Life at the Top

“But none of that is important now. As for these rules you speak of, I’d like to know whose rules you’re following here? Are they yours? Or are they his?”

Jasper pointed at Sirius and then at Zayden as he spoke.

He then redirected his finger to point at his own nose. “I only follow my own rules. Meaning whoever dares to try and screw me over will have to be prepared to be screwed over by me.”

Sirius’ expression was dark when he spoke, “Stop it, Jasper. Don’t you think you’re going too far? You wouldn’t dare throw Zayden in prison.”

“Bullsh*t. Why wouldn’t I dare?” Jasper asked.

“Since he dared to get someone to light my construction site on fire, making me lose 100 million and severely injuring my workers, what’s stopping me from sending him to where he belongs?”

The space between Sirius’ eyebrows began to twitch as he scoffed. “Business conflicts should be dealt with through business means. Aren’t you afraid that doing so will prompt the people supporting Zayden to attack you?”

it possible that you, the head of the Hanks family, think that I’m on good terms with the person supporting Zayden? Or perhaps you think we’re on terms

“You’re too arrogant, Jasper. It isn’t your place to make the

I’ll make myself clear, no one will be able to stop me from putting Zayden behind

furious and roared, “What an insolent child! You’ve got no respect for anyone at all! The Southeast Province is huge, do you really think

reveal Terence. The

attention

and spoke solemnly, “Terence Laine, you’re suspected to have played a major role in the serious incident of the fire that spread in the construction site at Southface River a few days ago. Please come to the station with us and cooperate with our investigation. Is there

look at his parents and Jasper before his

supposed to, Terence,” Zayden warned with

he turned to Captain Vaughn. “I admit to setting

hearing that and was about to

Zayden Hanks was the one who forced me to do everything. If you must arrest me, I only ask that

froze on his face before it could fully grace his features. He