Regardless of the sinister schemes being plotted, time continued to pass with each day.
It was New Year’s Eve now, and the new year would soon arrive.
Jasper did not go anywhere that day, opting to stay home with his parents instead.
However, that did not mean he had nothing to do. He was making calls to Old Master Law and the like to relay New Year’s Eve greetings.
Etiquettes should not be forgotten.
As for Gale Hurlbutt, Jasper had also called to greet him.
He had accepted Gale’s conditions two days ago.
This meant that he would assume the role of vice president of the Haddock Chamber of Commerce Waterhoof branch after New Year’s when work officially started again.
The news was still kept under wraps and there was only a handful who knew of it. Yet that did not stop Jasper and Gale’s relationship from growing closer.
The most important thing was…
He had to deal with the long phone calls with Anna and Wendy.
While the two women were far apart, they seemed to have a very tacit understanding not to call Jasper first.
Jasper was elated by the fact, so he spent more than an hour calling Wendy before he dialed Anna’s number.
Having called the people he had to, Jasper then received calls from Hudson, Jack, and a bunch of other people.
Everyone traded pleasantries, wishing for each other’s good health and prosperity in the new year.
These were all necessary conversations. One would not gain anything if they spoke too much, but not speaking enough would easily offend others.
After entertaining the people he had to, Jasper looked up to realize that it was past 12 a.m. now.
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