Jasper remained silent as he watched Zayden furiously persuade Terence.
Jasper’s relationship with Terence was horrible and there was no point in trying to persuade him.
Not when Jasper had already found the person who would do it for him.
The moment Zayden finished speaking, the door was slammed open and a large group of uniformed officers entered the house.
Leading them was a middle-aged man with an angular jaw and stern features.
“Control the scene!”
Under Captain Vaughn’s orders, Zayden, Terence, and Sirius were each surrounded by four to five officers.
Zayden immediately started to struggle vigorously. “What are you doing?! I’m an upstanding citizen, what right do you have to arrest me?”
Captain Vaughn frowned and replied, “We’ll be the ones to decide whether you’re an upstanding citizen or not. All you need to do now is cooperate with us.”
Zayden scoffed. “You need to bring evidence out and tell me your reasoning first if you want me to cooperate. Where’s your evidence, huh? What are your reasons, hmm?”
Captain Vaughn looked at Jasper.
Jasper furrowed his brows lightly and spoke, “Please bring Terence Laine’s parents in, Captain Vaughn.”
Captain Vaughn nodded and turned to give an order. Then, Darrel and his parents entered the apartment.
Honey began to cry the moment her gaze fell on Terence. Collapsing over her son, she hit and scolded him, “How could you disappoint me like this? Is it because I spoiled you too much? How could you get yourself into so much trouble? What am I supposed to do now?”
Terence had lived the past few hours with heightened anxiety. While the sight of his parents had shocked him, his eyes were now reddened in shame and fear.
Darrel walked over to Jasper and whispered, “Mom and Dad have already agreed to persuade Terence.”
Nodding, Jasper clapped Darrel’s shoulder but did not say any more.
“Captain Vaughn, could you give Terence and his parents some privacy to talk?” Jasper asked.
Captain Vaughn thought about it and replied, “No problem, but my men must stand at the door following protocol.”
Jasper smiled. “Of course.”
Watching Terence and his parents enter his room, Zayden felt his fear skyrocket to the extreme.
“What are you trying to do this time, Jasper?!” Zayden glared daggers at Jasper, overwhelmed by the utter fear and unease that threatened to drown him.
“Captain Vaughn.”
Ignoring Zayden who was currently agitated, Jasper turned to tell Captain Vaughn, “This here is the true mastermind behind the fire. Please do be careful.”
Captain Vaughn smiled and waved his hand, silently ordering the officers surrounding Zayden to grab both his hands and cuff them.
Zayden barked, “What are you doing? Do you even know who I am?! How dare you handcuff me?”
Realizing that the current situation was already beyond his control, Sirius mustered the courage to step up and speak, “You’re going against the rules now, Jasper.”
“The rules?” Jasper turned to Sirius with an intrigued gaze. “You’re the head of the Hanks family, right? I’m curious as to what Zayden promised you. How’d you involve yourself in this as well?”
