Life at the Top

“Mr. Ball, what do we do now?”

The shrewd and capable man felt lost as he stared at the situation before him. Even if Alban was currently enraged, he had no other option but to muster the courage and ask.

Alban panted heavily and replied harshly, “This was Jasper’s objective all along. He predicted that this would happen, and we’ve been forced into a dead-end. There’s no way to turn this around, so we can only march forward even if it. spells our end.”

“Which means…”

The middle-aged man had a sour look on his face.

“Even if we know that Jasper and the rest are going to devour our money, we can’t do anything to stop them?”

Alban closed his eyes. His chest felt tight, and he replied painfully, “Jasper, oh, Jasper. I’ve really underestimated this little brat. Is he really just in his twenties?”

“I suppose it’s only right, he did make his first profit through the stock market.”

Alban thought back to the night a few days ago. He remembered how Jasper had told him with vigor, confidence, and decisiveness that he had made his first big money through the stock market.

Jasper was a moron, including

understood. Jasper was truly

and pulled

time before it connected. Alban began with a grim tone, “Gale, something went wrong with our partnership and now Jasper’s coming for my head. You can’t just let me die

one-off thing, regardless of whether it succeeded or failed. Whether or not he is

not going to help me, Old Master Hurlbutt? Aren’t you afraid that the person in Harbor

“My relationship with them goes no further than a mere

you? You really think that because I have retired and decided not to involve myself in business matters

as an old man, let me tell you something. Just stop here. You might not believe what I am about to tell

the events that would unfold today, as well as your attempts at contacting me to further our partnership. Even so,

to hold over

by what he heard. Mouth

cooperating again. But even if he did not do that, there is no

speaking, Alban heard the beeping

Crash.