For years, Jasper Hawthorne had been dedicated to making Zane Hawthorne's life miserable.
The main reason was that when their grandfather had first wanted to bring him into the family, Zane had vehemently objected. Grandfather had wavered then, too.
When he first arrived at the Hawthorne estate, he knew Zane was the prized eldest grandson, so he always walked on eggshells around him.
He lived cautiously, cautiously trying to curry favor.
Unfortunately, this brother in name only never spared him so much as a glance.
He was always high and mighty, indifferent to everything.
Such was the confidence that came with being the Hawthorne family's eldest grandson.
By contrast, though he held the title of a young master of the Hawthorne family, no one took him seriously. The entire household revolved around Zane and Zane alone.
He was still like a second-rate impostor, unfit for the main stage. No matter how proper or fawning he acted, he never received any attention.
