Wed to the Billionaire Brother of My Spouse by Doris

Chapter 128 Ethan Chooses to Trust Jasmine

On their way to the airport, Liam was on the phone arranging for a luxury gift.

Jasmine didn't stop him, just in case it could be useful.

"There's a bottle of wine that Jeanine's vineyard put up for collection last year; it's very valuable and reasonably priced," Liam mentioned to Ethan.

Ethan remained silent, his gaze fixed on Jasmine.

"How... how much?" Jasmine cautiously inquired.

"Over a million," Liam said with a smile.

Jasmine took a deep breath. "I think we shouldn't go overboard with gifts. The Hawaii project is an open bid by Otis Phelps, and Stellar Enterprises sets the industry standard. Just the fact that we're looking to discuss the project and wanting to meet him ahead of time already shows we're giving him respect. In business collaborations, you offer respect to a certain degree. However, if you give too much, the other party might become arrogant."

Liam paused. "But gifting king crabs... seems a bit dismissive, doesn't it?"

"Otis Phelps' mother loves king crab. It's off-season right now, and the ones I selected are specially bred in a greenhouse by the farmer plump, and they're... quite expensive," Jasmine defended her choice of king crabs.

Ethan propped his head with one hand and chuckled. "How expensive?"

"Well... three hundred per crab, and I bought fifteen female crabs." Jasmine felt a sting in her heart due to the cost.

"I still think..." Liam felt something was amiss.

"Daniel and Clara arrived in Hawaii early. They must've scheduled a meeting with Otis Phelps. Knowing Clara, she would definitely present Phelps with a grand gift. But Phelps isn't oblivious to the dynamics within Stellar Enterprises. The more someone sucks up, the more it shows weakness. If Clara is suckering up to Phelps, we need to take a different approach, show that we're confident."

Jasmine whispered, stealing a glance at Ethan, unsure of herself.

Ethan just looked at her, his gaze penetrating.

"Douglas... Mr. Douglas, how about we prepare two gifts, and decide based on the situation?" Jasmine suggested, lacking confidence.

"Let's go with what Jasmine suggested," Ethan said indifferently.

his mouth,

eyes sparkled as she sneaked another look at Ethan, nervously clutching her

I've reviewed the information on Branson from the investment department. His personal life is quite messy, seems like he has several

greatest skill is keeping his lover and

wanting to tackle the issue through personal affairs, was going to have a

a lot of lovers, and he likes to bring gorgeous women to events-mostly third-tier celebrities or models, all stunning in looks and figure. This shows he's extremely confident and cares a great deal about his image. Plus, he's a veteran in

looked at Jasmine. "You have

to these conclusions just by looking at Liam's

in prison for five years, always... always

moved, but

genius, and there was no doubt

she studied psychology was

depression and anxiety were severe; she

Douglas, should we try to win this person over, or... get rid of him?"

the brakes at a traffic light, shocked, and turned to give Jasmine

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out to protect Jasmine, frowning disapprovingly at Liam. "Do you even know how to

my apologies," Liam said. Capable of humility, he always

like getting rid of him once he stopped proving himself useful. So, even though we have dirt on Branson, it's not easy to just fire him. Mr.

"With someone like that, we can set him up

intrigued by Jasmine.

I heard the position of Deputy CEO of Operations has opened up, and Branson is the prime contender," Jasmine said,

under his

broached the subject with me, openly and covertly, many times. I've never agreed,"

being the other woman, is getting desperate. The more blatant her actions, the more frazzled you can appear to be, giving me the chance to cozy up to him," Jasmine said with a meaningful tone, unsure if Ethan would

no need for you to 'cozy up' to him; Liam

should Ethan's wife be the one to sweet-talk

Liam to take care of it. He's your right-hand man these

eyes surreptitiously, focusing

innocent

as she