Life at the Top

Jasper immediately raised his guard when he heard Gale say this.

“Do tell, Old Master Hurlbutt. I’m listening,” Jasper spoke.

Glare harrumphed when he heard Jasper clench his jaw but not promise to deal with the matter.

Any of his countless students in the Haddock Chamber of Commerce at this moment would be promising and swearing on their lives to deal with the matter well if he gave them the chance to work for him.

Yet, Jasper always acted as if Gale was ready to hurt him at any given time.

“An asset forum conference will be held in two days and I need you to attend it as the Haddock Chamber of Commerce’s representative,” Gale went straight to the point.

“The Teo Chamber of Commerce is holding the conference. Though based over at Cavern City, they decided to hold the conference in Waterhoof City, in Haddock’s Chamber of Commerce’s territory. They even sent invitations with great fanfare.

“That is why the Waterhoof City Branch will have to send out someone powerful to represent us.”

is no one suitable for the role over at the branch. I have

slightly at Gale’s

to take the role as Vice President of the Chamber. I’m just here in name and I won’t interfere or participate in any of the specific businesses of the Chamber. I’m not a businessperson from Haddock, after all. It wouldn’t be right of

is essentially a fight between the Teo and Haddock Chambers of

have anticipated Jasper’s rejection and answered calmly, “You also agreed that you would take on the responsibility and

would dare to hold an asset forum conference in Waterhoof City is because they realized that

of successful ones in the next generation, none of which are in Waterhoof City. Meanwhile, the generation after that has

is why the Waterhoof City Branch must send someone to attend, and the representative must win as well. You are the

into this battle as Gale’s pawn, so he wanted to

Gale continued before Jasper could

you a

immediately changed his

but he kept his promises. This

even though it risked others mocking him for