Life at the Top

As they were talking, a rather chubby figure rushed into the room.

This person was Baxter, who had sped over from the hotel.

His expression changed drastically when he realized that Jasper was there as well.

Shaun and Mary’s eyes shone when they saw him. They were about to approach Baxter, only for the man to ignore them and make a beeline for Jasper.

Bowing courteously to the point that his head might as well be between his legs, Baxter spoke with a tremble in his voice and cold sweat drenching his brow, “Mr. Laine, please have mercy.”

God only knew what Baxter had experienced.

Baxter was already frantic when he found out that Jasper had come over personally to deal with the issue. However, Mary had threatened him and forced him to stay in Brac County. Thus, Baxter had planned to wrap this up as fast as possible so that he could return to Harbor City, resign, and flee.

ago, he received a call from his

people that offended him into the ocean to feed

do I want to piss him off. If there’s some kind of conspiracy behind this, then you better smooth it out yourself. Don’t

Baxter knew his superior

Mary’s threat was no longer important. With that, Baxter dashed over just so he could beg

what psychological trauma his actions had caused

could tell that Jasper was a formidable figure and someone that even Baxter, a man from a

Wellington family… Shaun and Mary

calmly, “Forgiveness? What did you do

the meaning behind Jasper’s words, he spoke with a sorrowful expression, “I’ll

simple when I first arrived from Harbor City. The partnership was something my superior had already confirmed, so all I had to do was sign the contract

were willing to secretly pay me twenty percent of the value of the deal if I gave up the partnership with