"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

Our situations are different.

understand mine." Jasper's jaw clenched subtly, but

think it's odd that Aidan Lovelace was suddenly arrested, Chief Novak?" Nicholas'

City police force don't

Justice will always prevail.

he deserves." Jasper

who do you think is

I know?" Nicholas dismissed him coldly, but

and Jameson worked

of Lovelace Group and a Belbanks bigwig, helped Jameson distribute illegal drugs, amassing

aside like a disposable

his eyes and continued,

you're any different?" Nicholas felt a slight stirring in

Jameson had

Jameson found out

cold-blooded, sinister, and

what, Nicholas had to survive;

he was already entangled with Jameson—there was no

lunged forward and pressed a silver lighter into

don't mind, you can have it." Nicholas'

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