"I can only hope that when he loses to me in the upcoming competition, he might be able to reflect upon his own life and veer back onto the righteous path."
"That sounds incredibly humane of you, CEO Caldwell, since when did you suddenly know how to be so considerate of others? Were you moved by a sudden sense of compassion?" Julian chuckled softly, handing the smartphone back to him.
Ethan simply shook his head, offering no verbal reply, and merely picked up the glass of warm water resting on the table to hand it over to Julian. Julian took a small sip, yet the metallic taste lingering in his mouth did not seem to dissipate much. He figured he definitely needed to go brush his teeth. Right before throwing off the blankets to climb out of bed, he turned back to ask Ethan with a gaze utterly brimming with provocation: "Are you genuinely that confident I will secure the victory?"
