Chapter 223: Jasmine Takes Action for Ethan
Nolan Cunningham squinted his eyes. Is Jasmine too confident in Ethan?
"Jasmine, I've told you before, I can help you, but you have to leave Ethan and come to me," Nolan Cunningham wouldn't easily help Ethan.
"Mr. Nolan, you don't lack women, especially someone like me, right?" Jasmine forced herself to stay calm and not stutter. "I want to propose a condition to you."
"Oh?" Nolan Cunningham chuckled. "What condition?"
"Cunningham's Family needs a good project to establish themselves in Silverlight City. I heard that Cunningham's Family is competing with the Wilsons for a project."
Nolan Cunningham was investigating Jasmine, and Jasmine was also investigating Nolan Cunningham.
"The influence of the Wilsons in Silverlight City is not to be underestimated, especially considering that Benjamin's biological daughter is a daughter-in-law of the Douglas family," Nolan Cunningham deliberately provoked Jasmine.
Jasmine clenched her fingers. "I have already left Stellar Enterprises and can apply to be your assistant. If you are concerned about my qualifications..."
Nolan Cunningham squinted his eyes. "Welcome."
Jasmine was really smart. She would rather be his assistant at work than be a nanny in his house.
She was telling Nolan Cunningham that he didn't lack women, but rather someone who could help him.
And Jasmine's value far exceeded the fleeting love between a man and a woman.
"The Wilsons raised you for twenty-one years. Helping me against them... isn't that a bit heartless?" Nolan Cunningham questioned in a deep voice. "For Ethan, you seem to have forgotten even the most basic gratefulness. Is this what Ethan taught you?"
"Mr. Nolan, when you don't understand others, please shut up..." Jasmine's voice trembled.
Perhaps Nolan Cunningham's skill was the reason why she could say such determined words.
Jasmine allowed Nolan Cunningham to scold her, but she did not allow Wilson Nolan Cunningham to speak ill of Ethan.
"The project manager for the Wilson family is Evan, and I... we compete fairly based on our abilities, regardless of gratitude," Jasmine said, her fingernails leaving marks on her palm.
If it weren't for Ethan, she wouldn't want to be in such opposition with the Wilson family.
But she had to take action.
She couldn't let Ethan fight alone; he was too tired.
Jasmine knew what Nolan Cunningham would consider. Over the past few years, overseas trade hasn't been prosperous, and that's why Nolan Cunningham came to permanently reside in Silverlight City. He wanted to secure the project in Silverlight City, a project that Nolan Cunningham's mom had wanted to secure more than twenty years ago.
If it weren't for this project more than twenty years ago, Nolan Cunningham's mom wouldn't have returned to Silverlight City, even when she was about to give birth, and she wouldn't have pushed so hard to secure the project, which ultimately led to a premature birth in a small county town, and a child being switched.
Now, with the restart of the Stardust Village project, both Nolan Cunningham and the Cunningham family matriarch were keeping an eye on it.
But after more than twenty years without penetrating the Silverlight City business district, Nolan Cunningham didn't have enough confidence.
Moreover, in recent years, the Wilson family had climbed the ranks with the support of Stellar Enterprises, and the government had local enterprise support policies. It wasn't so easy for Nolan Cunningham to secure the project.
"Why should I believe you?" Nolan Cunningham asked in response.
Jasmine was a genius, excelling in both college entrance exam scores and in-school performance. However, she had spent five years in prison, disconnected from society. It seemed like a joke for her to help him secure a project with such a high level of difficulty.
But inexplicably, Nolan Cunningham actually believed Jasmine...
"Because I am the person who understands Evan the most in this world..." Jasmine took a deep breath.
She had never thought of being in opposition to Evan.
Even when Evan had hurt her so deeply back then, she only saw herself as atoning.
But now, Ethan was more important.
"The Wilson family has raised a venomous snake," Nolan Cunningham sneered, mocking Jasmine's malice.
Silent for a long time, Nolan Cunningham spoke again. "Deal."
In his view, Jasmine's actions against the Wilson family, who had fostered her for twenty-one years, were too malicious.
But that was not his concern. He was a businessman, and what he wanted was profit.
...
Ethan's house.
Nolan Cunningham hung up the phone, and Jasmine's phone slipped from her hand.
Trembling, Jasmine squatted on the ground, tightly hugging herself.
Malicious...
Once she chose to be the enemy of the Wilson family, everyone would say she was malicious.
Jasmine knew the consequences of this.
But she had no other choice.
She had already paid off her debt to the Wilson family...
She and Evan competed fairly.
...
Stellar Enterprises.
As soon as Ethan entered the company, Howard rushed at him aggressively, in front of the journalists, threatening to hit Ethan.
Ethan raised his hand and held onto Howard's arm.
With wide eyes, Howard angrily glared at Ethan. "Are you rebelling?"
Trying hard to free his arm, Howard discovered that this son, who was half a head taller than him, had a strength that he couldn't budge.
"Dad, be careful with your back..." Ethan pushed Howard aside and straightened his tie. "Do you think I'm still an eight or nine-year-old child? Watching you abuse our family helplessly?"
Howard paused for a moment, embarrassed and angry. "So many years have passed, and now you're holding a grudge against your own father?"
Ethan smiled. "Of course not."
"Harper is such a good girl, and you didn't treasure her. Six years ago, you were together with her, but now you're not taking responsibility and have been ensnared by a vixen!" Howard deliberately shouted angrily. "Harper has already gone to the hospital after attempting suicide. I order you to go see her now!"
The reporters snapped away, and rumors about Ethan and Harper instantly flew all over the place.
Clearly, Ethan, Jasmine, and Harper knew how to use public opinion as a weapon. Harper painted herself as the victim, while Ethan, the protagonist of the exposed relationship, became the "third party."
Now, people online believed that Ethan and Harper had been together for six years and were interrupted by a third person.
In an instant, public opinion shifted.
What was most despicable was that Howard and Harper exposed Jasmine's identity as the "third party," even revealing her photos and background information, claiming she seduced Ethan as a life assistant.
Jasmine was revealed to be a social butterfly in the second generation circle in America. She slept with all kinds of men. News about Jasmine replacing the wealthy girl's life with a Cinderella story also surfaced. As a result, public opinion began to polarize. Some people even dug up that Jasmine had a five-year-old son. Ethan couldn't have chosen anyone worse than an unwed mother.
"Mr. Douglas, have you been with Miss Harper for six years?" the reporters asked. "Is it because of your life assistant that your relationship with Miss Harper ended?" they continued to question. The reporters were at the door, bombarding Ethan with their inquiries. Ethan's anger was building up, and he gave Howard a cold glare. Clearly, Howard was challenging his bottom line. Ethan could be provoked, but messing with Jasmine was asking for trouble. Howard also met Ethan's gaze coldly, and the father and son were at odds with each other. "The board of directors are all waiting. Think carefully about what you should and shouldn't say," Howard spoke first, reminding Ethan not to say anything reckless in front of the reporters.
"If you apologize obediently, I'll consider your previous actions as rebellious. Otherwise, don't blame a father for being heartless towards you." Howard made his threat clear. Ethan had to agree to the reporters' questions. Sacrificing Jasmine was nothing to Howard.
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