Life at the Top

Jasper felt a ripple of emotion in his heart as he looked at Celine who stood by the roof railing of the Empire State Building and listened to her speak.

He walked over to stand beside Celine by the railing.

Feeling the chilly and raging winds 400 meters up in the sky, his surroundings were dimly lit this evening and Jasper felt as if the entire New York City was beneath his feet.

The neon lights in this immense city spread from under his feet and stretched all the way to the horizon beyond what he could see. The city bustled with liveliness.

No one could tell for sure how many separations and reunions the city, populated by millions, went through each day.

Or what went on in the families behind every lit window.

As one of the busiest cities in the world, New York was indeed heaven for the powerful and the rich.

“One day, I’m sure,” Jasper murmured to himself as he stared at the night sky, now brightened by the city lights.

Beside him, Celine turned to focus her gaze on Jasper’s side profile, completely besotted.

these

tinted with dominance and fame. It was as though Jasper

that men should not be too humble or keep too low a profile. A man was supposed to walk with an aura of dominance to him, and a man who could make her look twice

fitted her requirements perfectly

the king,” Celine spoke

“What did you say?”

on the rooftop and Jasper turned to ask Celine what she

walk over to the sofa where the wind was not as strong. Sitting down, she asked, “Is there something you’d like to drink? I can

I’m not really used to drinking stronger spirits, and I’m so-so with red wine,” Jasper

phone and

ten minutes later, ten bottles each of white and red wine were brought

this was a table full of mouth-watering and colorful

of white wine that had all been aged for at least ten years and bottles of collection-grade red wine that

mirthfully, she replied, “It’s not that exaggerated, all I did was borrow the rooftop. Plus, when it