The next day, Celine’s team went to Sena’s headquarters at Swallow Capital as well as its branch office at Waterhoof City to conduct a comprehensive review of its accounts, just as they had planned.
Celine had a lot of time on her hands now that everything had been delegated to her subordinates. She dragged Jasper to accompany her to go sightseeing all around Waterhoof City. She was seemingly delighted to have found some time in her busy schedule to let off steam.
The two seemed almost like a couple as they strolled through every road and alley in Waterhoof City.
Although Celine was a woman with beautiful looks and a wonderful temperament, Jasper was not a lustful person. However, he needed to ensure he was on good terms with Celine during a critical time like this.
Thus, Jasper gifted Celine a wristwatch that was priced at six figures. Although Celine teased Jasper about openly bribing her, she later gifted him a tailored suit that was equally expensive.
On the evening of the third day, the two were sitting in a restaurant. Celine swirled her glass of red wine and said to Jasper, “I heard you’re planning to construct the tallest tower in the world here in Waterhoof City?”
“Colossal Investments has a great source for insider news,” Jasper replied.
Although the project had officially commenced and was about to begin construction, the news was only circulating among a very small circle. It had not been publicized yet.
Celine smiled as she said, “That depends on who the person is. You’re one of my most important clients, so it’s only natural that I would consolidate more information on you. I gather it’s true judging from your reaction?”
“Of course, it is.”
Jasper nodded. He did not plan to hide it from her. After all, even if he did not admit to it now, the news would have to be publicized for Waterhoof City’s advertising needs in the future.
Since this news would be announced sooner or later, Jasper was willing to share the news with Celine.
Celine’s eyes brightened slightly as she said to Jasper, “To be honest, I would be more than willing to assist your parent company in going public. Believe me, you would have secured the position as the richest man in Terra if that business deal went well.”
Jasper shook his head, showing his apparent disinterest in gaining wealth through market inflation.
Frankly, he would never have considered putting Sena on the market if the tower project had not caused him to be strapped for cash.
Born into a family of farmers, Jasper had always taken the concept of ‘ownership’ very seriously. He would never allow the risk of his businesses being out of his control, which was why Jasper had ensured he had total ownership over Sena even as he allowed it to be listed publicly.
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