Life at The Top novel Chapter 80

Sally went to make dinner with a happy chuckle.

Wendy turned to Jasper with a proud look.

Jasper chuckled. ‘This woman’s getting cuter by the second.’

…

Dinner consisted of chicken, a few vegetable dishes, and soup.

Jasper and his family sat around the dining table. The atmosphere had lightened greatly and Wendy was no longer as nervous as she was before. In fact, she began to actively lighten the mood.

Charlie spoke more now that Wendy was here, and he would ask her some questions from time to time.

The lady was smart, for she did not tell the whole story. Instead, she merely said that her family did business and she worked for Commercial Bank.

As far as ordinary families were concerned, a lady with such a family background was the most suitable for their son.

Not to mention that Wendy was a beautiful lady, and both Sally and Charlie were extremely pleased with her.

Jasper drank with Charlie and said, “Dad, these years… I’ve troubled the two of you too much.”

Charlie did not even raise his head. “What are you talking about? It’s part of our life as your parents.”

Jasper chuckled bitterly. “I’ve broken up with Penelope already.”

Wendy’s ears immediately perked up at the topic.

“That’s good, then.” Charlie was pleased. “This girl is way better than Penelope.”

“Wendy and I are still getting to know each other. We haven’t gotten together yet. But it’s only a matter of time before we do.”

“Come back with us tonight, Dad. I bought a new house, we can live together,” Jasper suggested.

“No.”

Charlie declined without much thought.

“I can’t be as free in the city as in the village,” Charlie explained.

Jasper insisted, saying, “I bought a few villas in the city a while ago. The two of you can live in one together. There’s even a garden by the side where you can plant vegetables and flowers. It’s all up to you.”

Charlie fell silent.

“I know that you and Mom have sacrificed a lot for me, Dad. I know that you’ve been keeping silent about how Penelope mistreated you just because I liked her. But it’s different now. I just want the two of you to be happy.”

Jasper was sincere.

“I’ll have your mom pack things up after dinner. Remember to pay the money back,” Charlie reminded.

“I won’t forget,” Jasper replied joyfully, “Not when the dignity of the Laine family is on the line.”

“Brat.” Charlie smiled and walked back into the house.

After dinner, Jasper brought Wendy along as he went to repay everyone his family owed money to.

Except for Bard’s family, most of his relatives pitied his family, so they were more grateful than resentful.

Jasper was clear when it came to these families. He would return 10,000 for every few thousand his family had borrowed, and 15,000 when they had borrowed 10,000.

It was not that Jasper did not want to give more, for the mere interest he earned a day with his wealth was more than the amount he repaid today.

It was just that people tended to take advantage of kindness.

He would only be planting seeds of hatred if he gave too much.