"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.

blinked and said, "Not yet." "Then, addressing

Our situations are different.

jaw clenched subtly, but his voice remained

that Aidan Lovelace was

Solana City police force

Justice will always prevail.

he deserves." Jasper held his

you think is next?" The air suddenly

but a tremor ran through the hand

and Jameson worked

helped Jameson distribute illegal drugs, amassing a

cast him aside like a

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

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

Jameson had

had no idea how to explain himself if Jameson found out that he

was cold-blooded, sinister, and

what, Nicholas had to survive;

he was already entangled with Jameson—there

to leave, Jasper lunged forward and pressed a silver lighter

have

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