Life at the Top

“Calvin! I thought that you would change for the better once you got out of jail, but you didn’t change at all! I’m so disappointed in you!”

Jasper could not tell himself to ignore the woman’s voice, especially when she called the other man Calvin. It was Penelope.

Jasper did not forget what Penelope’s voice sounded like.

‘But didn’t I ask John to arrange some work for Penelope in ICBS?’

‘Why’s she suddenly in Nauritus City?’

Before Jasper could think about this, another voice rang out from the adjacent private room.

“Enough, Pen. I’m your brother. You know that I went to prison and people end up looking down on me because of this. Stop reminding me about the fact that I’ve spent time there. Don’t you know that our mom will be sad if you keep saying that?”

This was Penelope’s brother, Calvin’s, voice. The man who was once the source of the so much misery in Jasper’s past life.

still uncaring and

for you, she wouldn’t have gotten

the first few days, have you visited and taken care of her even once since you came out? I’m the one who’s been taking care of her this whole time, so how do you have the

was also mortified and he shouted, “Enough! Are you done yet? You think I alone am

Laine, she wouldn’t be so angry now either! You bear at least half

Wendy’s gaze changed when she

meaningful gaze, Jasper replied with a wry smile, “It should be Penelope and her brother. I don’t know why they’re here,

go say hi?” Wendy suggested

ex, and her dating history was empty. Jasper was her first, and he would be her last too. However, she did not mind the fact that

knew that Jasper had long since

“It’s fine.”

Jasper shook his head.

was already in the past, they were just strangers now.

Jasper was about to move on from this topic, the quarrel in

enough to be heard outside, and it was evident that their dinner was doomed to