Playtime's Over, CEO: She's Really Done With You-Chapter 428: I Love Being Serena Sterling’s Loyal Dog—Woof!
All eyes were focused on Jasper Ford.
Then, everyone saw Jasper Ford stand up.
He first bowed slightly and then said, "Today I’ve come here to meet Miss Lawson, mainly to discuss the transaction concerning Aether Group shares."
Saying this, he looked at Isla Lawson.
Isla Lawson nodded.
"As you can see, I’ve made my final decision."
Jasper Ford withdrew his gaze and looked back at the camera over there.
He was smiling, seemingly with a peculiar excitement.
"My decision is..."
As Jasper Ford spoke slowly, the pride on Isla Lawson’s face became more apparent, and her smile was already somewhat grotesque.
And then, they heard Jasper Ford say: "No deal."
Isla Lawson didn’t understand it for a moment.
Three simple words, yet she couldn’t comprehend them, almost as if she didn’t recognize the words.
No deal?
What does that mean?
Isla Lawson’s smile froze.
"What do you mean?" Isla Lawson asked through gritted teeth.
Jasper Ford turned around, spreading his hands: "Isn’t it obvious? No deal means, quite literally, no deal."
"It’s just that..." Jasper Ford smiled, "we’ve crashed the talks."
"Jasper Ford, don’t you like being watched by so many people, so..."
"No." Before Isla Lawson could finish, Jasper Ford interrupted her, looking at her with a playful tone, "I just don’t want to deal anymore. It’s that simple."
The smile on Jasper Ford’s lips was intriguing, his dark eyes filled with a playful and mischievous glint as if he had succeeded in a prank.
At this moment, Isla Lawson suddenly realized, Jasper Ford had played her!
Clenching her fists, her nails dug into her palms, and she hammered the table hard.
"Jasper Ford!" Isla Lawson berated.
"What?" Jasper Ford couldn’t hold it in any longer after holding back all morning, revealing his true nature.
"After so many days of discussions and going over numerous details, and coming here today for a meeting, you say no deal, just like that?" Isla Lawson’s chest heaved with anger.
"Yes." Jasper Ford nodded, "I just saw the final conditions and was dissatisfied, so there’s no deal."
"Is this how you treat potential partners?" Isla Lawson berated, "Wasting others’ time and energy like this?!"
This was an attempt to put the blame on Jasper Ford.
"You can’t say it like that." Jasper Ford retracted his smile and looked at Isla Lawson, "The way you say it makes it sound like my discussions with you didn’t cost me time and energy at all."
"I’m not a detached boss, I’ve been involved the whole time, alright? I’ve been in Aeston for so many years, collaborated with many firms, and never had such issues."
"Plus, I’m not just arbitrarily not dealing; I said I found the terms unsuitable, hence no deal."
Even though Jasper Ford explained, Isla Lawson was still boiling with rage.
This was absurd!
Isla Lawson lost her composure and shouted, "Then why did you bring the seal and call people in? Jasper Ford, you’re backing out at the last minute!"
Jasper Ford glanced at the seal in his hand.
"I’m just checking it out, there’s no rule that says I can’t bring the seal to look at it."
Jasper Ford seemed quite innocent, saying, "I didn’t call people in, it was you, wasn’t it? Earlier, I even suggested letting them step out first."
As he spoke, Jasper Ford turned to the onlookers and asked, "Right?"
Everyone nodded.
It was indeed the case.
Jasper Ford had suggested letting people leave, but Isla Lawson insisted they stay.
"As for backing out at the last minute." Jasper Ford suddenly laughed, "I can’t compare to you, Miss Lawson."
Saying that, he handed the seal to the lawyer beside him.
"I never said anything like ’let’s sign the contract’, ’let’s make a deal’, or ’I agree to cooperate’, and you, Miss Lawson..."
Jasper Ford didn’t finish his sentence, only smiled meaningfully, leaving some face for Isla Lawson.
Back at Aether, Isla Lawson was about to sign, just short of putting pen to paper, when her people were arranged to come in and talk about Emeric Grant’s impending departure, and then she backed out on the spot.
That was truly awful.
Now that something similar happened to her, she couldn’t take it?
Of course, Isla Lawson knew what Jasper Ford hadn’t said.
But she absolutely wouldn’t think it was her fault.
She thought, Jasper Ford was standing up for Serena Sterling!
Seeing Isla Lawson’s look as if she wanted to eat someone, Jasper Ford didn’t want to stay any longer, glanced at the people he brought, and prepared to leave.
"Jasper Ford! What gives you the right not to cooperate with me? Which part of my offer were you unsatisfied with?" Isla Lawson’s furious voice came through, "I’ve been so good to you and your girlfriend, and you played me!"
Jasper Ford sneered, it was better she didn’t mention this.
Bringing it up, he had to speak on it.
He turned around and looked at Isla Lawson.
"I’m not satisfied with every part of your offer." Jasper Ford said, "Just based on what you said to Gigi, trying to drive a wedge between her and me, I’m..."
Jasper Ford spoke each word clearly, "Ex-treme-ly, dis-sat-is-fied!"
"Jasper Ford!"
"Isla Lawson, do you really think I’m an idiot?" Jasper Ford sneered, "You go ruining my relationship with Gigi, and I happily come to cooperate with you?"
"Was my brain exploded by a fart?"
Jasper Ford’s words were indeed blunt.
So much so that Isla Lawson couldn’t respond right away.
The bystanders’ eyes widened like saucers, and their mouths formed an uppercase O.
Jasper Ford couldn’t be bothered with any of it, he started to leave with his people.
Only at this point did the belated sense of humiliation hit Isla Lawson’s forehead.
"Jasper Ford!" Isla Lawson yelled in furious anger.
Jasper Ford didn’t stop.
"What I said is the truth! No matter who wants to be your girlfriend, they won’t tolerate your relationship with Serena Sterling!"
Isla Lawson lost her composure and shouted, "As long as you’re friends with Serena Sterling for a day, you’re just a dog of Serena’s!"
Jasper Ford finally stopped, now standing at the door of the meeting room.
He turned his head back, gazing at everyone in the meeting room.
Countless devices were pointed at the two of them.
The streaming interface’s barrage of comments was frantically refreshing.
All fervently discussing this event.
Everyone awaited Jasper Ford’s response.
Recently, this matter had already spread extensively.
Jasper Ford’s gaze swept across these comments one by one, finally shifting and landing on Isla Lawson, whose face was contorted in anger.
And then he suddenly laughed.
"A dog?" Jasper Ford mused over those words.
"No problem."
He smiled, "I just love being Serena Sterling’s dog, love it, adore it, woof woof!"
Jasper Ford left with his people.
The meeting room was quiet for a moment, and then suddenly erupted.
It was explosive offline.
The live stream also blew up.
What was Jasper Ford saying?
He directly admitted it.
And even mimicked a dog bark publicly in front of so many people in the livestream!
