My Four Miraculous Treasures

Charles Zeigler and Lars Lawson were both shocked by Jasper's demand.

Just then, Willow arrived with a pot of coffee and several cups on a tray. She served Jasper first, and then the other two as well. She'd overheard that bit of their conversation. Jasper wanted to destroy Lars!

Oh god, and the way he'd said it... so dreamy!

Lars was an arrogant, self-important man, and also a pervert who didn't know how to keep his hands to himself. He deserved this!

Truly, Jasper Hughes was a god among men.

Charles was the first to respond, "Very well. We shall do everything in our power to fulfill your requirements."

Just a lawyer, like any other. Shutting him down would be a simple matter.

If sacrificing Lars Lawson would save the rest of Zeigler Corporation's top management, including Charles Zeigler himself... well, it was in service to the greater good.

Lars had been expecting Charles to stand up for him. Instead, this instant betrayal caught him by surprise.

Now, he was paralyzed in his seat, sweating even harder than before, his eyes glazing over with despair.noveldrama

Wracked with confusion, he watched numbly as Willow set down a coffee mug before him, then turned and walked off.

Then he understood: Jasper was getting back at him for her sake.

That time at the restaurant, he'd been a little too eager, and just a little too pushy... and Jasper had happened to be there to see it.

That had to be what this was really about...

If only he'd known that Jasper Hughes already had an interest in Willow Nason... he'd have left her well enough alone! Now his whole life was ruined! What was he going to do, from now on? Lars didn't want to go down like this... but Jasper's aura was simply too powerful, too dangerous.

All he could do was sit there, trembling with grief and terror.

That concluded negotiations. Charles and Lars departed.

Tyson gathered up the contract agreements, then left the office as well.

Feeling unsafe, Willow hurried after him, so that she wouldn't be left alone in there with Jasper, lest he accuse her of seducing him yet again.

Taking shelter in the Janitorial

Department, Willow pulled out her smartphone to search for news about this plagiarism scandal from the recent fashion show.

Exactly how serious was the damage to this company, that the entire Zeigler Corporation would b forfeit, along with two billion of their CEO's own money?

In fact, her news feed showed nothing else besides endless articles about the leaked fashion designs:

[Shocking! Prestigious Hughes Corporation parrots Zeigler designs! Corporate espionage... or a sign of talent running dry? More to come!]

This was one of the earliest articles, probably rushed out at first word of the incident, in order to start off public discussion. Underneath, there were endless comments about a big company like Hughes Corporation stooping to plagiarism... and calls to boycott their businesses

Seeing all this, Willow realized that it was a big deal, after all.

No wonder Frank Hughes had gotten so mad over it, and Jasper had turned so grim.

[Breaking news: Hughes Corporation secretary sneaks into Security to wipe incriminating footage, gets caught by boss instead!]

[The brilliant Jasper Hughes catches the rat in his household with his own hands!]

[The truth comes to light! Traitor within Hughes Corporation sold their own designs to Zeigler Corporation!]

Later articles were mainly about Jasper rooting out the hidden culprit, thereby clearing his company's name.

So... Edith Price had been on her way to delete some video recordings in the security room, when she got caught-and by Jasper himself, no less!

This reporter even had a video of the whole thing, with Edith caught in the middle of the act!

But what had a reporter been doing at the company headquarters, that late at night? How could they have caught the precise moment when Edith made her move? Willow gave the matter some thought, and her quick wit soon provided an answer:

That night, Jasper had been laying in wait to ambush Edith... and she'd walked right into his trap!