"Can I join you?" Jasper asked, his demeanor warm and friendly.

Nicholas replied simply, "Sure." Jasper gracefully sat opposite him, arriving alone with no backup.

A palpable tension hung in the air even before a word was spoken.

"Mr. Beckett," Nicholas began, "a man of your stature wouldn't be drinking coffee in a place like this." Nicholas then took a deep drag of his cigarette.

His eyes were grim.

"So, this isn't a coincidence.

You've been following me." "It's not what you think," Jasper countered.

A slight twitch of Jasper's lips accompanied his sincere gaze.

"My wife told me everything that happened at the nursing home.

She knew you'd be here if I couldn't find you at home.

After all, both of us prioritize our wives.

We might take detours, but we always end up in the same place, don't we?" An intelligent man would never directly communicate what he meant.

Nicholas continued to smoke.

yet." "Then, addressing Ms. Alyssa as your wife is merely a term of endearment; it's

Our situations are different.

clenched subtly, but his

Don't you think it's odd that Aidan Lovelace was

Solana City police force don't

Justice will always prevail.

is what he deserves." Jasper held

do you think is next?"

Nicholas dismissed him coldly, but a tremor ran through the hand

Jameson

Belbanks bigwig, helped Jameson distribute illegal drugs, amassing a fortune in

him aside

see, Jameson trusts no one." Jasper squinted his eyes and continued, "Jameson was merely

are you certain you're any different?" Nicholas felt

knew Jameson had eyes

to explain himself if Jameson found out that he had secretly met up

cold-blooded, sinister,

what, Nicholas had to survive; only then he could

already entangled with

Nicholas rose to leave, Jasper lunged forward and pressed a silver lighter into Nicholas'

have it." Nicholas' eyes constricted as an inexplicable pain surged in his

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