Life at the Top

It was late at night when Jasper returned home. Wendy was sitting on the couch and watching television as she waited for him.

“Didn’t I ask you to head to bed first? You didn’t need to wait for me.”

Jasper bent down and spoke gently to Wendy who had a bleary expression on her face as she curled up on the couch.

A smile appeared on Wendy’s face when she saw Jasper’s face in front of her. Taking her hands out from under the blanket, she encircled Jasper’s neck as she said, “I can’t fall asleep if you’re not home. Are you hungry? Do you want supper?”

“It’s okay, I’ll just make myself some instant ramen,” Jasper said.

“That stuff is so unhealthy,” Wendy said as she glared at him. She got up and walked to the kitchen as she said, “Wait for me. I’ll make you some pasta.”

Jasper smiled as he watched Wendy’s retreating figure and inhaled her pleasant scent before turning to walk into his study.

A sheet of paper was lying on his fax machine.

John had sent over Cloud Rider Mining Company’s assets list.

Question marks were listed in every column, indicating that the amount was unknown, except the column for cash assets. That one was stated with a hefty 2,500,000,000—a string of numbers that would cause one’s heart rate to increase.

However, such numbers had long since lost their appeal to Jasper.

Jasper was still staring at the sheet of paper when Wendy entered with a steaming plate of pasta.

“What are you thinking about?”

Wendy placed the plate in front of Jasper and leaned forward to take a look before she said jokingly, “Why, are you thinking of taking this money away?”

if I wanted it for myself. 2.5 billion is not a small amount, and it’s also the country’s money. No matter who you are, you’ll find yourself in hot water if you touch it. I’m not that irrational. If not, wouldn’t I have walked right into

in here.

are you thinking about?” Wendy asked

Conrad is planning.” Jasper frowned slightly as he picked up his fork

he must have learned that the money is in the company’s account

from me by saying he wanted to invest it into the mine site, pay salaries, purchase equipment, or anything of the sort. There were so many excuses he could use, and I had even

I did not imagine was for him

themselves tightly as his voice turned even more

Conrad still has other people working for him, and they might be experienced people who we’ve never heard or thought

Jasper’s train of thought and realized that it was indeed creepy Conrad had stayed put. However, no matter how much she thought about it, she could not come up

laid out fully, and all the connections could

was

the clues could support the

stop thinking about it,” Wendy

a conclusion. It’s already happened, and you’ve done what you were supposed to do. At this rate, neither you nor Conrad can stop things from

while longer.

said, Jasper gave a wide smile and said, “Not bad. What you said makes sense. I’m overthinking

a god, how could I predict

that you know that. You’ve always demanded so much from yourself,” Wendy

…

prepare pasta for him, but Conrad did not receive such

were bloodshot, but he was

because

can’t let Jasper have any time to catch his breath if we want to attack him!” Conrad said

Naturally, he had to accompany Conrad as well if the man was not

time is it in the United States