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?”

a while, but one day I logged back in, and she immediately

and if she wanted, she could

help…” Nicole watched Estelle’s uncomfortable expression and slowly said, “So, the car accident was a lie to meet you. Turns out the saying is true: a persistent girl wears

insisted, “It’s not because she’s young. If I’d known her real age

“I

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

older women are harder to fool. Fresh graduates are full of dreams and easy

both of them out of the

throw the problem back at them. “So where are you two going to

before saying, “I have another

but forced himself to say, “Estelle has blossomedlinenot going to be a third wheel. Besides… So what if someone died there? I used to sleep in a graveyard when I

didn’t you say so earlier? We’ve wasted so