Life at the Top

Jasper and Wendy were locked in conversation when Henry arrived upstairs cooly.

“Were we too rash just now, Jasp?” Now that they were alone, Wendy could not help but voice her concerns.

“They are part of Softwin, after all.”

Jasper smiled. “It’s alright. Our true conflict with Softwin is over Abbylon’s shares. Either we give up, they relent, or we become enemies. Those two only got what they deserved, it’s the consequences of their actions.

“Not to mention that the fundamental conflict between us and Softwin wouldn’t have been solved even if we treated those two well and sent them off politely.”

Wendy sighed and replied, “Everyone’s just trying to do business. Why can’t we all get along?”

“Sure, small businesses can still be nice to each other, but it’s not the same when your business reaches a certain size. There are only so many resources and everyone wants a bigger piece of the pie for themselves. How are we supposed to get along?” Jasper consoled.

At that moment, Henry walked into the room proudly.

“F*cking Hell, I met a Sunriser on crack downstairs. He kept spouting sh*t, so I beat him up,” Henry immediately boasted once he walked through the door.

“I saw,” Jasper told him, “Quite the slaps you gave him.”

Henry’s eyes widened and he asked, “Those two can’t possibly have come from here, could they?”

“Relax, they’re enemies, not friends.”

recounted the

Jasper and said, “Not bad. Your opponents are getting more

Echo Welch or something, I’ve never met

know him?”

never met him. I’ve only heard of his name… Do you have anything to drink? I want something cold, I’m thirsty… Wait, what’s with that shocked face! You don’t think I’m qualified to know people like that, right?” Henry barked out

loud as he pulled out a bottle of Coca-cola from the

Trider Financial Group’s extended family in Sunrise Land,” Henry explained after

surname was Welch?” Jasper asked with

Land’s

of Sunrise Land’s four major conglomerates, Trider, Triton, Sumotomo, and Mizuha, have been around for centuries. Their familial relationships are weird and complicated,

heard him talk about

he asked Jasper, who had a grim look on his face, “What happened? Worse come to worst, I can always have my dad come out and put in

what if you hit him? They

something happened and their relationship turned sour. But

glared at Henry and spoke, “Do I look like that kind of person? I’m

case, then anything they do will either be to attack you or to try

about it. While Henry was unreliable most of the time, Jasper realized that the man’s suggestion was

goal attacking JW and trying to get Abbylon

contact Wayne and Jose. I’ll treat them to a meal in the afternoon,” Jasper turned to

nodded and left