Life at the Top

“Don’t act so proud, Jasper. Do you think you can step all over me?”

Enraged, Zayden gave up on maintaining pleasantries and sneered at Jasper.

“We’ve clashed many times already, so I think I know you well. You would’ve just dealt with me already if that’s what you had in mind, but instead, you secretly came to look for me in my house. Haha, cut the crap. You’re afraid, aren’t you? You’re afraid of the person supporting me!”

Zayden stared at Jasper and chortled.

“Hmm, not bad. Looks like you’ve learned something after being taught a few harsh lessons,” Jasper turned to Zayden and said.

“Indeed, obstacles are the best way to make a person mature. Look at you now, you’re way more mature than you used to be.”

Zayden’s expression turned more wretched by the minute, and he spoke to Jasper resentfully, “Stop mocking me, Jasper! Do you even know what kind of life I’ve been living in Harbor City for the past half a year? Even dogs have better lives than me!

“Those Harbor City freaks don’t respect me at all. They hit me whenever they’re in a bad mood. I’ve been living a life that’s more lowly than pests!

I’ve sworn to myself so many times that I’ll make you pay for all the suffering you made me go through. I’ll

the beginning of

that’s why you’re so willing to be Kennedy’s loyal dog? So that

questioned right after Zayden finished

thought, Zayden replied easily, “Exactly. I’d rather do… Jasper, are you tricking

he had been played, Zayden

revenge were even more easily provoked by

Zayden had never

the urge to grab

need to trick you at all. Harbor City has been fed up with me for a long time and there’s only

Jasper replied calmly.

in anger, Zayden mustered all his strength to control his rage as he glared at Jasper with a wretched smile. “So what if you know, huh? Like you can do anything anyway! The power that I have on my side is hardly

to see how much longer you can keep