com bubble burst some time ago and caused quite a stir. The domestic stock market was greatly affected too. Was this the opportunity you took?” Dawson asked.

At this time, the dot-com bubble had yet to have a great impact on the domestic stock market and thus avoided an economic loss that might happen due to the burst. There was a slight impact, but not so much compared to other places.

Moreover, the domestic news was still relatively restricted and not as developed as in the future, so they did not know much about the things happening out there in the world.

Jasper said, “Yes, I predicted that the dom-com bubble would burst soon, so I went to Harbor City ahead of schedule. Fortunately, I seized the opportunity this time. Otherwise, the rapid development of JW Capital in the future would require a lot of funds. I guess you can say that I’ve earned all my capital back.”

“I’m old now compared to young people like you.” Dawson laughed. “The money I made this entire lifetime can’t even compare to the money you earned from just one investment.”

Jasper shook his head and said, “Venture investment is all about tricks. There are both benefits and risks, and no one can say for sure if they’ll fail. However, one failure is enough to bury the benefits of ten successes. It’s important for the industry to have a solid foundation.”

If someone else said these words, they would seem really pompous and arrogant.

However, Jasper proved with facts as not one of his investments had failed, hence the things he said just made him seem genuinely dope.

Dawson was pleased to see Jasper keeping a humble and cautious attitude. He was not haughty and arrogant just because he had achieved a win or two.