Life at the Top

Jasper was rather impressed when he first saw Wharton.

Be it the man’s appearance or his aura, Wharton was surely an exquisite character among men of his caliber.

People like him had to have generations of nobility before them, for they would not turn out like this otherwise.

“From what I understand, you’re divorced,” Jasper replied.

As he spoke, Jasper intentionally took a step to the side to stand in front of Celine protectively.

It was a detail that both Celine and Wharton caught onto.

Wharton’s expression remained unfazed as his gaze shifted to land on Celine. “So you dare go against me but you don’t dare to admit that you did?”

Celine’s face popped out from behind Jasper as she replied lazily, “Would you stop acting like you’ve caught me having an affair? We aren’t related anymore, Sir Wharton.”

‘Sir?’

the information Celine leaked with her

was a modern society, so ordinary people could not possibly be

thus exposed

from a noble family, one conferred by the royal

more power, it was symbolic enough that it showed this man carried the royal bloodline. This was something others could not and would

spoke coldly, “We’ve already agreed that while we are divorced, it will not be publicized and you must defend the status of our marriage in public. You were not to taint my name and yet what have

me, and in extension, the entire

“Never believe a woman’s words, because lying comes naturally to women.

smiled. “Good, very good. You’ve finally impressed

“I’ve impressed you? It’s a shame that I’ve already seen through you. You want to talk about promises? Sure, then what about you? You won’t even leave my secretary alone and

you are to her nor do I care what has happened between you two. All you need to remember is that from this moment on, you will be an

so what’s one

least Celine did not disappoint me on this. She didn’t find

you cannot afford to provoke. No matter what your family background is, you have no right to show off in front of

glared at Celine and Jasper coldly as he spoke in a bone-chilling