Slade Thorne was speechless at Andres White's relentless interference.
"Why are you everywhere?"
Andres grabbed Maeve Vance's hand right in front of him.
"Maeve's business is my business."
Jasper Jett couldn't stand watching this any longer.
"Listen up, everyone. Do you really think you get to decide who stays and who goes?"
Slade finally found a target to vent his frustration on.
"You are coming back to Port Caspian with me today."
Jasper rolled his eyes at him.
"Just try and take me."
Slade shot to his feet, ready to lunge at Jasper, but Maeve raised a hand to stop him.
"Mr. Thorne, did you come to Aethelburg to get Jasper to represent you in Case 921?"
Slade stopped in his tracks, surprised that Maeve had seen right through his motives.
Andres and Jasper were also caught off guard by the mention of '921'.
Slade studied Maeve thoughtfully.
"We've never met before. How do you know so much about my situation?"
Maeve brushed it off. "That's not the point. Just tell me if you're looking for Jasper because of Case 921."
Case 921 was a massive financial scandal that had recently erupted, involving widespread bribery, embezzlement, and corporate espionage.
The case implicated numerous companies.
Slade's Trident Group was one of them.
If he didn't extricate his company from the mess soon, their stock would plummet, causing millions of dollars in catastrophic losses.
Slade dropped his previous arrogance and nodded.
"That's right. My other reason for finding him is indeed related to Case 921."
He looked at Jasper.
"If you help me settle this, I'll consider wiping our slate clean."
Slade's proposal only fueled Jasper's resistance.
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