“Can you?” Ned’s eyes shone, but he seemed a little hesitant.
“Why the f*ck not? You just have an injured hand. Everything else is still working, no?” Marcus snickered evilly.
“Then bring me two! I’m going to f*cking celebrate!”
…
At the same time in Nauritus City, Southeast Province.
Someone knocked on the bedroom of a villa.
“Come in.”
Conrad’s tired voice sounded from inside.
The person entered and Conrad switched his desk light on. “What is it? Why did you come looking for me in the middle of the night?”
“We’ve just gotten news from the people we sent to keep a close eye on Jasper and the Schuler family. Something has happened to Jasper in Reed City and he’s currently in the emergency room in the hospital. We don’t know if he’ll make it through the night.”
Conrad’s head snapped up as he asked in a raspy voice, “Are you certain?”
The man nodded. “Wendy took a midnight flight over in Henry’s private plane. From that, I think we can pretty much confirm that the news is true.”
Conrad furrowed his brows. He was elated a moment ago, yet now he was in despair. He did not even know what exactly he was feeling anymore.
After a long while, Conrad asked, “Do we know who did it?”
“To prevent Jasper from realizing anything, we didn’t dare keep too close an eye on him. All we can confirm is that he was attacked by a local family, most likely due to conflict over a plot of land.”
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