Life at the Top

Realizing that he had said the wrong thing, Conrad sighed deeply and leaned back in the soft car seat with his eyes closed. He muttered under his breath, “I said the wrong thing. I’m sorry.”

“You’re my son. You don’t need to apologize to me.”

Steven sighed as well.

“I thought you were mature enough to step in and handle the family business for me, but now it seems you’re still a little too inexperienced. You’re too obsessed when it comes to dealing with Jasper.”

Conrad opened his eyes and asked, “What do you mean? Are you saying that I shouldn’t go against him, Dad?”

Steven put his hands behind his back and said in a deep voice, “Think about it. Would you have had a conflict with Jasper if the guys from Harbor City hadn’t persuaded you to form an ally with them for some benefits?

“You wouldn’t have! Now, the Lancasters and Langdons are gone, leaving this mess behind. They’ve returned to Harbor City while you continue to suffer crushing defeats over and over again. Can you even calculate the losses you’ve suffered?”

said, Conrad said unwillingly, “I can’t afford

I said

shook his head,

so is Jasper. The greatest taboo in the business field is letting your emotions affect your

you can finally talk and laugh with Jasper, perhaps even sit down and discuss a business partnership with him, that’s when you have truly

said angrily, “No way! I will trample Jasper to

to think that way. There are no absolute friends or absolute enemies in the business field. Wherever profit

benefits, then from my understanding of your character, you’d rather give up on those benefits than let

opened his mouth to retort but eventually replied

innermost thoughts would always be

were exactly his thoughts and also what he

say you’re immature. Remember what Jasper did last time when you approached him with the fake partnership? He merely suspected your motives but did not reject your partnership. Instead, he went and investigated the matter. If it turned out to be genuine, he was