Life at the Top

After a short moment of thought, Jasper decided that he would not start a rift with Gale, whose stand was still uncertain. He would be slightly kind to the old man unless absolutely necessary.

“Old Master Hurlbutt, I’d like to ask for some time to think about this,” Jasper requested.

Gale gave a smile and replied, “Of course. I must ask that you do not take too long to think, but I shall await your reply.”

“Three days, then,” Jasper promised, “I’ll give you a clear response in three days.”

Gale nodded as if he was certain that Jasper would agree.

Now that they had finished negotiating, Jasper stood up. “I’ve bothered you for too long, Old Master Hurlbutt. I shall take my leave now.”

Gale reached out gently to gesture Jasper to stop and handed the ‘History of the North and South’ to him. “I am gifting this book to you.

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over the priceless and long out of print ‘History of the North and South’ and replied, “Thank you for your gift, Old Master Hurlbutt. I’ll make sure to treasure

and waved him off. “You are free to leave then.

farewell

as he watched Jasper’s figure vanish into the corridor.

an old servant appeared

instead of teaching him a lesson, you gave him the branch’s vice president’s seat. I fear that many of them will be in an uproar,” the old

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is nothing wrong with businessmen seeking quick benefits, but one must be aware of who their opponent is as well. If you have not the slightest understanding of risks, then there is no one to blame but

in complaint.

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