Life at the Top

Jasper was momentarily stunned before he quickly spoke, “What? No way, you worked even harder than I did for the project. How can you not be here for the ribbon-cutting ceremony?”

Dawson pointed at the representatives of Harbor City’s richest families as well as the officials from the Provincial and City Government, then said with a smile, “You’re more suited for this kind of event than I am.”

Seeing how Jasper was about to protest, Dawson spoke meaningfully, “I’m growing old, Jasper, but you’re still young. The stage will be yours in the future, and you’re meant to reach further heights than I have!

“That’s why I’m going to help you as much as possible while I still can. I’m an old man about to retire, what’s the point in me joining this kind of event?

“I have no intention of growing the Schuler Group anymore, it’s enough for me to have managed to obtain the majority market share of the supermarket industry. This is already way past what I ever imagined achieving, but I don’t have the energy to manage nor to fight in business anymore.

“However, it’s different for you. You need this event, so let the Southface River project become a halo over your head. This halo will help you find your footing among those people quicker and easier!

“So go!”

When he heard Dawson’s moving speech, Jasper stopped protesting and nodded solemnly.

He knew that Dawson was letting him take all the glory.

If both of them went up there, then the world would remember that this project that had shaken the entire country had been completed by two people.

However, if Jasper went up there himself, then Jasper would become the mastermind while Dawson would merely be the man that worked in the shadows.

The world was cruel in that it doomed its people with a horrible memory. Thus, people would only remember the first to achieve something, but never the second.

Dawson was too well aware of such a concept, so he decided that he would let Jasper enjoy all the glory.

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stood on the left with the Provincial official on the right. Following that was

the ribbon, which was in line with the Langdon

wanted to join, but Bob had merely glanced at the position at the

flashes from the reporters and the enthusiastic voice of the prettiest female host in the television station, the bigshots stepped

guests invited to the topping-out

people and those with extremely distinguished statuses could step up

of the people there were destined to never

the guest in

younger ones. This was despite the fact that the man was in his forties, and was almost

Zachary who was

was the oldest,

he was considered young for someone who held the

to the topic of youth, everyone’s gaze fell on

Zachary and had stunned countless people in one year as he shot up to

that Jasper

everyone seemed to have forgotten that he was just

did everyone remember that Jasper was

man should not have been able to achieve such success and recognition, yet reality had proven

stared at Jasper excitedly among the crowd, happier for him than she would have been if she

her, finally taking a break after an entire day of work. He lit a cigarette and looked at Jasper happily, before turning to his

outstanding,