Jasper stood ten feet away, meeting Javier's gaze with an indifferent look. The row of black seats between them seemed like spiked bushes, just like their relationship.

The air in the banquet hall immediately froze. Rory and the hotel manager were gripped by shock and fear.

"Jasper... Why are you here? What's going on?" Javier formed a guess in mind, but he furiously demanded an answer from Jasper.

"Isn't it obvious, Mr. Javier?" Dressed in a grey four-piece suit, Jasper stood tall in confrontation with Javier. His frostiness and imposing air overwhelmed Javier, who was used to being treated like a king. Javier held his breath.

Javier foresaw himself being outdone by Jasper very soon. Jasper's authoritative behavior was the equal of Javier's younger self, if not better. At that moment, Javier felt fortunate that there was no one else there to witness his humiliation.

"I have sent the reporters away. Seems like they'd rather get on your wrong side than make themselves my enemy," Jasper explained with a smirk.

and his ears rang. "Did that Taylor bitch ask you to do

do is of my free will. Lyse has nothing to

surprise. Hearing that, Rory and the hotel manager fell

fooling me, there's nothing wrong with wanting to keep my

in the mind!" As the leader of the

right from wrong; you're defending a criminal," snapped Jasper,

ground and punched in the air. "As the chairman of the Beckett Group, everything I do is for the benefit

out that his poor mother had entrusted her happiness to

"You and Simon Lynch should put your best move ahead.

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