Life at the Top

This was the first time Lisa had seen the man with such a fierce look in his eyes.

It was as if Dudley was looking at a slab of rotten meat instead of a desired beauty.

“Enough.”

Dudley threw Lisa’s hand off and said coldly, “You and your father treat me like I’m stupid. Like I’m a tool to get rid of Jasper. Do I look like an idiot to you?”

“You seduce me time and time again, yet you keep holding back from sleeping with me. Now I’m really pissed.”

Dudley ignored Lisa’s tragically pale face and turned to Norman to continue calmly.

“Mr. Gardner, Jasper and my father have already decided to work together. Should the Waterhoof City branch choose not to disband, then the Teo Chamber of Commerce will do everything we can to restrain Haddock’s Chamber of Commerce’s Waterhoof City branch’s powers.”

“As long as you are a member of the Waterhoof City branch or a member of a chamber with property in Waterhoof City, then you will become the common enemy of both JW and the Teo Chamber of Commerce.”

Jasper looked at Norman and the three other terrified council people as he spoke.

“Under such blockade and attacks, I wonder how long the Waterhoof City branch can survive.”

like he was going to fall when

He felt lightheaded.

for the first time in

Master Hurlbutt’s revenge? Or the fury

if

him what he

Norman shivered.

confidence brought a terrifying possibility to

that he himself, and even the entire Waterhoof City branch,

‘But there’s no way!’

of Commerce was huge! Old Master Hurlbutt

he

of absolute disbelief, Norman did not hesitate and immediately contacted

have Gale’s direct contact and could

had gone to rest and recuperate, and that he would not accept calls

was moments away from fainting, flopped onto his chair with a loud “thud”. Face ashen, he did not

“What? No way!”

Gerry’s expression was wretched.