"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.

"Then, addressing Ms.

Our situations are different.

subtly, but his voice remained calm

Aidan Lovelace was suddenly arrested, Chief Novak?" Nicholas'

force don't just

Justice will always prevail.

what he deserves." Jasper held his gaze

who do you think is next?"

him coldly, but a tremor ran through the

and Jameson worked extremely

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

aside like

his eyes and continued, "Jameson was merely getting rid of Aidan after he outlived his

any different?" Nicholas

Jameson had eyes all

himself if Jameson found out that he had secretly met up with

was cold-blooded, sinister, and

survive; only then

he was already entangled with Jameson—there

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

right? If you don't mind, you can have it." Nicholas' eyes

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