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 situation

shone as he looked at Jasper and said, “Not bad. Your opponents are

never met the man but I’ve heard of

know

cold, I’m thirsty… Wait, what’s with that shocked face! You don’t think I’m qualified to know people like

laughed out loud as he pulled out a bottle of Coca-cola from the fridge in the office for Henry. “Tell me what you know about

heir of Trider Financial Group’s extended family in Sunrise Land,” Henry explained after twisting the Coca-cola bottle open and taking a

was Welch?” Jasper asked

related to one of Sunrise Land’s four major conglomerates, the Trider

Mizuha, have been around for centuries. Their familial relationships

Lan,d so he knows them better than I do. However, I’ve heard him talk about how the Trider family’s support played a part in Echo assuming Softwin Investment’s Presidency

held the bottle of Coca-cola in his hands and crossed his legs. Smiling crescent-eyed, he asked Jasper, who had a grim look on his face, “What

it’s someone from Trider’s extended family, so what

Then something happened and their relationship turned sour. But that was decades ago, so no one cares about it

spoke, “Do I look like that kind of person? I’m just

If that’s the case, then anything they do will either be to attack you or to try to win that company over. Stop thinking so

was unreliable most of the

trying to get Abbylon to choose them. If that was the case, then there was no point

them to a meal in the afternoon,” Jasper

and left the