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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the Provincial official on the right. Following that was Jasper and Kennedy, who were

declined the invitation to cut the ribbon, which was

out of respect if he wanted to join, but Bob had merely glanced at the position at the back of the

camera flashes from the reporters and the enthusiastic voice of the prettiest female host in

to the topping-out ceremony, all looked up at

powerful people and those with extremely distinguished statuses could step up onto

of the people there were destined to never be

in attendance realized

the fact

was Zachary who was

official was the oldest, at the age of

for

topic of youth, everyone’s gaze fell

man, that stood behind Zachary and had stunned countless people in one year as he shot up

Jasper had

to have forgotten that he was just a

then did everyone remember that Jasper was

been able to achieve such success and recognition, yet reality had proven them wrong right before their

crowd, happier for him than she would have

of work. He lit a cigarette and looked at Jasper happily, before turning to his daughter and asking,

outstanding, I