Life at the Top

Ian’s pupils contracted. He was about to say something when Jasper spoke again.

“Maybe you don’t have to go through all that trouble. After all, even if you find a new place, who knows if you’ll get to stay there, right?”

Ian felt a wave of unease rush over him at Jasper’s subtle smile.

He could not help but feel like there was something he had forgotten, a weakness that Jasper had already gotten hold of.

Yet no matter how he thought about it, Ian still thought that everything was in his grasp.

“All you have is the ICBS’ loan, the two ships in Harbor City, and this plot of land. That’s just three axes and you think you can win me? You wish.”

Ian sneered when he was done, but his phone suddenly began to ring again.

Ian had heard no good news every time his phone rang today, and now that his phone began to ring incessantly once more, Ian did not want to pick it up at all.

However, the display on the phone stated that it was from the hospital.

Ian had no choice but to pick it up.

“Mr. Hull, I’m calling to tell you that Ben has run out of the hospital!”

A nurse’s agitated voice echoed through the speakers.

Ian was stunned for a moment before he exploded. “What do you mean he ran out?! He’s a patient, how could you let him run out? Are you stupid?”

The nurse replied indignantly, “We’re a hospital, not a detention center, Mr. Hull. The patient is in control of his own legs. Not to mention that Ben is mentally unstable and there’s no way we can watch over him every single second.

“All the more reason to watch over him if his condition is unstable! Do you think you can take the responsibility if anything happens after he has run out?!”

Ian roared.

did

knew that this was not the time to throw a tantrum. He clenched his jaw and ordered, “I’ll be there right away. Go look at the cameras and find out where he ran

Glaring sinisterly at Jasper one last time, he turned and left, leaving Jasper to simmer in

he did not hear what the hospital told Ian, Jasper could more or less guess what had happened from Ian’s

‘Ben ran out?

would a mentally unstable madman

dwell on the problem and instead called

going

He was grinning as he looked at the man kneeling in front of him. The man was having his face beaten up by two burly men. “Don’t

after you’re done. Make him say what

Derick who was kneeling before him.

Derick’s lips, and the man looked conflicted.

are you just pretending to be a f*cking idiot? Do you actually think that *sshole,

can promise you that he has already decided to use

smuggling. It’ll only be a matter of time before they issue a joint investigation with the Mainland, and by

has completely removed himself from the narrative while you’re still here putting your life on the

contracted slightly

man who suddenly came crashing at his door was, but from everything that had conspired since then, Derick knew that this was an arrogant young man who did

young man also seemed to be very aware of what was happening in Harbor City as if he was the true

in front of Derick and spoke, “I don’t like wasting my time, and my patience has always been horrible. Your wife and child

think they’ll have a nice life if you went to jail

face. “Think again. Work with me, and I’ll have Ian put behind bars. You’re just an accomplice. By turning yourself in and cooperating with the investigation, you’ll

pulled out a check from his breast pocket and waved it

wife and kid to wait comfortably until