“Jasper Laine? I can already tell that you’re a poor man from your name.”
Mary mocked him, “I can’t believe you made yourself a name card just because you saw other people doing it. Look at yourself in the mirror first. Who’d want your name card anyway? Save the money and use it to buy some proper clothes, would you?”
However, Mary had not noticed that next to her, Baxter froze upon hearing the name Jasper Laine.
While Jasper’s current status had yet to reach the point of being a household name, his name was no stranger among those of a high enough rank and influence.
This was no different for Baxter, the face of a large company in Harbor City’s transportation sector. Baxter was well aware that the Law family’s request was why his superior had even made an order with the shipyard all the way in Brac County.
As for who the Law family had made the request for…
It was none other than Jasper Laine.
As a mere representative, Baxter’s status had yet to reach the same heights as his superior, the Law family, or Jasper. Thus, he had no idea what Jasper’s identity implied.
However, Baxter understood that Jasper’s status put him on at least equal footing with his own superior, which meant that this was a formidable bigshot Baxter that could not afford to offend.
Sweat instantly began to bead over Baxter’s forehead.
Internally, the man screamed, ‘F*ck! Off all the people in the world, it had to be him!’
He shifted his gaze onto the name card in his hand.
It was a simple name card, one without dazzling decorations that covered every corner.
Jasper Laine, President of JW Capital LLC.
Below it was a personal contact number and a landline for his office telephone.
It was all written in simple Somerish, without any English translations that were prevalent in those days.
In an instant, the color drained from Baxter’s face.
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