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 not the kind who would

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

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

nice. We’ll get going now, don’t let

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

so 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 that good

in three to five years and it still won’t

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

Darrel. “Send your parents back first. Contact me if

and helped his parents back. The two looked like they had suddenly aged a few

you because of this,

“He knows better than anyone that I’m the last

enough about this. Let’s go back first.

massaged his tense shoulders and got