Life at the Top

At almost the same time, far away in Harbor City.

Conrad sat on a skerry at the Dammer Fishing Grounds with a fishing rod in his hands as he stared with focus at the fish maw that danced in the waves.

Waves smacked against the skerry and wet the leg of his pants, but the man remained frozen in place.

He had lived this lifestyle for around a week.

Behind him stood his confidant, Valentine.

“The tide us rising, Mr. Monty. We should return soon.”

Valentine told Conrad softly.

Conrad waved his off and replied, “I haven’t caught a single fish today, I can’t leave yet.”

Valentine sighed gently at how stubborn Conrad was.

“I don’t like seeing you like this, Mr. Monty, it feels wrong to me. I’d rather you vent about it,” Valentine said sincerely.

Conrad smiled and replied, “I know what you want to say, Valentine, but you worry too much. What is there for me to vent? Victories and losses are common in war, and it’s not the first time I’ve lost to Jasper anyway. After a few losses, you start to get used to it.

I’m living now. It doesn’t have any of that

didn’t understand him then, but now that I look at it, Father knew me too well. After these past few days of peace, I’ve finally realized where I went

“I was too impatient.”

opened his mouth to refute but did not

were some things someone of his status and identity could not say. He should never touch

an invitation two days ago. Are we really not going to meet

Atticus and we share a common enemy in Jasper, and we could potentially work together to defeat him. Not to mention that Mr. Atticus isn’t someone we can easily

and look for me. It’d be too cheap of me and unbefitting of my person to seek him out because of one

prove Conrad right, a yacht sped toward them from not too far

yacht stopped around a few dozen meters away as a speedboat pulled out from behind the

arrived before the skerry with a man standing atop it. He

replied calmly,

small smile and said, “Mr. Atticus said that you’re welcome to go fishing on Mr. Atticus’ yacht if you wish, Mr. Monty. There are larger fish in deeper waters, and they’re easier to

arched a brow and answered, “Since Mr. Atticus is already here, then it would be disrespectful of

Conrad got on. At the same time,

halt him. His tone was polite but firm as he

Valentine looked at Conrad.

first. It seems like today isn’t a good day for fishing,” Conrad told Valentine as he waved him

made way to the yacht alongside the

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