“He’s my friend, Zane, show some respect!”
Anna’s face was covered in frost as she stood beside Jasper without hesitation and chided Zane.
Zane brushed the tip of his nose, paying no heed to Anna’s words.
When he swept his gaze at Jasper’s luggage with an air freight label, his expression changed slightly.
“You’re from the Mainland?” Zane sneered.
“It turns out you’re from the Mainland. No wonder I’ve never seen you around here. What’s wrong? Trying to come here and make a fortune? If you want to make money, we can give you some, but you need to know your place. Harbor City is nothing like your poor Mainland, you hear me?”
“I thought that most of the young people in Harbor City are knowledgeable, have class, and are talented like Anna. Turns out it isn’t the case,” Jasper said faintly.
Even in 2020, there were still many self-opinionated people who thought they were superior and thus looked down on Mainlanders just because they were from Harbor City.
Zane’s complexion changed as he raged. “Hey, Mainlander, who are you calling ignorant and having no class? How dare a Mainlander like you say that I have no class?”
“I’m referring to the one who’s mad about this.” Jasper shrugged.
Having said that, Jasper turned his head and said to Anna, “Let’s go upstairs, there’s no need to waste time on a man like that.”
Zane stared at Jasper with cold eyes and let out an angry smile. “You think you can do whatever you like just because you’re friends with Anna? I can easily squash a Mainlander like you to death.”
As Zane said that, he looked at Anna and said, “Anna, you’re a member of the Laws, Harbor City’s aristocratic family. Hanging out with a Mainlander like that will only make you look inferior.”
Anna glanced at Zane and said, “I think I’ll look inferior when I hang out with someone like you.”
Having said that, Anna smiled at Jasper and said, “Let’s go upstairs. Ignore him.”
He watched sullenly as the two figures disappeared into the elevator. Zane clenched his fists and slowly loosened them. It was obvious that he was in a state of great anger.
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