Life at the Top

“You have to believe me, Mr. Laine! This only happened because I gave in to temptations once, that’s it. I’d never dare scheme against your shipyard if not for this, Mr. Laine. This was all the Wellington family’s plan. They were the ones who tempted me to join them. This was all their idea!”

Baxter had completely sold the Wellington family out.

“Bullsh*t!”

Shaun’s mother shrieked, her expression harsh and sinister. “The Wellington family is a prominent entity here in Brac County, we would never do something so shameful! And what do you mean Mary stayed the night with you? You’ll pay for defaming my daughter’s name with your nonsense!”

Baxter let go of his inhibitions as well and spared her a glance before sneering.

“Where’d you even come from, old woman? Your daughter knows very well whether she stayed the night with me or not. And your son, her brother Shaun, sent her to my room himself. Why would I lie about that?

“How about this, then? Your daughter has a red birthmark on her left buttcheek, correct?”

Meanwhile, their mother’s eyes grew wide and the blood drained

clear now, then,” Jasper’s calm words cut through the silence like a hot

“Lucas,” Jasper called out.

and replied

are offering, our shipyard is willing to pay

the Wellington family a single gram of material. Contact Eastwind Shipyard’s employees and offer to hire with higher salaries. If they’re willing to join us, we’ll

Shipping. From today onwards, the Wellington family will not be able

at the three despondent Wellingtons and spoke calmly, “This is what I’m capable

roared at Jasper with reddened eyes. “Why?! Why did you have to

need to be taught a lesson,”

she pounced on Greg who had

Aren’t the two of you best friends? Please, help me beg him! The Wellington family cannot end like this! Please! Think about