Chapter 1431

Seeing Hendrix step up to defend Knox, Davin's lackeys and the surrounding socialites finally perked up with glee. So what if they couldn't win a fight? They'd just crush Jack with power instead. Peter and Elias quickly moved to intervene the moment Hendrix took Knox's side. "Mr. Shepard," Peter said, "Jack's someone I trust a lot. He's one of the investors behind Perthter City and not the kind of guy who picks fights without a reason." Elias chimed in, "The three of us are close friends and came to this event as investors. Maybe there's just been some kind of misunderstanding tonight." The room buzzed with surprise. No one had expected this so-called nobody to be involved in something as massive as Perthter City. The project was worth tens of billions, if not more. Even more surprising, Jack was someone those two prominent young businessmen from Tarthy genuinely looked up to as a close friend. The notion that Jack had no status or connections fell apart immediately. Davin's la