"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.

and Ms. Alyssa married?" Jasper blinked and said, "Not yet." "Then, addressing Ms. Alyssa as your wife is merely

Our situations are different.

jaw clenched subtly, but his

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

City police force don't

Justice will always prevail.

what he deserves." Jasper held his gaze

is next?" The

would I know?" Nicholas dismissed him coldly, but a tremor ran

and Jameson worked extremely

Belbanks bigwig, helped Jameson distribute illegal

cast him aside like

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

certain you're any different?" Nicholas felt

had

if Jameson found out that he had secretly

cold-blooded, sinister, and

what, Nicholas had to survive; only then he could

with Jameson—there was

rose to leave, Jasper lunged forward and pressed

don't mind, you can have it." Nicholas' eyes constricted as an

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