Chapter 26.
Jasper’s POV.
“Jumping straight to business, huh?” I teased. The goal was to set him at ease for the request I was about to make of him. If anything went wrong, he was going to take the fall. Call it pacifying my conscience, but it was an evil that had to be done— all thanks to Mart.
“My apologies, sir. I just didn’t want to waste your time with unnecessary informalities,” he apologized, his voice growing more relaxed.
“How’s your wife and your son? I believe they are happy to have the man in their life under the same roof as them,” I hinted subtly.
“I have you to thank for that, Mr. Hawthorne. Whatever it is you want me to do to express my gratitude.. I’ll do it, sir,” Dupont reaffirmed his loyalty.
“I’m glad I can trust you, Dupont. I’ll be counting on your loyalty to
