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.

he received a call from his

man who liked to throw people that offended him into the ocean to

offend Jasper, nor 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 even think about coming

of this, Baxter knew his superior

overthink it as Mary’s threat was no longer important. With that, Baxter dashed over just

idea what psychological trauma his actions had caused Mary

was a formidable figure and someone that even Baxter, a man from a big company in Harbor City,

Shaun and Mary exchanged

calmly, “Forgiveness? What did you do

his forehead. Understanding the meaning behind Jasper’s words, he spoke with a

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 on behalf of the company. It was

willing to secretly pay me twenty percent of