Life at the Top

Jasper turned to look at her. Celine chuckled and pulled out a 100 US dollar banknote and waved it. “Look, the city’s owner.”

Stunned for a moment, Jasper then laughed aloud. “You’re right. So very right.”

“I want to own this US banknote of yours,” Jasper suddenly spoke after he finished laughing.

Celine’s smile vanished after he finished speaking and she stared intently at him, to the point where Jasper felt his hair rise out of caution.

“Why are you looking at me like that?” Jasper asked.

Celine did not respond, but she stood and walked over to Jasper.

Jasper sat on his single sofa with Celine standing before him.

The wind continued to howl on the rooftop but it could not dissipate the warming tension between the man and the woman.

arm on Jasper’s shoulder so he would not get up and then turned

of a sudden, there was a woman in his

and shocking suppleness of the woman in his arms, Jasper’s mind sobered

Jasper asked, instinctively moving to push Celine

and looked up

the same time,

at the gym once he returned, Celine then wrapped herself around him and got closer to him. Her red lips whispered in Jasper’s ear, “But don’t you want

have a girlfriend,” Jasper replied, trying

you’re throwing me away?” Celine

saw a sly expression on Celine’s face. He realized then that he

to be with you anyway. What’s the point in doing all that? Marriage

just about to speak when a slim and

say anything,

“Let’s keep drinking.”