Chapter 35: A Business Card and the White Family
Chapter 35: A Business Card and the White Family
“Mr. Jobav wants to talk to you.”
Lance turned toward the man who had spoken, recognizing him as Mr. Jobav’s assistant. Wrapping up his conversation with the teenagers and leaving them his contact information, Lance followed the assistant.
The name "Jobav" carried significant weight among the Empire’s immigrants. Back in the Empire, nobility and power garnered attention. Here, wealth determined prominence, and Jobav, with his considerable fortune, was undeniably in the spotlight.
Ironically, much of Jobav’s wealth came from those who admired him—an amusing yet stark reality. Capitalists had long mastered the art of using people’s money to extract even more from them, a strategy Jobav employed effectively.
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“Good morning, Mr. Jobav.”
The man greeted him warmly. “We’ve already exchanged pleasantries, but I wanted to speak with you because I heard you recently closed quite the lucrative deal.”
His tone carried both exaggeration and flattery, enough to make most people swell with pride. After all, praise from "the Banker of the Empire" was no small thing.