Life at the Top

Jasper and Dorian chatted for another thirty minutes or so before the latter had to leave. Dorian had business to attend to, so he got up and excused himself after they arrived at an understanding.

Jasper did not hold him back and walked him out of the hospital room himself.

Jasper returned to the patient’s room and pulled out an apple from the fruit basket sent over by the vice president of the hospital. Peeling the skin off the apple, Jasper joked.

“How important of us, Ms. Tiana. Other patients come into the hospital and think of ways to win the doctors over, while the vice president himself brings fruit over for us.”

Ms. Tiana leaned against the headboard and told Jasper gently, “All thanks to you.”

took the initiative to ask,

she replied after sighing, “There’s no point talking

“Tell me anyway.”

handed Ms. Tiana a

so much you had to be sent to

afford to pay his child’s school fees. I gave him my old house and he said it wasn’t enough. He knows that I’m managing the money from the foundation, so he wants me

no way I’d do

immediately, but he won’t leave me

Speak of the devil.