Victory in Life
Chapter 04
Upon hearing Jasper's words, the disbelief on Calvin's face instantly turned into an expression of anger and jealousy.
He gritted his teeth as he stared intently at Jasper. “Where did you get all this money? You said you didn't have money a few days ago, but now you have 500,000 dollars to buy a ruby pendant?!” She asked.
“This is my money. I don't have to tell you where I got it. What I do with it is none of your business either,” Jasper said.
“Hmph!”
Calvin sneered coldly, “You must have sold your house, ‘ right? Otherwise, where did you get all that money?” She asked.
“He must have done that. Ck ck, what a sinner. How can you sell your house just to buy a ruby pendant? You're really crazy" Susan commented.
The shopkeeper had already packed the ruby pendant well for him. He did not speak to Jasper in an impatient tone anymore. "Master, your ruby pendant has been wrapped," he said in a respectful tone.
"Wait!"
Penelope shouted loudly.
“Jasper, give that ruby pendant to me.”
“I don't care where you get that money. We've been together for so long. My sister needs money now but you said you don't have money, so give me this ruby pendant,” she said.
Susan's eyes glowed with a flash. He nodded in agreement. "That's fine. Give us this ruby pendant and we will forgive you,” he said.
“You must be crazy! Do you want to take it from me now?” Jasper asked in a harsh tone. After speaking, he turned around and left.
Penelope's anxious. He reached out to hold Jasper's arm. "Jasper Laine, are you going to be that cruel?!" She screamed.
“I'm cruel?”
"I may be cruel, but nothing compares to how disgusting your shameless family is." Jasper laughs.
After speaking, he pushed Penelope aside and walked away with wide steps.
Penelope and her family were overwhelmed with shame after Jasper left. Their facial expressions were terrible.
"Mom, we can't let go of this!"
Filled with jealousy, Calvin's face darkened.
In their eyes, Jasper was a poor country boy. They had never taken the man seriously before.
However, now that the man could buy a ruby pendant for 500,000 dollars just like that, they wanted the pendant despite not knowing where Jasper got the money from.
“Sadly bastard like him should remain a lowly trash. What right does it have to buy something good?! That's mine! He must have sold his house or made some money from somewhere. In any case, I should be the rightful owner of all that money!”
Calvin gritted his teeth in anger.
“My son, don't get angry.”
Susan comforted Calvin, saying, “Let's go home and discuss all this. We can't let that man go after playing around with your brother's feelings for years. The man has to pay for what he has already done .. at least, he has to pay us with money!” He exclaimed.
Penelope looked to Jasper's left. A spiteful glint flashed in his eyes.
“Mother's right. We can't let go of this. The man had money, but he wouldn't give it to me even if he said he loved me. I can't let him feel that calm!”
...
Jasper left the jewelry store and was just about to call a taxi by the side of the road. The application for hailing a taxi does not exist at this time. As he was considering taking the opportunity to design an app to hail a taxi, he received a phone call.
Someone from the Commercial Bank called him.
“Halo, Mr. Laine. We have reported the requirements we discussed to the district branch. If you can be sure that your annual savings will not be under ten million dollars, we will give you the best interest rates and VIP treatment as we have discussed.
“When do you have time now? We will bring the contract for you to sign.”
“I'm near you now. Also, I have something I want to keep in your bank vault. I'll come now" said Jasper. He then closed the call.
He called a taxi and headed to the Commercial Bank. Jasper hit someone just as he entered the bank.
"Damn it, are you blind?!" The man shouted furiously.
As the two of them looked at each other, Terry Laine was overjoyed. “Hei, Jasper? Did your salary come out today? Are you here to withdraw money?" She asked.
A stylish woman wearing the latest clothes stood by Terry's side. He leaned himself into Terry's body. "Ter, who is this?" He asked flirtatiously.
Terry laughed happily. “He's cousin. Their whole family worked as farmers. His parents borrowed money to buy a house in the city. They also asked for money from me,” he said cheerfully.
The woman blinked her eyes. "Then, how much did you lend him?" She asked.
“Borrow money from Hongkong!”
Terry snorted loudly. “Their family is full of fools. Don't buy a house without money. They can't even afford to buy food. But they want to live in the city. Just look at how they became. I pity them, so I give them 50 bucks to buy a little brain booster supplement. Ha-ha-ha….
The woman laughed out loud. He looked at Jasper with disdain, then turned to Terry's side. "You are very cruel" he said.
Jasper looked at Terry who was looking at him with an expression of superiority on his face. Even so, he remained calm.
Terry Laine is his cousin. His father opened a factory in the city some time ago and earned money by doing that. Terry is considered a second-generation millionaire in their hometown.
Terry cursed Jasper and even his parents, who were his seniors, as much as he wanted just because he was rich.
However, Jasper knew very well that the factory was just a cover. Terry lost almost all of his money, triggering a financial crisis that would eventually cause the plant to shut down. There are rumors that a woman also cheated her cousin by running away all her money. There was no news of him after he left his hometown.
That woman was probably the person before her at the moment.
"Don't stop me from doing my job" Jasper said in a cold tone.
"Doing work?"
Terry laughed out loud with a disdainful expression on his face. “Does your monthly salary even add up to a thousand dollars? Does a 100 or 200 dollar withdrawal count as a job for you? Get rid of you, aren't you ashamed?” She asked.
Before Terry finished laughing, a middle-aged man wearing a suit rushed out of the room in a hurry. The man walked forward with an employee. His eyes were shining when he saw Jasper.
The man greeted him with respect, “You must be Mr. Laine. As expected, you are still young and competent. I'm Mr. Jackson, president here.”
Seeing John Jackson flattering Jasper, Terry and the woman beside him were shocked.
“Ter, he called Mr. Laine. Did he call you?”
The woman pulled Terry's sleeve.
Terry flinched back into his focus. Thas right. He is Mr. Laine as well. Mr. Jackson must have called her. How could he call that pathetic bastard, Jasper Laine?
"President Jackson, I just added 20,000 dollars to my savings and you greet me like this?" Terry asked.
Johan furrowed his brows. An employee rushed forward. "President, our client is on the other side" the employee said.
John nodded. He smiled at Jasper without seeing Terry. "Mr Laine, can we go upstairs?” He asked respectfully.
Jasper nodded indifferently. "Let's go. Besides, I also want to rent a safe. Let's do the procedure simultaneously,” he said.
The ruby pendant he owned would be worth 40 million dollars half a year later. He would definitely feel most secure keeping it in the bank.
Jasper then raised his head, puffed out his chest, and walked forward. Meanwhile, President Jackson and a group of employees followed him from the side. They just left.
Terry, who was left there, looked at them in disbelief!