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Chapter 112
“No! I won’t! You can’t make me apologize.” Betty started making a scene.
“Xavier, come in ” Jasper raised his voice. Hearing that, Xavier knocked and entered the
room. before greeting everyone with a curt nod.
“Show the document to the chairman.”
“Yes, Mr. Jasper.” Eyes darting, Xavier handed Javier the document.
“What’s this?”
“These are last year’s and this year’s financial reports of EV Concepts, co–run by Sophia
and Betty,” Jasper said flatly.
Sophia and Betty’s faces stiffened as they tensed up.
“The reports show that the store has been making annual losses of almost 10 million in
the three
years since its operations. They also received funds from the Beckett Group to pay off the
operational costs.
“From the start, the agreement dictates that it is Sophia who will take care of the profits
and losses. If the Beckett Group doesn’t get a share of your profits, we shouldn’t have to
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtpay for your losses too.”
Jasper looked down. “If Betty does not offer a public apology for the incident, I will exercise
my right as the president to shut down EV Concepts.”
What? Shutting down the store?
Betty froze while Sophia seethed in hatred. A murderous look flashed across Sophia’s
eyes. She quickly grabbed Javier’s arm and shed tears. “Javier, the store is your birthday
gift for me from three years ago. We can’t shut it down!”
Javier’s jaw stiffened when he saw the evidence. As the chairman, he could not refute
Jasper’s accusation and proposal.
“I can turn a blind eye to the losses for your sake, but with a few conditions–Betty must
apologize publicly, and Sophia shall pay for the losses her business had incurred.
“Otherwise, I will reveal the losses in the company–wide meeting the day after tomorrow.
By that time, no one could turn the situation around.” Jasper was unfeeling and
determined.
Sophia glowered at him. She would never let EV Concepts shut down. It was an important
part of her wider plan.
“Betty, throw a press conference tomorrow night. Do what Jasper asked.” Javier’s brows
were
Shoulders slumped, Betty looked like a deflated balloon.
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From the darkening look on Javier’s face, Sophia knew that she had completely lost the
battle.
She had no choice but to focus on her long–term strategy as she shot daggers at Jasper’s
back.
After Jasper and Xavier left the study, they heard Javier smashing items onto the ground
and the crying sounds of the two women.
Xavier scratched his head in confusion and asked cautiously, “Mr. Jasper, I thought you
wanted to go against Madam Alice at all cost. Why the sudden change of mind?”
“Keep your nose out of my business.”
He thought of Alice’s clear eyes and her delicious scent when they were inches apart. That
brought some emotions to his otherwise impassive eyes.
He tried convincing himself that he had changed his mind to side with Alice because of the
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmsurveillance footage and Betty’s unapologetic behavior. But was that the truth?
Why did he overreact when Sophia and Betty criticized Alice, and when Javier demanded
him to get the divorce over with? Perhaps, deep down, there was a reason he sided with
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“We weaponized the evidence we gathered with much effort just to force Ms. Betty to
apologize. Don’t you think that’s a waste?” Smirking, Xavier still couldn’t get over it.
“That’s fine. Even if I released the evidence to the public, Dad has his way of covering up
for Sophia. They’re lovebirds, after all.”
Mocking his parents, Jasper shook off the imagery of Alice’s alluring eyes in his mind. The
look in his eyes deepened.
He continued, “I have simply chosen an outcome that serves the two of us. I needed to
make up to Alice for unfairly accusing her at the auction over Lia’s incident.”
He let out a wistful sigh as he was gripped by bitterness. “We’re even now. I don’t want to
be indebted to her in any way.”
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