Mr. Kane Got Blacklisted

Leighton exclaimed, ‘Monster!’’ Nicole echoed, “Monster!”

For once, they were in complete agreement about something.

Estelle was thirty-four, while his girlfriend was twenty-one. Saying that he was robbing the cradle was an understatement.

Estelle’s face turned red with embarrassment as he explained through gritted teeth, “When we were playing games, she told me she was twentyseven. She didn’t show me any pictures, and I thought, who lies about being older?”

It turned out, some people did.

Leighton scoffed, “And after meeting her and knowing her real age, you didn’t cut ties?”

Estelle glared at him. “I did! I even deleted her from my WhatsApp!”

Nicole was curious. “So how did you reconnect?”

game for a while, but one day I logged back

my sister, and if she wanted, she could see me as a

Nicole watched Estelle’s uncomfortable expression and slowly said, “So, the car accident was a lie to meet

more or less true. However, he insisted, “It’s not because she’s young. If I’d known her real age from the start, I wouldn’t have added

skeptical, “I don’t

was persistent, “Age doesn’t matter. It’s about a

because older women are harder to fool. Fresh graduates

throw both of

at them. “So where are you two going

moment before saying, “I

hard but forced himself to say, “Estelle has blossomedlinenot going to be a third wheel.

so earlier?