A similar flurry of emotions was brewing within Mitch as well.
He looked at Zane in disbelief. He and Zane had the same enemy—Jasper. As such, Mitch was well aware of how much Zane hated the other.
It would not be inaccurate to say that Zane wanted to cook Jasper alive.
Yet here the man was, kneeling in front of Jasper. After watching with his own eyes how Conrad had spat out blood and fainted after getting enraged by Jasper, this was the second time Mitch felt utterly terrified.
The terror cut even deeper this time than it did with Conrad.
After all, he and Zane were, to some degree, the same kind of people.
The only difference was that his status was above Zane’s. As for their identities, both of them were from wealthy families and belonged to Harbor City’s circle of trust fund babies.
As such, there was not much difference between him and Zane.
‘If Zane can be reduced to kneeling before Jasper while begging for mercy, who’s to say that the same fate won’t befall me someday?’
At that train of thought, Mitch felt a deep sense of fear engulf his heart.
He looked at Jasper in both fear and curiosity as he wondered if he had any similar weaknesses—the kind that he would do everything to ensure Jasper never found out.
At that, Mitch realized he was doomed.
It occurred to him that he was filled with weaknesses to exploit. He had done too many bad things in the past.
He would be fine if he were facing anyone else, but it was a different story when Jasper was involved as the man was unpredictable. If Jasper ended up shining light on those things, just his family finding out about it would be enough to screw him over. His dad Kennedy would be the first to beat him to death.
At that moment, Mitch understood why Zane was willing to get on his knees for Jasper.
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