"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.

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

Our situations are different.

subtly, but his voice remained calm

Aidan Lovelace was suddenly arrested, Chief

Solana City police force don't just do

Justice will always prevail.

is what he deserves." Jasper held his gaze

you think is next?" The

know?" Nicholas dismissed him coldly, but a tremor ran through the hand holding his

and Jameson

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

cast him aside like a

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

you certain you're any different?" Nicholas felt a

had eyes all

Jameson found

was cold-blooded,

Nicholas had to survive; only then he

entangled with Jameson—there

to leave, Jasper lunged forward and pressed a silver

can have it." Nicholas' eyes constricted as an inexplicable pain surged

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