While Ezzo was hesitating, Jasper interjected in a deep and fierce voice, âMr. Cornelius and Preston, are you both considering taking the opportunity to escape?
âThe Harper Group is infamous out there. As it turns out, it seems like you are all just cowards who arenât willing to take responsibility.â
âCowards? Who are you referring to, Jasper? Explain yourself!â Preston shouted. His face turned red with fury.
Everyone was shocked. They were gobsmacked!
It was one thing for Winston to tell Sophia off. For one, she did indeed deserve the scolding.
Additionally, he was pretty much on the same level as Javier, although some would say he was a big shot with a net worth higher than the Beckett Group He was getting anxious. He even rebuked Javier. Who would dare to stop him?
But, as someone younger, Jasper didnât have the guts to do so. If he did, how would he continue being friendly with the Harpers? Wouldnât he be afraid that the Harpers would start plotting against him?
Alyssa looked up and studied Jasper. Her heart rate increased, and it beat faster and faster.
Deep down, she had made up her mind. Even if Jasper were to offend the entire Solana City, she would stay by his side. She would ride the waves together with him.
With her support, who else would be so dense to lay a finger on her man?
Corneliusâ eyes turned dark from his anger. He used his walking stick âMr. Javier! Arenât you going to pull in the reins on your son? Are you just going to allow him to spew nonsense and be disrespectful to his elders?â
With his entire being, Jasper gave off an air of mercilessness and intimidation. He turned his thin lips into a smirk. âYou are only an elder of mine if you act like one.
âIf you donât know how to distinguish between right and wrong and even try to defend a murderer, donât blame me for not acknowledging you.â.
Javier glared at Jasper. âShut up, Jasper!â
Jasper completely disregarded him. He turned his dark and terrifying gaze toward Zoe and continued, âToday, there are only two options for you-you can either sort things out by yourself, or I can get rid of this person on your behalf, according to my own means.â
Zoe was scared out of her mind. Her expensive dress was almost soaked in her cold sweat!
Why was he looking at her? Was he suspicious of her?
No ⦠She didnât act on this matter personally at all. She hadnât even been to the stables. It was all Maxâs work and had nothing to do with her!
âAlright then⦠Alright! I will investigate it with you if thatâs what you want!â
Cornelius clenched his teeth. He said in an icy and threatening tone,â However, itâd better be as you said! If I find out that it wasnât one of the Harpers who was behind it, donât be surprised if we break ties with you!â
Jasper scoffed coldly.
In actual fact, he didnât care about the Harper Group. So, why would he care about what Cornelius just said?
That said, Alyssa was still concerned for him. She hadnât participated in any of the planning after all.
Thus, she wasnât sure if he had any evidence.
As the person in charge of the arena, Josh commanded one of his staff to pull up the CCTV footage of the stables as soon as possible.
Not long after, they retrieved all the relevant footage.
Unfortunately, the whole stable was thousands of square feet big. Even though the resolution of the surveillance cameras was clear enough, the corner where Blaze was was rather awkward.
Coincidentally, the corner in Section D was one of the blind spots.
They could even see a dark shadow cast on the haystack. Yet, the horseâs large body obstructed the cameraâs view, and they couldnât see the personâs face at all! They were at a dead end.
Max breathed a sigh of relief quietly. As for Zoe, she let out a smug smile for the close call while hiding behind him.
Preston harrumphed and burst out into laughter. In a sarcastic tone, he mocked, âSo, it seems like you didnât have any evidence at hand after all. What were you barking so loudly for then?
âYou have no witness and no surveillance footage. How dare you point your fingers at us, saying that it was one of us Harpers who did it?
âEven if you were to fly into a rage, you should first assess if the other party is someone you can afford to infuriate, Jasper!â