Life at the Top

When Jasper woke up, it was already early evening. He had slept for more than ten hours. Instead of feeling refreshed, Jasper’s head felt heavy. When he came out of the room, Dawson and Wendy had not gotten off work and came back home yet.

The housekeeper, Mrs. Clarkson, saw Jasper and said in surprise, “Mr. Laine, you look unwell.”

Jasper rubbed his face and said, “Maybe I caught a cold. Is there any cold medicine at home?”

There were always some basic medicines at home and a few spares could be found in the first aid kit during an emergency, so obtaining a box of cold medicine was not a difficult task.

Mrs. Clarkson took out a box of cold medicine and gave it to Jasper. Then, she watched him take it before saying, “Mr. Laine, you always stay up late so your biological clock is reversed. No matter how busy you are, you have to take care of your body.”

“As the old saying goes, the body is the capital of the revolution. You can‘t feel it since you are young, but you will have to repay the debts to your body when you’re at. my age.”

Listening to Mrs. Clarkson’s nagging, Jasper smiled and said, “I know, I know. When I’m done with this, I will take a good rest.”

“You people always say the same thing. What do you mean by after you’re done or after you have finished this thing at hand? When will there ever be an end to your work? It is necessary to know how to balance work and rest, or else money will mean nothing even if you have lots of it when you eventually break down.”

As she was nagging, Mrs. Clarkson brought out a bowl of chicken soup. She said, “Miss Wendy specifically asked me to make this chicken soup for you before she went out. It has been simmering for a day. It was made from an old hen that has been raised in the countryside for three years, so it’ll be very nourishing. Hurry up and drink it so that you can eat dinner later.”

Jasper took a sip of the chicken soup. It tasted mellow and rich, and his mouth was filled with the unique fragrance of chicken.

“Wow, it’s delicious.”

When Jasper saw that Mrs. Clarkson was going to cook, he said hurriedly, “You don’t have to prepare my dinner. I’m going out soon and won’t be back tonight.”

Mrs. Clarkson wanted to continue nagging, Jasper had soon finished the chicken soup

the empty bowl on the coffee table, Mrs. Clarkson shook her head and muttered, “At least drink

house, Jasper did not drive. He was not far away from the centre, and there was still some time before

congestion to worsen, but he was now a lot more awake. With the plan that was going to be executed in a

like throwing a sprat to catch a herring. There was only a small chance of surviving, and there was almost no chance of winning. However, the reality was that Jasper had to fight. Even if the odds of winning were so low that it only

Old George, the news has been talking about the stock market over the past two days. Haven’t you been trading

by Jasper and the topic

to talk about

man in the crowd shook his head and said with a solemn expression. “The United States is not at peace during this period. Our representatives are fighting the big shots from the United States stock market and Wall Street, not

at all. The domestic investment market sentiment is generally pessimistic. They believed that Somerland capital is unlikely to best Wall Street. Once we lose, the domestic capital market will drop by a dramatic margin. The first thing to suffer will be the class A shares securities market, so the

lost 30%. The director of our department has lost more than

butting heads with the US capital? This is crazy, right? How

see. If

gritted

is impossible to win. But what if? If we win, I’ll buy the bottom and cover up the position, when that happens, I will make a

also the ones

“Shut your trap!”

talked and laughed as they walked

shook his head, let out a sigh, and muttered, “Who can see into

everyone greeted him. Then, Jasper saw that Jake and

of the plan, and the re-derivation of the emergency plan. All these things had to be done half an