"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.

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

Our situations are different.

Jasper's jaw clenched subtly, but his voice remained

you think it's odd that Aidan Lovelace was

City police force don't

Justice will always prevail.

is what he deserves." Jasper held

do you think is

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

Jameson worked extremely

Belbanks bigwig, helped Jameson distribute illegal drugs,

Jameson cast him aside like

Jameson trusts no one." Jasper squinted his eyes and continued, "Jameson was merely getting rid of Aidan

you're any different?" Nicholas felt

knew Jameson had eyes all

explain himself if Jameson found out that he had secretly

was cold-blooded,

survive; only then

was already entangled with Jameson—there was no turning

rose to leave, Jasper lunged forward and

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

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