“Watch your mouth. As far as I’m concerned, Julian is close enough to be my brother while we are no closer than strangers.” Jasper turned to Terence who had a hand on his cheek and was currently being dragged into the room by Julian.
Terence clenched his jaw but did not speak anymore.
He knew that regardless of what happened today, he was screwed.
…
Ignoring their intentions and whether they were only doing this for their own benefits, Zayden and Sirius seemed to have come to an agreement.
That put Zayden in a great mood.
He had the Monty family’s support and the green light from his uncle.
The series of attacks he had diligently prepared for Jasper could begin tomorrow.
The uncle-nephew pair, who each had their own agendas, was in a great mood. They ended up drinking a substantial amount of alcohol.
Zayden was tipsy and intoxicated by the time they parted ways.
He was swaying as he opened the door to his apartment. Zayden kicked his shoes off and yawned as entered the house. Clouded by alcohol, he wondered if he should find a woman to spend the night with.
However, Zayden was stricken the moment he entered the house. He stared in disbelief at the sight of Jasper sitting lazily on the sofa.
Zayden felt his mind run haywire at the sight of Jasper.
He had never expected to see Jasper in his house!
He was stunned, surprised, and also a little terrified.
After combing through the complicated emotions in his mind, Zayden asked hoarsely, “What the f*ck?! Are you a human or a ghost?!”
After receiving such a shock, any sense of intoxication Zayden felt had now disappeared. However, his brain had yet to completely catch up to things.
Jasper smiled in satisfaction at Zayden’s reaction like a child who had just played a prank. There was no hostility in his smile when he replied, “A human, of course. Are you surprised?
“I suppose I understand why you’re shocked, considering the person you can’t wait to get rid of for good has appeared in your supposedly secluded and safe house. I guess it feels like seeing a snake in your bed right when you lift the covers, huh?”
After quickly regulating his emotions, Zayden then speedily swept his gaze over the house.
There was an expressionless man he did not recognize standing behind Jasper.
Terence was here too!
Terence was currently hiding in the corner of the room frightfully, not daring to look at Zayden.
Seeing Terence, Zayden understood what was going on and chuckled furiously. “You’re the one who brought Jasper here, weren’t you, you f*cking b*stard?”
Terence did not dare to look up, let alone meet Zayden’s gaze. He did not dare to speak at all.
While arrogant and stupid, Terence still had the rationale of a normal human being. He was aware that he had no right to speak here.
He would be met with the same consequences regardless of whether he admitted it or not.
Taking a deep breath, Zayden did not wait for Terence’s reply as Terence expected. Zayden turned to Jasper. Suddenly smiling, he replied, “It’s New Year’s, isn’t it? I came back to spend Christmas and New Year’s with my family. Is anything wrong with that?”
“Of course not.” Jasper nodded.
“But if you came here to get help from some distant relative to get rid of me and persuade my own relatives to set my construction site aflame, then there’s definitely something wrong with that.”
Jasper spoke slowly as he turned to Zayden.
Zayden scoffed. “I don’t even know what you’re talking about. You’re blaming me because your own construction site caught fire? Isn’t that too arrogant of you, Jasper?”
“Say, if I turn Terence in to the police as an upstanding citizen, what do you think are the chances of him giving up your name?” Jasper suddenly asked.
Zayden’s smile froze, and his eyes were filled with shame as well as anger.
