From Trash to Treasure: The Sinclair Family's Beloved Genius

Professor Myers had indeed never mentioned it to Chloe Sinclair.

But Chloe Sinclair vaguely remembered Professor Myers once talking about a student from ten years ago. He had studied Physics for just one year, finished first in the entire department, and then abruptly left to go into business.

Looking at Jasper Shaw’s smile, Chloe Sinclair was now quite certain that he was the student Professor Myers had been talking about.

A hint of a smile touched her eyes. "So you’re the one who was Professor Myers’s greatest disappointment."

Professor Myers mentioned this student every year to his class of new freshmen.

Jasper Shaw had been busy with work these past few years, flying all over the country every day. He had no idea how Professor Myers was portraying him to the new students.

Chloe Sinclair, however, did.

Jasper Shaw had become famous at a young age, and not just for being the top scorer on the college entrance exams. He was also thriving in the business world despite his youth.

Even titans of industry treated him as an equal.

To outsiders, Jasper Shaw seemed glamorous and dazzling, turning heads wherever he went. But only Chloe Sinclair knew that his journey hadn’t been easy.

Back then, Jasper Shaw’s decision to change his major was likely born of necessity.

Otherwise, Professor Myers wouldn’t always use Jasper Shaw as a cautionary tale for the freshmen.

Chloe Sinclair stayed at the company for nearly three hours. Before she left, she found herself holding a large bag stuffed with snacks that Jasper Shaw and Ian Winters had given her.

"Wait."

At the company entrance, Jasper Shaw personally saw Chloe Sinclair downstairs.

Just as Chloe Sinclair was about to leave, Jasper Shaw produced an exquisite little box from out of nowhere.

However, the smell wafting from it was anything but complimentary.

Even though Chloe Sinclair couldn’t see what was inside, she could identify it by the smell alone.

Sure enough, Jasper Shaw pressed the small cake into Chloe Sinclair’s hands, looking at her expectantly like he was hoping for praise. "I bought this for you just now. You said you liked it."

Chloe Sinclair: "..."

Regardless, Chloe Sinclair accepted the gesture.

’But,’ she thought, ’I have to find a tactful way to tell him never to give a girl a durian-flavored cake in the future.’

’Because it really stinks!’

Chloe Sinclair fled as if escaping, not looking back even once.

Because she was carrying the little cake, Chloe Sinclair didn’t dare take a bus or a cab, afraid the smell would permeate everything. At the same time, she couldn’t bear to throw the cake away, so she ran all the way back to her apartment.

The corporate headquarters was far from her apartment; Chloe Sinclair jogged for three hours before she finally made it home.

The first thing Chloe Sinclair did when she got home was grab a change of clothes and jump into the shower. When she got out, it was still early, so she took a half-hour nap before heading to her evening self-study session.

The next day, Chloe Sinclair told Joel Quincy and Nathan Trenton that she had secured a sponsor. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Both of them were a bit surprised.

"So soon? Who is it?" Nathan Trenton asked worriedly.

It was no wonder they were worried; scams were rampant these days.

A company would be doing well to have one billion available as liquid capital, let alone an investment of several billion.

"You should know him, Nathan," Chloe Sinclair said slowly. "His name is Jasper Shaw."

"What? Jasper Shaw?"

The man’s voice, usually unfazed by anything, was filled with astonishment.

Nathan Trenton was naturally familiar with the name, but it was precisely because he was so familiar with it that he found it incredible.

’Who was Jasper Shaw?’

’That was Jasper Shaw, the man who had dominated the business world for a decade!’

’The man who had single-handedly and ruthlessly overthrown his own father to become chairman!’

’How could Chloe Sinclair possibly know him?’