Life at The Top novel Chapter 34

After Jasper exposed Dawson’s shortcomings, the smile on Dawson’s face gradually dissipated. His domineering demeanor made his anger evident at once.

“Young man, what are you implying? Are you trying to teach me a lesson?” Dawson asked in a cold voice.

“I’m not trying to teach you a lesson, Uncle Schuler. I just want to give you a reminder,” Jasper said without backing off.

“You’re really something else!”

Dawson was so enraged that he laughed out loud. “I, Dawson Schuler, have gone through thick and thin while working for the past few decades. I’ve walked through more paths than you have. What makes you think you have the right to give me a reminder?” he questioned.

“Schuler Group is facing an imminent crisis. The company is already at the end of the cliff. One wrong step and the entire company will go bankrupt. You should know better than an outsider like me, Mr. Schuler.”

Jasper told him everything at once. He even changed the way he addressed Dawson.

Upon hearing what he said, shock and anger streaked across Dawson’s face.

Although Schuler Group was really in a dire situation, only a few higher-ups from the company knew about it.

He had not even told Wendy, his own daughter, much about it.

Furthermore, the higher-ups who knew about it were close associates of his who had been by his side for a few decades.

They would never betray him.

How did this young man know about it?

“Schuler Group’s greatest asset is its supermarket chain as it holds the majority of the cash flow. However, someone has tricked Mr. Schuler by telling him that he can help with the public listing of the company.

“Therefore, Schuler Group established a financial investment department. They withheld the payment that was meant to be for the supplier and invested it in the financial circle.
“The person who tricked you even asked you to single out the property rights to the group’s chain supermarket assets. He told you that it was to facilitate the group’s listing review.

“According to the original plan, that huge cash flow would help you earn a fortune in the financial market. However, the investment failed, resulting in a huge deficit. The funds cannot be collected, so you have no choice but to owe the supplier their payment.

“Even if Schuler Group were to apply for a bank loan, it would not pass the bank’s evaluation because the property rights of the group’s most important supermarket chain assets have been removed from the group.

“If any news of the funds spreads out, the supplier will ask Schuler Group for payment once they know about it. Meanwhile, Schuler Group can’t take out the money. Therefore, you can only announce your bankruptcy to liquidate the assets.

“Mr. Schuler, am I wrong?” Jasper asked while staring straight into Dawson’s eyes.

The expression on Dawson’s face darkened with every sentence Jasper said.

Alas, Wendy was Dawson’s daughter. From the expression on her father’s face, she could tell that what Jasper said was true.

Wendy’s face was pale in shock. “Father, is Jasp telling the truth?!” she asked in bewilderment.

Dawson let out a long sigh and nodded. “That’s right… but how do you know about it? These are all confidential information that’s kept within the company,” he said.

Of course, Jasper would not tell Dawson that after he committed suicide in the future, everything became known to the public.

The person who set the trap used the listing of the company as bait to trick Dawson into investing his funds into someone within the financial circle.

In history, he almost swallowed all of the core assets of Schuler Group, even managing to claim dozens of chain supermarkets all over the province. He was the largest winner.

“This is a trap,” Jasper revealed.

“His goal is to acquire Schuler Group. Looking at it now, he’s about to succeed,” he added.

The expression on Dawson’s face was quite a sight.

He had been through countless ups and downs in the business sector in the past few decades.

He had managed to become the wealthiest man in the province.

Dawson Schuler was not an idiot.

He had considered all the risks before commencing his course of action.

The situation at hand…

He had prepared himself for it since the very start.

However, to hear Jasper say that it was all a trap, Dawson could not admit to it.

Once he admitted to it, that would mean that there was a problem with his personal abilities.