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.”
At that, 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 hurt you.
“All this child wants is 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 family, I ask that you help him wherever you can.”
Jasper quickly replied, “I’ll do that 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 by then.”
Jasper’s uncle smiled warmly and nodded. “That’s nice, then. Very nice. We’ll get going now, don’t let us delay you from your work.”
“Don’t worry, 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 also be good if you urge him to cooperate when you visit him later on.
“Mainly 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 behavior tends to decrease jail time.
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