Chapter 231 It's Impossible Long Ago
Adeline was quiet for a bit and then smiled.
"Blake, why are you starting to have wild thoughts like Lauren? How could Jasper do all this for me?"
She added, "I'm only a dispensable character for him."
On the other line, Blake fell silent for a moment.
He really wanted to say...
In fact, last night, in the surveillance he accessed, he saw Jasper holding Adeline with a face full of anxiety and heartache.
He captured those scenes and saved them on his computer.
This morning, he stared at those images for the entire time.
At noon, he contacted Brandon and discussed, eventually calling off the attack on Foster Group.
In each of those screenshots, the anguish and guilt on Jasper's face were genuine.
However, Jasper wouldn't know his son was watching from afar.
In fact, he didn't even know he had a son named Blake.
Thus, Jasper's look and the way he rushed out of the abandoned factory with Adeline weren't fake.
Sometimes, Blake also had his doubts. 'What's Jasper thinking?'
'Six years ago, he made Adeline become what she is now. Six years later, he treated Stella, who impersonated her, as a treasure; even willing to overlook her misdeeds.'
Although Jasper was distant and indifferent on the surface, his feelings and attitude toward Adeline had long surpassed the boundaries of a typical CEO and employee.
Thinking about this, Blake breathed deeply and solemnly spoke, "Mom, if Jasper really likes the current you, would you be willing to..."
Before he could finish, someone knocked on Adeline's door.
She furrowed her eyebrows, bidding Blake goodbye in a low voice before ending the call.
After composing herself, she stood up and went to open the door.
Outside the door stood a dusty Jasper.
His tall figure was like a wall blocking the doorway, giving her an intangible sense of oppression.
She instinctively took a step back.
"It seems you've been awake for a while."
He glanced at her. "Not letting me in?"
She furrowed her eyebrows before stepping aside to let him in.
He elegantly sat down on the sofa, his gaze sweeping over her. "Feeling better?"
She closed the door, glancing at him coldly before asking, "Is Mr. Foster here to provoke me into fainting again?"
"You're too fragile."
Jasper sneered and tossed a document in front of her.
She picked up the document and looked at it.
It turned out to be an acquisition agreement.
He was willing to acquire Phoebe Group under Lyndon's control at a price 30% above market value.
Adeline looked at him, puzzled. "What does this mean?"
He replied, "Linda is Lyndon's only daughter. Seeing her current state, he has lost interest in running the company. So, I'm acquiring Phoebe Group."
"On one hand, it'll provide funds for Lyndon; on the other, it prevents the Phoebe family's legacy from devaluating due to sudden changes."
Afterward, Jasper picked up the hand-brewed coffee pot from the coffee table, poured himself a cup, and elegantly continued, "As for Linda, I've entrusted her to David."
"In the future, whether it's the Quinns or other people in Victoria Hollow City, they won't be able to do anything out of line to Linda."
He added, "I'm also giving David a chance to turn things around. People like them value their promises, so you don't need to worry."
Adeline bit her lip.
She tightly held the document in her hand and asked, "Why are you helping Linda and the Phoebes?"
In theory, he had no connection with them.
Moreover, acquiring Phoebe Group at a price 30% higher than the market definitely wasn't a good thing for Foster Group.
After all, the Phoebe family's industry didn't have that much potential.
If it did, Lyndon wouldn't have been so deferential to Morris for so many years.
Jasper looked up. "If I didn't do this, would you feel at ease leaving Victoria Hollow City with me?"
Her heart tightened at his words.
She remembered what Blake said earlier and thought, 'Jasper is doing so much... Is it really for me? No, it couldn't be.'
Adeline firmly held back her emotions.
In Jasper's eyes, she wasn't even worth a fraction of Stella. How could he do so much for her?
Perhaps he saw through her thoughts, glancing at her again. "If you don't find this reason acceptable, there's another one."
He gently placed the coffee cup on the table. "I need an old group in Victoria Hollow City with connections and qualifications to serve as the foundation for my development in this place."
"The Quinn family is good, but everyone knows that David and I were the ones who brought them down together, so I'm not interested in taking over that family's mess."
After saying that, he looked at her lightly. "My ambition is to swallow up Victoria Hollow City."
Adeline sighed in relief, feeling both reassured and complex in her heart.
She knew that he couldn't possibly be doing all this for her.
If he wanted to swallow up Victoria Hollow City's business, he should look everywhere for evidence of Morris's crimes.
After all, he needed to expand in Victoria Hollow City.
As long as Morris remained in prison, Quinn Group would find it difficult to rise again.
Thus, Jasper needed to collect evidence to keep Morris locked up.
Thinking of this, she looked at Jasper and said, "You're truly shrewd."
He smirked. "I'll take that as a compliment from you."
With that, he stood up. "So, don't delude yourself into thinking I'm doing all this for you. I'm doing this for myself."
As he walked toward the door, he suddenly paused in his steps.
"As for Linda, David will transfer her today, and they will go to a place where no one can find them. If you want to visit her, tonight's your last chance."
"Tomorrow morning, you're coming back to Radiance Springs with me."
After that, he walked away with firm steps.
The door shut with a loud 'bang.'
Adeline stared in the direction he left, lost in thought for a long time before coming back to herself.
Taking a deep breath, she tapped her necklace. "Blake, did you hear that?"
Although she had turned off the necklace's switch earlier, Blake could still be remotely activated.
Knowing him, he wouldn't just wait around for her to contact him.
As she said that, a somewhat disheartened voice came from the necklace, "I heard..."
She smiled wryly and chuckled. "So, don't be like Lauren, imagining what might be between us. Some
thing like that has been impossible for a long time."
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