Life at the Top

Julian looked up to glare furiously at Hector as he stepped on the bottle of mineral water that bounced onto the side of Jasper’s feet.

All it would take was a word from Jasper and Julian would dash upstairs to beat Hector up.

“What’s this? You brought a dog with you today?”

Hector scoffed at Julian’s fierce glare without a care.

Jasper motioned for Julian to calm down as he walked up the stairs to the second floor. Standing before Hector, he asked while unfazed, “Is that all you’ve got?”

Hector was infuriated by Jasper’s carefree expression and smiled wretchedly. “Who are you faking this strong facade for? You won’t even get the chance to cry later when I’m done with you!”

Jim was shocked when he witnessed how Jasper was a moment away from being drenched in water and he could not help but speak, “Watch your words, Hector. Know your boundaries.”

Hector merely glanced at Jim coldly and sneered, “What are you so impatient for, old man?”

“Relax. The two, no, the three of you are going to die tonight!”

one who wants me dead, get in line. Not like any of you have ever gotten your wishes fulfilled, though.” Jasper

stared at Jasper with a smirk. “Don’t worry. I’ll make sure you

just because you’ve earned a bit of money. Even the toughest and fiercest bow down to me here at Swallow Capital.

when he finished speaking and turned to enter the largest private

whispered to Jasper, “I have

okay,” Jasper replied calmly, “I’d like to know what tricks

that, Jasper then followed

of more than a dozen people, but there was only one

over and leaned down to whisper to the man with whom he shared quite

enter the room with the other two

to stand in front of

He was Hector’s older brother, and three, no four times more the trouble than his younger

is it? I’ve heard of your name. You’ve worked

continued to speak, “The business you do has no reason for you to provoke me, so why are