Life at the Top

Lisa felt both terrified and in despair when she heard this.

“Are you giving up too, Dad?”

Norman shook his head and replied, “I’m not giving up. I’m just stating the reality of the situation.

“When we first met Jasper in Swallow Capital for the first time… T o be honest, did we actually hate him that much?”

Lisa bit her lip and stayed silent.

“But it’s too late for all of this now.”

Norman sighed deeply.

“Gale and Mr. Atticus certainly won’t help us now, so we’ve got to think of a way to help ourselves.”

Lisa looked at Norman and asked, “Do you have a plan, Dad?”

lightly. An unstable light flickered in his weak gaze

We just have to pay a higher price for their protection. I’d bet more than half my family’s wealth if it means Jasper loses big this

…

the Haddock’s Chamber of Commerce’s

the majority of civilians. However, people higher up in

that Haddock’s Chamber of Commerce’s influence had completely exited

thought that this was Teo Chamber of Commerce’s work After all, the two chambers were mortal enemies, and traces of work of businesspeople from Teo could be seen in the dissolution of Haddock’s Chamber’s

that there were no signs of Teo Chamber in Commerce in

taking this chance to enter

City seemed to have turned into a vacuum where

air, Jasper met Gerry in

sat partially on the sofa, his expression frantic like he had

cold and the air conditioning in the room was set to Jasper’s favored 24

due