“You have to believe me, Mr. Laine! This only happened because I gave in to temptations once, that’s it. I’d never dare scheme against your shipyard if not for this, Mr. Laine. This was all the Wellington family’s plan. They were the ones who tempted me to join them. This was all their idea!”
Baxter had completely sold the Wellington family out.
“Bullsh*t!”
Shaun’s mother shrieked, her expression harsh and sinister. “The Wellington family is a prominent entity here in Brac County, we would never do something so shameful! And what do you mean Mary stayed the night with you? You’ll pay for defaming my daughter’s name with your nonsense!”
Baxter let go of his inhibitions as well and spared her a glance before sneering.
“Where’d you even come from, old woman? Your daughter knows very well whether she stayed the night with me or not. And your son, her brother Shaun, sent her to my room himself. Why would I lie about that?
“How about this, then? Your daughter has a red birthmark on her left buttcheek, correct?”
Mary was mortified and Shaun’s complexion paled. Meanwhile, their mother’s eyes grew wide and the blood drained from her face.
“Looks like it’s very clear now, then,” Jasper’s calm words cut through the silence like a hot knife through butter.
“Lucas,” Jasper called out.
Lucas immediately stepped forward and replied courteously, “Yes, Mr. Laine.”
“Have the shipyard inform all of the Wellington family’s raw material suppliers that no matter what price the Wellignton family are offering, our shipyard is willing to pay 20% more to buy their raw materials; machine tools, steel, and the like.
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