“That’s why I’m here to give you a final chance. Here is 300 million dollars. If you’re willing to bow to my conditions, take the money and hand the project over to me. If you you’re unwilling to do so, the province may soon find itself left with only the Southface River north bank in a few months’ time. Haha, the south bank might just cease to exist.”
Jasper got up too. He looked Ian in the eye directly and said, “In that case, I’ll announce my stance here today as well.
“Since you’re not playing by the rules, let’s go against each other with the best of our abilities.
“I don’t have other abilities except being able to earn money fast. Even if I lose a few million or a few billion dollars, it won’t matter much to me!
“Since you’re so much older than me, I hope that you’re able to maintain the haughty sense of superiority that you currently possess, Mr. Hull. If you keep it up, you won’t lose too uglily when the time comes.”
Ian’s expression darkened. He glared at Jasper and growled, “Do you really intend to go against me till the very end?”
“I’m operating my business well, but you just had to go around causing trouble. You even resorted to using dirty tricks to cut off the supply of building materials to my construction site. Am I really the one going against you?” Jasper asked firmly.
“In any case, it’s good to phrase it that way as well, because I genuinely will go against you till the very end!”
Ian let out an angry bark of laughter. “Well, well, well, young people are hot-headed and stubborn indeed. I truly admire this attitude of yours. You won’t repent till you face total failure. Let’s see how this goes!” He exclaimed.
“I’m giving you a chance right now. You’re the one who rejected my act of kindness. When the time comes, you won’t even be able to find a corner to cry in peace!”
After Ian finished speaking, a knock suddenly rang out from Jasper’s office door.
“Come in,” Jasper said.
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