Cold sweat trickled down Galen's face.

He knew Jasper was always getting into trouble out there. If it weren't for his two reliable friends, Haynes and Foreman Richards, constantly bailing him out, Jasper would've crashed and burned long ago.

Truth be told, Jasper just wasn't up to the job. Galen had never really wanted to hand The Wilkinson Group over to him. But with two such capable friends at his side, what could go wrong? As long as Haynes and Foreman tossed a few contracts their way, the company would keep running smoothly-might even thrive. The Wilkinson Group had its share of talented department heads, too. All Jasper needed to do was sit back and enjoy the ride. And if anything serious cropped up, Haynes would step in.

With the O'Brien Group backing him, Jasper should have had it made.

Galen never imagined that Jasper, without a word of warning, would land him in such a mess.

If it weren't for the setting, Galen would've slapped him right then and there.

He scrambled for an excuse. "Mr. Burton, I'm truly sorry. Jasper didn't know who you were, otherwise he would never have "

Mr. Burton arched an eyebrow. "So, by your account, the Wilkinson family only picks on the weak and grovels to the strong? Is that how you do business?"

Galen fell silent, his legs trembling so hard he could barely stand.

He knew that crossing Mr. Burton meant disaster; the Burton family wouldn't have

a finger to ruin

quiet all this time, finally

aren't you going to come over here and apologize to Mr.

words hit Jasper like a bucket of cold water. For all his arrogance, Jasper wasn't completely reckless-he

assumed Mr. Burton was just some unremarkable old man, someone with

How wrong he'd been.

room, never

Burton, I'm sorry... It was all a misunderstanding-my fault entirely. Please, sir, I hope you can find it

of defiance or resentment in

is supposed to make

can pay for the

I look like I

utter a word.

What can we do to make things right for Jasper?"

learning who he was dealing with. A pity, he thought, that

nothing you can do," Mr. Burton replied coolly. "No matter

the type to

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