Chapter 1293:
“Jasper, are you good at school?” Nina asked, launching her signature tactic like a practiced diplomat.
Jasper hesitated before replying coolly, “I do okay.”
“Can you helpwith my homework, then?” Nina asked with a straight face, throwing her own brother under
the proverbial bus. “Jesse gavesassignments, but there are parts | just can’t figure out. And | don't dare
ask him. He's a little scary.”
Jasper thought for a second before responding. “He looks nice.”
“That's because he’s nice in front of others. When it’s just the two of us, he’s frightening,” Nina replied without
the faintest worry of being caught. “Every t| ask a question, he callssilly.”
Jasper instinctively glanced toward Jerome.
Jerremained silent. Ever since Jasper arrived, Nina had been paying less and less attention to him.
“Can you helpwith my homework?” Nina asked again, determined to build a bridge to Jasper as quickly as
possible.
His expression didn’t thaw, but he nodded. “Let's go.”
“Yay!” Nina cheered, nearly bursting with energy.
She led both Jasper and Jerto the study on the second floor.
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When they stepped inside, Jesse was already seated with a book in his lap—every inch the little gentleman.
Nina felt a twinge of guilt but pushed through. She pulled a worksheet from her drawer and held it out. “I don’t
get these.”
Jasper looked at the paper and frowned slightly.
Jeralso leaned in, confused.
“These aren't for our level,” Jasper said, quickly recognizing the third-grade content.
“I know,” Nina admitted, glancing anxiously at Jesse, her little heart skipping a beat. “But Jesse said | should
study ahead. He gavethis homework.”
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Jasper took one more look at the page, then went to Jesse for help.
When it cto lies, Jesse didn’t tolerate them easily.
But since this particular one only brushed against him, he let it slide—for now. Deep down, he was already
planning how to settle the score later that evening.
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“I know,” Nina said, her voice suddenly serious. “That's why I'm asking Jasper to help tutor me.”
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With Jasper caught up tutoring Nina,
that left Jerwith nothing to do.
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plucked faw/storybooks off the
shelf and handed them to him.
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“Can | go find your mom?” Jerasked, his mind still buzzing with thoughts of those hacking lessons.