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.”

continued, “No matter what, Darrel is still your cousin. He and Terence are different. Darrel’s an honest boy and he’s not the kind who would

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

even if you hadn’t asked me, Uncle. The business plan he’s come up with will begin very soon, and your family will get to relax and enjoy life

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

do everything I can to reduce his jail time. It’ll also be good if you urge him to cooperate when you visit

doesn’t hold any information he knows back from the authorities to help with the investigation. Another reason being that good behavior tends to

likely be able to get out in three to five years and it still

a capable boy, Jasper, and you know a lot of people. Farmers like us don’t even know where to look

your parents back first. Contact me if

The two looked like they had suddenly aged

wouldn’t have a problem with you because of this, right, Jasper?” Julian

than anyone that I’m the last

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

and got into