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.”

Jasper’s uncle looked sorrowful as he continued, “No matter what, Darrel is still your cousin. He and Terence are different. Darrel’s an honest boy and he’s

something us parents can help him with. As his cousin and the most outstanding child in the Laine family, I ask that you

business plan he’s come up with will begin very soon, and your family will get to relax

Very nice. We’ll

Uncle. About Terence, I’ve already 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

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 being

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

back first. Contact me if you need anything

his parents back. The two looked like

problem with you because of

anyone that

this. Let’s go back first. We’ve spent the whole day out,

tense shoulders and got