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.

free time. The history of the north and south was an important time for our country. It would

and long out of print ‘History of the North and South’ and replied, “Thank you for your gift, Old Master

off. “You are free to leave then. I will not

farewell and

figure vanish into the

servant appeared

cruel methods this time. Yet instead of teaching him a lesson, you gave him the branch’s vice president’s seat. I fear

“The ones complaining the most are the ones who saw an

servant smiled. “Businessmen. They’re known to

is nothing wrong with businessmen seeking quick benefits, but one must be aware of who their opponent is as well.

who groan and howl in complaint. I am too old to listen to their cries

nodded and asked curiously, “What do you have in mind, Master? According to our