Chapter 221

Truly, fate worked in mysterious ways. The car sped off, and soon the girl’s face had vanished from view, lost in the sprawling vastness of the city. Jasper closed his eyes to rest awhile. Soon, the car arrived at the police station, and he got out. His private mercenaries were waiting to report the situation to him, “Frank Hughes came to personally declare that Edith Price has been officially absolved of all wrongdoing related to those misplaced fashion designs. He even signed a hardcopy declaration, in order to secure her release from prison. We had no choice but to comply: Edith Price has been freed.” Frank Hughes. Jasper’s grandfather. A celebrated war hero, now retired from service. Though he was a civilian homebody now, he retained his vast prestige and connections. Even Jasper himself had to show deference to him, to say nothing of grunts like them. In any case, this was fundamentally an internal affair of Hughes Corporation, so if the head of the Hughes family ext