Chapter 1092

Jared felt nothing but disdain for the two men and the nature of the conversation they were engaging
in, and strode off without excusing himself.

When Henry turned around to speak to him, he was already gone.

"Jared, how is your grandfather holding up?" Daniel asked, as the two men had huddled themselves at
a quiet corner of the hall.

"I was informed that he has regained consciousness."

"Yeah, he is recovering.As of recent, he has begun to sit up."

Jared looked at Daniel, thankful for his concern.

"That's great!"

Daniel beamed.

"Your grandfather has always been a strong and healthy person, so I do not doubt that he is having a
speedy recovery."

"Yeah."

"Dad, what are you guys talking about?"

Nicole walked over as she noticed Jared and Daniel together.

"Ah, we were just talking about Jared's grandpa," Daniel replied, before turning his attention back to
Jared again.



"Jared, please, do come over for a visit whenever you're free."

It had been sometime since Daniel had a meal with Jared and the family.иσνєℓєвσσк.¢σмHe had little
to no clue about how the rest of them were doing in life.

"Sure.I'll come over when I have time," Jared said.

"Nicole, is your mom over there?" Daniel asked.

"Yeah, right behind that pillar." Nicole pointed.

"Alright.I'll go over and check on her."

He stood up and made his way to Gloria.

"The both of you can carry on."

"Jared, what are you doing here?"

Henry walked up to the pair with a glass of wine in hand.

"I was looking for you.Ah, you're here too, Nicole."

"Henry," Nicole replied with a nod and a smile.

Henry then looked at his nephew.

"Jared, I've never had the chance to ask you about Martin's project, which you have been investing
in.How is it going? Now that we're here, we can talk about it for a bit."

"It has been running without a hitch.The products were all mass- produced and the sales were pretty
good," Jared informed.



"Oh.But I was told that their products are not well-received in the market.According to the data, a lot of
people are still not able to afford the product,"Henry argued.

Henry kept his eyes on Jared after he had said his peace.He was awaiting Jared's response.

If his nephew couldn't offer him a satisfactory explanation, Henry would do what he deemed was
necessary.

"The price is definitely on the higher end of the spectrum as of now.This is because the cost of raw
materials have been skyrocketing.When the cost returns to its previous market value in the foreseeable
future, the price of our products shall be re- adjusted to be more economical.When that happens, more
orders will be coming in, one after another," Jared said, confident in his projections.

"What you said makes sense.I'll be looking forward to seeing the good news in the next quarterly
report," Henry replied, implying that if sales did not improve by the next quarter of the year, he would
have to withdraw from the project.

Jared could only put up with his antics, as he was dealing with a person who was short-sighted and
utterly incapable of thinking past short-term gains.

If Jared was now still the person he was years ago, he would have foregone the conversation and
shooed Henry away.It was then that music began to fill the room.

Henry brought Chloe to the middle of the hall, bobbing and weaving to the rhythm.

Soon, the pair began to dance with everyone in the hall watching them.

Chloe swayed and twirled in a surprising display of grace in Henry's arms, but she would dart her eyes
at Jared from time to time.



After the first song had ended, members of the crowd brought their partners to the floor, joining Henry
and Chloe.

Jared followed by leading Nicole to the dance floor, on which they proceeded to cut a rug like a pair of
professional terpsichorean.

With dapper suits and silken gowns paired with songs and dances, the event went into full swing, as
the hall erupted into a dazzling display of glamour and beauty.

Everyone present became even more appealing, as they danced the night away.

After a few sessions, Nicole pulled Jared off to the side.

"Let's catch a break for a while and watch them."

Indeed, Nicole did not wish to embarrass herself in front of others any longer.She felt that, while the
people in the crowd were envied by many, they were also clowns in the eyes of many others.

Out of the blue, a person walked up to Henry and whispered something into his ear.

Soon after, he hurried out and left Chloe in the room all by herself.

"Wait, what just happened? What made him skedaddle?"

Nicole queried as she watched Henry hightailing it from the premise.


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