Life at the Top

Conrad, who was sitting on the other end of the podium, had a slight smile on his face. No one could tell what was running through his mind now.

“Be happy now, Jasper Laine. Be as happy as you want to be now. The happier you are now, the more miserable you’ll be when you realize you’re trapped!”

After taking a deep breath, Conrad was just about to walk toward Jasper and the two supervisors so that they could exchange pleasantries and answer any questions the reporters might have when Valentine hurried over.

“Mr. Monty, the money for the loan has been approved,” Valentine said solemnly to Conrad.

When Conrad heard a reporter calling out to him, he immediately turned and smiled as he waved. His great mood made him exceptionally cooperative, and the reporter was delighted as they pressed wildly on the shutter.

Conrad, who was heir to one of the richest families in Southeast Province, would rarely treat such insignificant reporters so well.

“That’s a good thing. Why do you seem so panicked?” Conrad’s smile widened as he parted his lips to whisper to Valentine.

It was only then Valentine said, “But the bank didn’t do what we previously agreed on. They transferred it right into Cloud Rider’s account.”

Conrad frowned slightly as he said, “Didn’t we agree to have the money transferred into the personal account I provided? How could they have made such a mistake? Have you clarified things with them?”

“Yes, I have.”

Valentine lowered his voice and said, “The bank explained that headquarters has been tightening security measures lately, so it’s difficult for them to go around the rules.

“Moreover, they needed to report back to the headquarters because of how large the loan is, which means the higher-ups were paying even more attention to where the money was going. Thus, the only thing they could do was transfer the money into the company’s account. After all, we applied for the loan using the company’s name.”

Conrad narrowed his eyes. With his keen senses, he had managed to detect something deeper going on through this seemingly insignificant detail.

His gaze turned instinctively to Jasper who was being surrounded by a crowd.

a crowd of clamoring people and flashing lights, who had a familiar smile on his face as he calmly spoke to everyone who came forth to speak to

adjectives ‘gentle’ and ‘elegant’ could be used to best describe Jasper

was most dangerous and horrifying when he seemed unable to

there was a bloody gaping mouth behind his smiling face that was ready

a way to have the money

to do with Jasper or not. The minute

to a decision within a minute of

never be faster than Jasper who had begun

we won’t

was established half a minute ago, someone had

legal representative must sign off any transactions above one

Crash!

a chair being flipped caused many people who were present to look toward where the sound

that very moment, Conrad had an ugly expression on

who had caused the chair to flip over when he abruptly stood in shock and anger, did not seem to notice that

just happened

gazes met and

breath, Conrad forced himself to suppress the chaotic and complicated emotions rushing through him. He knew that both the timing and venue did not allow him to lose

Conrad said before

Monty? We haven’t finished taking pictures!” the reporter yelled in panic

time or patience for them. He did

about how temperamental

to