"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.

"Not yet." "Then, addressing Ms. Alyssa as

Our situations are different.

clenched subtly, but his voice

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

Solana City police force don't just do

Justice will always prevail.

is what he deserves." Jasper held his

is next?"

but a

Jameson worked

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

him aside like a

no one." Jasper squinted his eyes and

Novak, are you certain you're any different?" Nicholas

had eyes all over

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

was cold-blooded,

to survive; only then he

with Jameson—there was no turning

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

If you don't mind, you can have it." Nicholas' eyes constricted as an inexplicable pain surged in his

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