Chapter 26
“M-Mr. Jasper. I’m out!” Xavier huffed.
The hotel was a tall building with a dozen flights of stairs.
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By the time Xavier reached the 38th floor, he was huffing and puffing. His legs went weak. He almost keeled over.
“Be a man. We have two floors to go. Hurry,” Jasper urged emotionlessly as he continued to climb the stairs.
He was 30 this year, only two years older than Xavier. He had been in the Peacekeeping Forces during his younger days.
After retiring from the forces, he regularly worked out and practiced boxing. Thus, his stamina and tolerance were above average.
He knew he could still do it even if he had to climb another 20 floors. After all, the night run in the forces was always more than 30 rounds
on the field.
sat on the stairs
Jasper,” said a man who approached Jasper with a professional smile. His eyes made him look young.
She has been waiting for you. Please come
wondered. He felt a surge of anger. His expression darkened. Then Jasper responded, “Walking can never be faster than the elevator. I hope
turned around and
composure. He was about
“Stay here.”
Sean to the general manager’s office. He had attended many significant
sound of knocking, a female voice resounded from
and gestured for Jasper to
himself before striding into
chocolate while watching them from the room
was a young lady in exquisite clothes. Her long hair rested over her shoulders, making her look
one who keeps making things difficult for me?” he thought, disappointed. “She looks different from what I expected.
seat.” Alyssa instructed into the earpiece. Her puppet, Mia, echoed her words. However, Mia appeared rather restless compared to Alyssa.
on the couch as he
There was a black plano placed in the corner. Next to the leather couch was a marble table. The one that caught Jasper’s attention was the painting hanging behind “Alyssa.” It was a painting of a tiger