"Madam Alyssa, thend auction process is messed up in Tsulu. Don''t you agree?" Xavier took the


    opportunity to praise Jasper to the heavens, "Fortunately, our wise Mr. Beckett brought up the issues to


    Mr. Jonah, just in time to turn things around. Mr. Jonah would suffer a greater loss if the construction


    kicked off."


    "Xavier, are you implying that Jonah isn''t as wise?" Alyssa crossed her arms and directed an imitating


    gaze at Xavier. Thetter tensed up and rified, "M-Madam, please don''t misunderstand! That wasn''t


    what I meant!"


    "Xavier, watch your mouth." Jasper cast a piercing nce in Xavier''s way. "He who talks much errs


    much. Remember, your bonus..."


    Xavier was even more intimidated by Jasper''s subtle threat on his bonus.


    To err was human nature, and the same applied to businessmen. Jasper wasn''t born with keen


    business acumen. It was the cumtion of experience from years of running the Beckett Group and


    making various mistakes along the road.


    He was slightly more knowledgeable about Tsulu than Jonah, which happened to be of help.


    "I pointed out the problem for Jonah to transfer thend to someone else, but he struggled to find a


    willing buyer," Jasper exined calmly as if he hadn''t done much to help.


    More than a willing buyer, they were looking for a victim. To their surprise, they found the perfect victim


    when they dealt with Sean''s case.


    "That''s why you thought of using the project as a peace offering to the Schmidts. Was that why you


    called up Jonah and had him hurry over with the agreement of transfer at thest minute?" She


    squinted with a gleam in her eyes.


    Jasper caressed her radiant tresses and remarked, "I can''t hide anything from you at all."


    "Tsk tsk. If you''re not a businessman, you could consider running scam operations. I''m sure you''ll be


    equally sessful."


    Beaming proudly, Jasper replied, "Well, I did not lie to Josh Schmidt. All I did was to lure him. It was


    totally up to him to take the bait or not. We had never pressured him into anything. If he truly cared for


    David, he could have declined Mr. Jonah''s request for a settlement."


    "Hah! Quit it. Just admit you''re full of tricks. I have goosebumps just looking at you." She yfully


    jabbed him in the chest. Then, she added, "Your n has a few ws. Josh Schmidt could send his


    team for an investigation before he officially took over the project.


    "At the end of the day, you knew he''d take the bait because he was in a difficult spot in the Schmidt


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    Group. Plus, he''s impatient and greedy for sess. No doubt, he''d walk into the trap when you


    dangled that carrot in front of him.


    "Family does not matter to him. All he cares is to reestablish his reputation. He''s long forgotten about


    that bastard David Schmidt."


    Jasper admired the beauty and wits of the woman in front of him. "It''s all psychological warfare."


    "Hah! Josh Schmidt must have thought he won the lottery, but he''s soon going to cry in regret." Alyssa


    grinned widely. She was in such a good mood that she reckoned she could eat more.


    However, Cyrus'' call immediately dampened the cheerful atmosphere.


    He began, "Lyse, I have some bad news. Promise me to keep your calm. You must stay calm!"


    Then, Cyrus inhaled sharply and informed her, "Just now, Victor and Josh Schmidt came in and bailed


    David out."