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.”

still your cousin. He and Terence are different. Darrel’s an honest

As his cousin and the most outstanding

Uncle. The business plan he’s come

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

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 you visit him later

information he knows back from the authorities to help with the investigation. Another reason being

way, he’ll most likely be able to get out in three to five years

graced his uncle’s features 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

your parents back first. Contact me if you need anything

back. The two looked

because of this, right, Jasper?” Julian approached Jasper

“He knows better than anyone that I’m the last person he should have a problem

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

and got into the car