"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 your wife

Our situations are different.

clenched subtly, but his voice

Aidan Lovelace was suddenly arrested, Chief

Solana City police force don't just

Justice will always prevail.

what he deserves." Jasper held his

do you think is next?" The

coldly, but a tremor ran through the hand

and Jameson worked

a Belbanks bigwig, helped Jameson distribute

cast him aside like a disposable

and continued, "Jameson was merely getting rid of Aidan

any different?" Nicholas felt a slight stirring in his

had eyes all

how to explain himself if Jameson found out that he had

was cold-blooded, sinister, and

what, Nicholas had to survive; only then he could protect

with Jameson—there

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

can have it." Nicholas'

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