Greg carried his son in one hand while he pulled out a box of cigarettes and passed a stick to Jasper.
With that, the two grown men smoked by the entrance of the estate while one of them carried a child in their arms. It was a weird sight.
“So, what’s next?” Jasper asked.
Greg smiled wryly and replied, “I haven’t thought about that much yet. All I want to do now is say goodbye to the past now that it’s finally over.
“As for what comes next… I’m not sure yet.”
Jasper glanced at the heavily asleep child in Greg’s arms and replied, “Pull yourself together, do it for you or the child in your arms.”
“Don’t worry, I won’t keep wallowing about,” Greg looked at the child in his arms adoringly. “He’s my source of hope now. For him, I’m going to work hard and live my best life.”
“That’s good.” Jasper nodded.
He could very well give Greg millions of Somer Dollars and promise the man a comfortable life until he died.
However, this was not how Jasper liked to do things.
More often than not, the path to self-destruction began when someone suddenly received a large sum of money.
Greg had just come out into the light after several years living in the shadows; Now, he needed some time to get used to it.
“You’re rich, aren’t you? Greg turned to look at Jasper.
Jasper smiled and replied, “I’m comfortable.”
“Now that I look at it, that’s your car, no?” Greg pointed at the Bentley Julian drove over that was now parked not too far away.
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