Life at the Top

By the time he arrived downstairs, Captain Vaughn’s team had already left with Terence and Zayden with them.

Darrel and his parents were still waiting grimly for Jasper.

Jasper walked over and turned to Honey and her husband. “Uncle, Aunty, would you prefer we go back to my place and talk there?”

Jasper’s uncle waved him off despondently. “It’s alright. We just have a few things to say and then we’ll go home.”

Jasper replied seriously, “Please do, then. I’m listening.”

Jasper’s uncle looked at him and said, “In all honesty, we can’t nor do we intend to blame you for what happened today.

“However, it wasn’t a nice feeling to send our own son off to prison either.

“Darrel is all we have left now.”

is still your cousin. He and Terence are different. Darrel’s an honest boy and he’s not the kind who would hurt

to do business, but it’s not something us parents can help him with. As his cousin and the most outstanding child in the Laine

plan he’s come up with

then. Very nice. We’ll get going now, don’t let

decided that I’ll find the best lawyer I can for him. I’ll do everything I can to reduce his jail time. It’ll also be good if you urge him to cooperate when

that he would be frank, considering how it’s best if he doesn’t hold any information he knows back from the authorities to help with the investigation. Another reason

able to get out in three to five years

and he spoke, “That’s for the best. You’re a capable boy, Jasper, and you know a lot of people. Farmers like us don’t even know where to look for a lawyer. I’ll

looked up at Darrel. “Send your parents back first. Contact me if you need anything

back. The two looked like they had suddenly

problem with you because of this, right,

than anyone that I’m the last person

this. Let’s go back first. We’ve spent the

tense shoulders and