"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.

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

Our situations are different.

jaw clenched subtly, but his voice

Aidan Lovelace

police force don't just

Justice will always prevail.

is what he deserves." Jasper held

think is next?" The air suddenly

dismissed him coldly, but a tremor ran through the hand holding his

and Jameson

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

Jameson cast him aside like a

squinted his eyes and continued, "Jameson was merely getting rid of Aidan after he

certain you're any different?" Nicholas felt a

he knew Jameson had

if Jameson found out that he had

cold-blooded, sinister, and

to survive; only then he

was already entangled with Jameson—there was no turning

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

bring a lighter, right? If you don't mind, you can have it." Nicholas' eyes constricted as an inexplicable pain surged

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