NovelBookAfter getting back in her car, Grace quickly found a few Druville College students and asked them questions. It didn't take long to find out the nof the so-called Al genius everyone was after.
When she finally tracked him down, he was sitting quietly at a table with his nose buried in a book. Her brain practically short-circuited at the sight of him.
"Jasper Thorne?" she blurted out.
Jasper looked up from his book, blinking before quickly dropping his gaze back down.
At that moment, Grace genuinely wanted to drag Liam out and beat him up all over again. So, Jasper was the genius in Al who Liam had bullied back then? She strode over and sat down beside him. "Is this seat taken? I'd like to have a "word with you." Jasper's expression stayed calm and indifferent as if he weren't all that fond of talking. He simply replied, "No." Taking that as permission, Grace slid into the seat and got straight to the point. "You're graduating in a year. Have you thought about what you want to do after that?" Jasper was even more direct than she expected. "Do you wantto join your company?" Clearly, he'd been following the news online. He wasn't nearly as aloof as he looked.
Grace felt a flicker of awkwardness. But she recovered quickly, slipping back into business mode.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"Yeah. I'm guessing a lot of companies have been reaching out to you lately. Compared to those big firms, I don't exactly have the sresources. But what I can offer is company equity." It was a massive offer, almost unheard of.
No matter how much potential the others saw in him, Jasper was still just a student. No major corporation would ever hand over equity to someone at his stage.
Jasper's lashes flickered almost imperceptibly. He looked up at her, studying her. "You play a bold game, Ms. Lambert," he said, a small smile tugging at the corner of his mouth.
Grace, who had barely exchanged a few words with him before today, instantly knew Jasper was no ordinary student.
The way he spoke didn't sound like a student at all. Even sitting across from someone who could be his future boss, he was calm, poised, and completely in control.
"If I have the guts to chere, I'd better be prepared to offer something real," Grace said calmly. "Otherwise, why would you choose me?" It was true-no one else had cout swinging like this.
Equity in the company was a benefit reserved for employees who had stuck around 15 years or more if they were lucky.
Jasper was silent for only a few seconds before he said, "Alright." Grace hadn't expected things to go so smoothly and froze for a moment, caught off guard.
Then, Jasper gave her a small smile and said, "I said yes." Grace suddenly grinned. "Then I'll have someone draft a contract. Also, I remember there are stop Al experts at colleges abroad. If you're open to it, I can sponsor your studies overseas." "No need," Jasper said lightly.
"A professor from one of those colleges reached out tolast night. He offered to teachprivately-online." Grace blinked. To get a world-class professor to offer one-on-one online instruction? That took serious weight. And yet he said it like it was nothing.
She gave his shoulder a light pat. "Alright then. I'll have the contract sent over." She turned to leave, but before she could take two steps, Jasper asked again, "Is Liam okay?" Grace paused mid-stride, a little surprised. "I thought you hated him." "I do hate him," Jasper said flatly.
The honesty caught her off guard. There wasn't much to say to that.
Grace gave a small sigh. "We've cut ties temporarily. Let him take this tto get himself together." "He must be panicking," Jasper said calmly. "And miserable." Because everyone knew just how dependent Liam was on Grace, unhealthily so.
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Grace gave a wry smile. "Fear and pain don't change the facts. He m crossed a line, and in cases like this... There's no looking the other way." After stepping out of the college, she immediately called Sebastian and asked him to prepare the contract Then, she dialed Ethan's number.
She asked when he'd be done on his end, and to her surprise, he said, "I'm already done." He was done? What could he have cto Druville College for?
Meetings with college leadership usually took longer. And he definitely Jock wasn't the type to show up early, let alone wait around.
She wasn't the only one wondering.
Damien, who was there for a formal meeting with college leadership, spotted Ethan sitting in his car and frowned in confusion.
"Ethan, what are you doing here?" Of all people, Ethan hated meeting with stiff, self-important college officials. And it wasn't like he had cto see Damien either. He was far too cold and indifferent for that.
He never made the effort with anyone. It was always the rest of them chasing him down.
As Damien spoke, he noticed Ethan had his head down. He was focused on his phone and typing something. It seemed he was texting someone.
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