Life at the Top

Jasper said calmly, staring at Thompson.

“It’s wrong for any children to treat their parents with disrespect. Now that my dad has been beaten up by your son, do you think I should just let it slide?”

Thompson, whose limbs were ice-cold now, heard a ringing in his head. He nearly fell butt first to the floor.

He looked at Jasper with a teary face and said in trepidation, “M-Mr. Laine, there’s nothing more to say about this. Since my good-for-nothing son has done something so horrifying, we admit our mistakes and are willing to accept your punishment. We just hope that you can give us a chance to make amends.”

Jasper said indifferently, “How do you plan to make amends? With this?”

Having said that, Jasper pointed at the 3,000 dollar bills that Gabriel had tossed to the ground earlier. He said vaguely, “Your son threw the cash to us just now.”

Thompson turned around to look at Gabriel, whose face was full of blood, trembling and too afraid to speak. The older man was so furious he nearly fainted.

His good-for-nothing son had never been able to achieve anything but was always able to ruin things.

my son and I will take care of your father for you until the day he’s discharged from the hospital. When the time comes, I’ll take this good-for-nothing son of mine to your father and apologize to him. You can punish him all you want and I will

Jasper had a whole new level of respect for Thompson. If this fellow was able to snatch the amusement park project from his competitors, it just

the perfect way to placate

out

Mom?” Jasper responded

just forget about it. Your dad isn’t terribly injured. Besides, the doctor said that he only needs a few days’

this yet pleaded for leniency

at Thompson without

All parents are the same,” Charlie, who was lying on

and

only allow him to come

son to leave so he

life! Thompson hastened to say,