Life at the Top

In a house far away in Suesville, Gale’s white eyebrows trembled when he heard Jasper’s voice on the phone. He said in delight, “Oh, you sly child, you have plotted against an old man like me.”

“I wouldn’t dare, Old Master Hurlbutt. You are so scheming, and as a junior, I would have to be grateful even if I were to fall into one of your traps. I don’t have such skill as to plot against you,” Jasper said.

Gale said lightly, “Believe it or not, this has nothing to do with me and I have never asked Dean to do such a thing.”

“Yeah, I believe you.” Jasper responded fairly quickly, but his next sentence followed right after.

“But does it mean anything whether I believe you or not?”

“Old Master Hurlbutt, we are all sly people, so let’s cut to the chase. It’s meaningless to beat around the bush. How do you think you can solve this?”

Gale seemed to be irritated by Jasper’s aggressiveness. He answered in a deep voice, “How can I solve it? Since he has done a foolish thing himself, he should be the one to take responsibility for it.”

“Tch tch.”

Jasper sighed.

“Old Master Hurlbutt, I’m afraid he can’t be held responsible for such a big issue. Old Master Hurlbutt, you are a senior, and I, a junior, certainly can’t force you to clean up the aftermath. This is where I am a little ignorant.”

“It’s okay if you don’t come forward. I will notify the trading centers of Harbor City and Waterhood CIty of this matter, and we will solve it by ourselves. Thus, this phone call can simply be regarded as us notifying you, okay?”

After Jasper finished talking, what followed was a long period of silence. Gale did not say a word because he was weighing the pros and cons of the decision.

Jasper did not rush him. Instead, he looked at the candlestick chart on the screen without showing what he was thinking.

Henry was a little impatient. He said, “Why is this old fart not talking? He should at least tell us how he’s planning to solve this. Why is he wasting everyone’s time?”

phone, Gale‘s voice

would not even dare to talk to me

here. Don’t pretend to be mysterious with me, just spit

“Sly child, I want

Henry a look, then picked up the phone and turned off the speaker. He walked into the office and said,

cannot be known to the people of Harbor City and

why I’m calling you, Old Master Hurlbutt. To put it bluntly, I am giving you an opportunity as your

this kind of thing reaches the ears of Swallow Capital, then I don’t know what the consequences

“Let’s talk about

First, Dean

said without hesitation, “No

500 million bucks of mental damage

tone did not change much. He sneered, “Sly child,

money, just treat this as pocket money for me,” Jasper said with a

to

me in my subsequent actions, and

Jasper’s words annoyed Gale.

support you even if you are dragging the Haddock

ants live without purpose. I am rich, powerful, and I even have connections. So why should I die for no reason? Let’s put it bluntly, do you think I will let myself fall into the same predicament just to cause some trouble for the Haddock Chamber

Commerce. No matter what you think of me, my goodwill and credibility in the domestic

he heard what Jasper

knew that people like Jasper valued promises more than gold. If he gave his word, he would do it. Gale had to admit

promise

while, Gale said through gritted