"Indeed, I am. Is there a problem with that?" Jasper's nonchalant reply nearly gave Javier and Sophia heart attacks.

Sophia stared resentfully at Jasper's indifferent look as she lurked behind Javier like a ghost. Her eyes held an ominous quality as if she were bestowing an evil curse upon Jasper.

Javier shook in rage as he growled, "Jasper Beckett, have you forgotten your roots?"

Jasper snickered. "Thanks for reminding me over and over again that I'm your son. Otherwise, I might have forgotten."

"You ungrateful brat!" With his eyes burning with anger and a dizzying sensation overwhelming him, Javier pointed at Jasper. He seethed, "I'll ask you one last time-are you dead set on attending the Taylor Family's event this weekend?"

"Oh, dear child, how can you be so wrong?" Sophia seized the right timing and put on the façade of a worried mother. "It's not my party that I care about. But you knew your dad and Winston don't get along well, and Alyssa has been giving us trouble repeatedly.

"Why would you side with them during such a crucial time? You, missing our event as the company president, will only be a disgrace to your father!"

Jasper retorted in a frosty tone and a glare, "Sophia, if you don't care about the party, why don't you call it off?

"You, your daughter, and your relatives have been abusing your power, causing scandals our company struggles to recover from.

"You have pushed the company to the forefront of public scrutiny and hurt our operations.

"Your reputation stinks in Solana City, so why would you choose to throw a high-profile event for your birthday? You should lie low instead. Do you take the netizens as fools? They remember." "You-You-" Sophia balled her shaky fists in a fit of rage.

Initially, Javier was somewhat swayed by Jasper's argument, but his sentiments shifted when Jasper added, "While my father might be willing to make sacrifices for you out of love, don't expect the rest of the family to go along with your behavior."

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Meanwhile, Javier momentarily pushed Sophia out of his thoughts. He was only consumed by a sense of shame brought on by Jasper's words.

"W-What did you just say? Did you just disrespected me? Hey, where's the butler?"

Javier had always presented himself as a gentleman who rarely lost his temper. However, Jasper's betrayal by attending Winston's event and openly challenging his authority pushed him past his limits. To make matters worse, Jasper had subtly painted him as a man who turned a blind eye to his wife's abuse of power.

"Yes, Mr. Javier?" Barry rushed into the study with fear.

Throughout the confrontation, Jasper showed no emotions except a glimpse of disdain, which only stoked Javier's anger. Javier bellowed, "Fetch my whip right now!"

"Huh?" Barry was shocked by the situation. It had been two decades since Javier last inflicted physical punishment on Jasper.

The last time it happened, Jasper was a young boy who got into a huge fight with Javier due to the grief from Anne's passing. Full of rage and resentment, Jasper nearly entered an altercation with his father.

That episode ended with Javier whipping Jasper into subservience, leaving Jasper heavily injured. Although Newton rushed over as soon as possible, Jasper fell into a coma due to the punishment and was sent to the emergency room.

Would Javier enact the scene this time?

"What are you waiting for? Fetch me the whip!" Javier howled at Barry while staring at Jasper. He couldn't help but feel that Jasper was challenging his authority despite his silence. "Yes, Mr. Javier!"

At the same time, Sophia felt much comforted by the looming trouble Jasper faced.

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