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.

so he would not get up and then turned

a sudden, there was a woman

gentle softness and shocking suppleness of the woman in

doing?” Jasper asked, instinctively moving

his shoulder down with one hand and looked up at Jasper. “Are you really willing to push me

the same time, he realized something. ‘How the f*ck

to spend more time at the gym once he returned, Celine then wrapped herself around him and got closer to him. Her

married and I have a girlfriend,” Jasper replied,

me away?” Celine asked

saw a sly expression on Celine’s

I don’t want to be with you anyway. What’s the point in doing all that? Marriage is

and fair finger rested on his lips

anything, and don’t

“Let’s keep drinking.”