CHAPTER 36: CHAPTER 36: INESCAPABLE FATE

"Got it!"

Jasper turned to leave, but after taking two steps, he suddenly thought of something and turned back, "Laura, if you encounter anything unpleasant at work, just quit and find another job. I’ll protect you from now on."

His words filled Laura with warmth, and she couldn’t help but step forward and give him a light peck on the cheek, "Jasper, it’s really great to have you by my side!"

Jasper looked at her luscious lips, his Adam’s apple bobbed a few times fiercely, but in the end, he restrained himself...

He reached out to ruffle her hair, his voice becoming husky, "I’m leaving!"

Then, he turned and left.

As soon as he got home, Jasper was summoned by his father to the study for a talk, there was no way to avoid it.

"Jasper, you did exceptionally well last time in Manhattan! Several uncles praised you as the rising star in the field of investment analysis, and several stocks you had your eye on have been on the rise lately!" Wade said proudly.

Jasper didn’t show any arrogance, "Dad, there’s still a lot I need to learn."

Wade patted his son’s shoulder with satisfaction, "All my hopes are pinned on you! Your grandfather also praised your performance this time and is considering letting you join Aegis Group."

Jasper suddenly looked up, "Dad, didn’t you have me learn investment analysis to keep me away from..."

"You are Wade Hawthorne’s son! The eldest grandson of the Hawthorne Family, stay away from what? Do you really want to hand Aegis Group over to your third uncle?" Wade interrupted his son displeasedly.

"Dad, but my minor in management isn’t exceptional."

"So now you need to strengthen your practice in this area, and you can’t drop investment analysis either! You must do your best! Only then your grandfather will regard you more highly, and we will have hope of reclaiming Aegis Group’s inheritance right!" Wade’s tone was very excited.

Jasper didn’t respond, it seemed that from birth, he couldn’t escape this fate.

Wade continued, "Uncle Jennings’ youngest daughter just returned from studying in Northbay, clear your schedule for dinner with her this Saturday night. You’re at the age to get married, and the Jennings Family and Hawthorne Family have had decades of ties, involving both politics and business. If a marriage alliance can be formed with the Jennings Family, then there’s even hope of reclaiming the inheritance right."

Jasper felt a bit helpless, finally... it had come to this.

"Dad, Uncle Jennings’ second daughter, Stella Jennings, is the deputy leader of Translation Team Three, and everyone knows she’s fond of my third uncle, which Grandpa seems to allow."

Wade said, hating iron for not becoming steel, "That’s why you need to solidify a relationship with Serena before your third uncle does. Although Stella likes your third uncle, as long as Justin doesn’t agree, your third uncle won’t marry her."

Jasper really wanted to tell his father that he already had a girlfriend, the kind he liked, but he knew it wouldn’t be wise to say so at this time.

"Dad, I understand."

Only then did Wade nod in relief, "Jasper, you’re your father’s only hope!"

Jasper immediately felt a weight like a thousand pounds on his shoulders.

On Saturday, Laura woke naturally from sleep; her boyfriend was busy today and couldn’t accompany her, so she invited her friend Nina, who happened to have the day off, to go shopping with her and pick out a birthday gift for Little Mars.

Nina held milk tea in one hand and bit into a candied hawthorn stick with the other, "Picking a birthday gift for the boss’s son is really quite a brain teaser!"