âDonât cross the line, Jasper Beckett!â Javier cried, slamming his hand on the desk.
âBusiness is business, Dad. Keep the personal things out of it. Thatâs what youâve always taught us Jasper languidly leaned into his chair, expression calm.
âYouâre greedy, thatâs what you are! Havenât you had enough? What should have been Justinâs post was given to you already, yet now you still want to aim for the board? Why donât you just swap in as President yourself?â Javier roared.
Jasper sneered, shooting his father a cold glare. âHavenât you benefited more from me being in my current position? Ever since I was young, you have set a price on every single thing I wanted to attain.
âYou know full well why Iâm in the CEOâs chair today, so why act like the innocent victim here?
Weâre the only ones in this room. Donât you get tired of putting on this act?â
Javier was left redâfaced and speechless.
âMe as VP, in exchange for the companyâs salvation from a serious crisis. Itâs your choice.â Jasper stood up from his seat and went to the door.
Before he left, he looked back and said, âOf course, you could continue insisting on Sophia to become VP if you donât mind things spiraling further out of control.â
When Jasper returned to his office, it felt like a great weight had been lifted from his chest. He closed the door behind him and took a deep breath, flexing his clenched fists.
He hadnât had that much fun in ages.
Seeing Javier suffer for Sophiaâs crimes and feeling helpless in meeting his demands was so refreshing and welcoming. It felt like he had been rejuvenated with a life elixir. 1 Still, Jasper had to admit that he couldnât have done it without Alyssaâs help.
He had only planned to push Sophia out from the board, not cause such a commotion as to crash.
the family business.
Alyssaâs plans had done the work intended. They not only kicked Sophia out of the picture but chance of Sophia keeping him in check.
+15 BONOS Jasper should really be thanking her. Yet, disappointment and fury replaced these emotions upon recalling what she had said to him.
Why should he be thanking her?
Her motivation had been to steal the Verdane Valley project from their company. Now that her plan had worked, they were considered even.
Just then, his phone vibrated. He glanced at the caller ID and scowled before answering it.
âWhat now?â
âPlease stay with me tonight, Jasper â¦â came Landonâs raspy voice. He sounded like a mistress who had just been kicked out by her lover.
He continued, âIâve bought three limited edition eliteâclass luxury cars and had four Aâlist celebrities drinking millions of dollars worth of alcohol with me, but I still canât find solace from my sadness. Is this what breaking up feels like? Itâs so fucking terrible!â
âGo to a hospital and have them check on your heart. Donât bother me.â Jasper was about to hang up when Landon suggested, âHey, why donât we celebrate that stepmother of yours being arrested instead?â
Jasper pursed his lips. âWhere and when?â
Later that evening, a Rolls Royce rolled up to Solana Film Academy, its Spirit of Ecstasy glinting in the lamplight. Though it tried to keep away from prying eyes, it still caught the attention of