Life at the Top

Jasper looked at Ian coldly. The man was growing more arrogant by the second. “You really do think that you can devour all my assets, don’t you?”

Ian snorted and returned to his chair. Picking up his wine glass, he laughed loudly. “You’re telling me you have another trick up your sleeve? Look around you, Jasper. This isn’t Swallow Capital, nor is it the Southeast Province. I’ll show you just how powerful the Hull family is!

“You drove my son mad! I’m going to make you kneel before him and prostrate in apology! I’m going to destroy you!”

Ian glared at Jasper through the transparent wine glass and scoffed. The latter was expressionless. “And this is only the first wave of my plan! I’m only going to continue attacking you from here on!

“So are you here to show off or are you here to mock me?” Jasper looked at Ian calmly as if whatever the man said was not enough to faze him.

“Or perhaps, you’re here to compromise?”

Ian’s expression froze.

His eyes drilled into Jasper, and at that moment, Ian wanted nothing more than to take a look at Jasper’s brain to see what was going on inside.

Jasper had got it right. Ian did not come over to boast or mock Jasper at all.

Such things were normal for youths like Ben, but for Ian who had seen his fair share of business struggles, he knew that he had to be careful until the last moment before victory was confirmed.

The only reason he would compromise was due to the importance of the two ships that were detained in Harbor City!

Ian scoffed and replied meaningfully, “It’s always better to resolve conflicts than add to them. You’ve seen what I’m capable of, and to speak the truth, maybe I do need to put in a little more effort to completely crush you. But there’s no way you’ll ever be able to crush me.

“This is the difference between the both of us. We’ve got completely different foundations.

“You’re just representing yourself, and Dawson Schuler too, at most.

have the businesspeople of Haddock on my side. You screw with me, you screw with the entire Haddock Chamber of Commerce. Forget you, not even the Law

he began, “Leave my two ships in Harbor City alone and I’ll consider

“Why? You’re scared?”

a drastic change

Did you forget who’s territory you’re standing on right

this is the Hull family’s territory, but so what? I’m here anyway, aren’t

posture and looked at Ian before continuing

that’s because this is the best you can think of within

panicking, or you wouldn’t have come to me so hastily and tell me so much right after pulling out those small

slightly leaned forward and chuckled, looking at Ian. “Just what are you

yours in

cut into

felt his heart clench

words were

aware that he had

cargo ships were a total of 100 million Somer Dollars worth of smuggled

huge value, Ian was utterly screwed

of emotions within, Ian’s expression

Ian scoffed. “What a vast imagination you have there. Do you think I’d be sitting here unharmed if

is more complicated than you think. Everything you see is just the image others want

least, your acting skills have opened a new world to me. I would’ve gone and turned myself in or fled long ago if I were

calmly, “So you’re really going to fight

back in the Southeast Province.” Jasper’s expression was still