Life at the Top

Horace then hung up the phone and looked up at Truman, the general manager of the headquarters’ Inspection Department, and smiled. “Mr. Geis, did you send anyone from your investigative team directly to the audiovisual product shops?”

Truman was stunned when he heard Horace and shook his head. “There hasn’t been any arrangements of that manner as far as I’m aware, Horace. We’re old colleagues, aren’t we? I’d tell you in advance if I’d made such an arrangement.”

Horace’s expression darkened and he told Truman, “Then, I suspect that someone’s impersonating your people, Mr. Geis. The agency caught them red-handed, so perhaps we could go and take a look.”

Truman was enraged. “How could such a thing happen? Let’s go right away. We have to deal with these people harshly.”

At the same time in the shop, Ulric was overcome with joy to learn that Jasper was most likely pretending to be someone formidable.

“Just you wait, you little brat! You like to act, don’t you? I’d like to see how you f*cking keep this act up once they arrive!”

Ulric pointed at Jasper and scolded him loudly.

Despite this, Jasper remained calm.

be lowering himself if he were to engage Ulric in a

of his lackeys as he cued them to block the door so that Jasper could not

sneer, “Do you know how much trouble you’re in today, brat? I’ll beat you up and

“You’re going too far!”

endure Ulric’s attitude any

told Ulric not to act rashly with Jasper, but the man was not in the mood to

you think you are? Who are you to shout at me? Give me the money you owe me, or I’ll get

Baz was utterly mortified as he glared at Ulric with

than to

mention that Ulric’s people outnumbered him. Baz knew that rushing into a fight would only get himself

do was suppress the fury he felt and swear that he would

and you will regret it.” Jasper’s icy tone drifted

can’t

stop outside the car. The car