Life at the Top

Norman could not take it anymore after he heard Dudley say this. He clutched his while shouting at Jasper, “How cruel of you, Jasper! You never intended to let me go!”

“Letting an enemy go is the cruelest thing you can do to yourself.” Jasper’s gaze was calm as he continued faintly, “You understand, don’t you, Mr. Gardner? That leaving weeds unplucked will only cause more to grow.”

Norman felt the flames of fury burn in his chest while his vision went dark. He opened his mouth to spit out a mouthful of blood. At the same time, his expression paled. Wobbling, he soon fainted.

Lisa shrieked and went up to support Norman. Then, she turned her head to look at Jasper and screamed hatefully, “I wish you would die tragically, Jasper!”

By then, Jasper had already stood up. He glanced at the other three terrified council people before his gaze fell on Lisa.

“You should’ve expected this outcome after you decided to become someone else’s pawn.”

Jasper then called out to Henry and walked out of the meeting room with Julian in tow.

They left Lisa to shriek and cuss in the room behind them.

out of the building and looked up to see the Haddock Chamber of Commerce’s Waterhoof City Branch’s business plaque hanging on the door. He turned to Julian and said, “Remove that

He removed the business plaque and threw it into the trash

longer has a

of the building hastily. It was Gerry,

Mr. Laine,

he could steady his breathing, a

happened before, Mr. Laine. Please forgive me. How about this, I’ll book a table tonight at Waterhoof Upstairs

any dignity he

saw with his own eyes how this young man had played Norman like a fool, and

that, Gerry finally realized that he could not

man. Now that businesspeople from Haddock were done for in Waterhoof City, and Norman was also screwed, he knew that he needed to find someone strong to hang

Gerry did not mind embarrassing himself if it meant being supported by Jasper. If he had to lie face-down on the floor and bark for

looked at

and stubborn people, people like Gerry were