Life at The Top novel Chapter 852

It was late at night when Jasper returned home. Wendy was sitting on the couch and watching television as she waited for him.

“Didn’t I ask you to head to bed first? You didn’t need to wait for me.”

Jasper bent down and spoke gently to Wendy who had a bleary expression on her face as she curled up on the couch.

A smile appeared on Wendy’s face when she saw Jasper’s face in front of her. Taking her hands out from under the blanket, she encircled Jasper’s neck as she said, “I can’t fall asleep if you’re not home. Are you hungry? Do you want supper?”

“It’s okay, I’ll just make myself some instant ramen,” Jasper said.

“That stuff is so unhealthy,” Wendy said as she glared at him. She got up and walked to the kitchen as she said, “Wait for me. I’ll make you some pasta.”

Jasper smiled as he watched Wendy’s retreating figure and inhaled her pleasant scent before turning to walk into his study.

A sheet of paper was lying on his fax machine.

John had sent over Cloud Rider Mining Company’s assets list.

Question marks were listed in every column, indicating that the amount was unknown, except the column for cash assets. That one was stated with a hefty 2,500,000,000—a string of numbers that would cause one’s heart rate to increase.

However, such numbers had long since lost their appeal to Jasper.

Jasper was still staring at the sheet of paper when Wendy entered with a steaming plate of pasta.

“What are you thinking about?”

Wendy placed the plate in front of Jasper and leaned forward to take a look before she said jokingly, “Why, are you thinking of taking this money away?”

Jasper shook his head and said, “I wouldn’t have left it in the company’s account if I wanted it for myself. 2.5 billion is not a small amount, and it’s also the country’s money. No matter who you are, you’ll find yourself in hot water if you touch it. I’m not that irrational. If not, wouldn’t I have walked right into Conrad’s trap?

“So this money must not be touched and should remain in here. When the scheme is exposed, it’ll return to where it came from.”

“So what are you thinking about?” Wendy asked curiously.

“I’m thinking about what Conrad is planning.” Jasper frowned slightly as he picked up his fork and began eating his pasta distractedly.

“Based on my estimations, he must have learned that the money is in the company’s account and can’t be transferred out without my signature.

“I initially thought he would try and swindle the money away from me by saying he wanted to invest it into the mine site, pay salaries, purchase equipment, or anything of the sort. There were so many excuses he could use, and I had even prepared for the scenario in which he would confront me.

“The only thing I did not imagine was for him to let the day pass as if nothing had happened.”

Jasper’s eyebrows knitted themselves tightly as his voice turned even more serious.

“This makes me think that Conrad still has other people working for him, and they might be experienced people who we’ve never heard or thought about.”

Wendy followed Jasper’s train of thought and realized that it was indeed creepy Conrad had stayed put. However, no matter how much she thought about it, she could not come up with a logical explanation.

It seemed as if the whole plan had been laid out fully, and all the connections could be seen clearly.

The only abnormality was the way Conrad reacted.

However, none of the clues could support the reasons for Conrad’s actions.

“Alright, stop thinking about it,” Wendy said gently.