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Lord Moore nodded before he said politely, “I have already heard of your reputation a long time ago. Please do not belittle yourself, you are too humble. I really appreciate your kindness and effort in coming all the way here to treat me. Please do not hesitate to look for me if you need the Moore family’s help in the future.”
After that, Lord Moore looked at Joe before he said, “Mr. Smith, thank you for saving my life. Please do not hesitate to ask me if there is anything that the Moore family can do for you in future. I owe my life to you.”
Joe smiled before he replied, “Lord Moore, you’re too polite.”
After he was done speaking, Joe realized that it was already getting late. Therefore, Joe quickly said, “Lord Moore, you have just recovered from a serious illness and I will not advise you to use too much energy or overwork yourself. It would be best if someone looked after you and you should rest more. I shan’t keep you up, so if it is okay with you, I will leave first.”
Lord Moore hurriedly replied, “Mr. Smith, you saved my life! How much are you charging for your consultation fee? I do not mind paying you double the amount!”
Joe replied indifferently, “There is no need for you to pay me any consultation fees at all. The reason I’m here today is because Jasmine is my friend and it’s only natural for friends to help one another.”
Jasmine was shocked when she heard Joe’s words.
Joe was obviously giving credit to her in front of her grandfather. After all, Lord Moore was the only one who would be deciding how much property and money each of the Moore family members would be inheriting from him and what role they would be playing in the family business in the future.
If any one of them could get into Lord Moore’s good books, then they could possibly become the future leader of the Moore family business, which was what she had been looking forward to all this while…
Joe was helping her take one big step closer to her goal by giving her all the credit today!
At this time, Lord Moore turned around to look at his granddaughter, Jasmine, before he nodded and said, “Okay, very well then! Jasmine, make sure to thank Mr. Smith for saving your grandfather’s life!”
Jasmine quickly bowed before she replied in a serious tone, “Don’t worry, Grandpa! I will definitely repay Mr. Smith for his efforts!”
“Okay.” Lord Moore nodded in satisfaction before he laughed heartily.
Reuben, who was standing not too far away, had a very ugly expression on his face as soon as he heard Joe’s words.
Jasmine had taken all the credit for his grandfather’s recovery and it seems as though his future looked rather bleak at the moment…
Joe did not stay in the Moore family mansion for too long. When he saw that Lord Moore was already recovering, he told him that he would be leaving so that he could rest more.
Lord Moore decided to personally walk Joe to the door.
At this time, Anthony also decided to leave with his granddaughter. Joe asked Anthony to stay at a hotel in Aurous Hill for a few days so that he could contact him as soon as he prepared the medicine for him.
Anthony was very thankful and said goodbye to Joe in a respectful manner as he watched him get into Jasmine’s car.
After that, Jasmine started to drive Joe back to the city.
On the way back to the city, Jasmine suddenly said, “Mr. Smith, thank you so much for everything you’ve done today.”
Joe smiled slightly before he said, “This is just a very small matter so you don’t have to be so polite! Who knows if I would need your help in the future?”
Jasmine quickly replied, “Mr. Smith, you can rest assured that I will never refuse any of your requests for help!”
After that, Jasmine looked at Joe’s side profile before she asked in a tentative manner, “Mr. Smith, if you aren’t too busy, I was just wondering if you’d like to sit down and have a drink with me?”
She had a thousand doubts about Joe and she wanted an answer for all the questions she had! Moreover, she realized that she was also starting to feel an irresistible attraction towards Joe. She wanted to get to know him better and she wanted to learn more about all the secrets he was keeping to himself.
Joe looked at the time on his watch and he felt that it was not that late anyway. Moreover, he had not had any alcohol in a really long time. Therefore, he nodded before he said, “Alright then. You can choose the place!”
Jasmine was overjoyed at this time and she hurriedly replied, “I know of a great bar!”
After that, Jasmine stepped on the accelerator as she drove towards the city center.
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Jasmine drove them downtown to a bar named Sunny.
Jasmine stopped her car in front of the entrance of the bar before she passed her car keys over to the young boy working as the valet. After that, she quickly led Joe into the bar.
As soon as the waiter saw her, he greeted her in a respectful manner, “Good evening, Miss Moore! Would you like to go to your usual spot today?”
Jasmine nodded and the other party quickly replied, “Please come with me.”
There was a dance floor on the first floor of the bar and the atmosphere was pretty lively because there was a DJ on the scene. At this time, the waiter led the both of them to the second floor. The second floor was completely empty and there were not many seats available on this floor. Anyone sitting on the second floor could watch the lively scene happening below with not much disturbance at all. Moreover, it was easier for them to have a conversation on the second floor as the music was not as loud as it was downstairs.
As soon as she sat down, Jasmine instructed the waiter immediately, “Bring me two bottles of the best 1982 Chateau Lafite Rothschild.”
“Okay, Miss Moore.”
The waiter bowed respectfully before he left and returned very quickly with two bottles of red wine.
The waiter opened the bottles of red wine before he poured it into a decanter. When Jasmine saw the waiter standing there, she said, “Go down and tell your boss not to bring any other guests to the second floor.”
“No problem, Miss Moore,” the waiter bowed respectfully before he retreated immediately.
At this time, Joe quickly asked out of curiosity, “Do you own any shares here?”
Jasmine smiled before she replied, “This bar was opened by a member of the Moore family.”
Joe nodded as soon as he heard her words and he replied, “It seems as though the Moore family is really a very big and powerful family.”
As soon as Jasmine heard Joe’s words, she smiled before she replied, “We’re just a regular family. Even though there are obviously not many families who could match up to the Moore family in Aurous Hill, there are many families who are wealthier and more powerful than we are beyond Aurous Hill. There’s the Scott family, the Lester family, the Hamilton family, the Osborne family, the Duncan family… and the most powerful families such as the Swire family and the Smith family.”
Joe simply smiled without saying anything at all.