It was evening by the time Dawson returned.
Anna had to prepare for the fashion show the following day at Waterhoof City while Henry had some family friends to entertain on behalf of the Law family.
As such, Jasper left them alone and went to dinner with Dawson, Wendy, and Julian in tow.
They found a simple restaurant and ordered their food. Dawson turned to Jasper, saying, “You must be exhausted with how busy you’ve been lately.”
Jasper smiled. “I’d rather be busy now while I’m still young. Having nothing to do, on the other hand, makes me feel uncomfortable.”
Dawson smiled. “Men at your age should indeed put their focus on work. That’s how I started too. Don’t worry, I’ll watch over other things for you.”
Jasper poured Dawson a glass of wine. “I feel pretty bad about what happened with Uncle Yapp.”
Dawson waved his hand dismissively. “Don’t worry about it. We’ve been friends for decades, I know what kind of person he is. Not to mention, if we’re looking at this more realistically, he did suffer quite a bit this time but he has earned more from this.
“In this case, he should be thanking you instead… All he did was praise you when I visited him in the hospital. You might as well be some divine being to him at this point.”
Jasper smiled. “I’ve already smoothed the incident over, and even if there are still some loose ends to tie, I don’t think he’ll be in the crossfire anymore.”
Dawson nodded and spoke warmly, “Tell me if there’s anything I can help you with. I might not be able to help much when it comes to contacts in Swallow Capital, but I promise I won’t just stand by and watch.”
Jasper did not reject his help and thanked him seriously. “I will.”
After dinner, Dawson suddenly turned to Jasper. “There’s a supermarket conference I have to attend tomorrow and people in charge of large chain supermarkets within the country will be there. It’s more or less a chance to expand your circle of contacts, so how about you come with me tomorrow?”
Jasper nodded.
“Are you coming with, Wendy?” Jasper turned to ask.
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