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?”

off the game for a while, but one day I logged back in, and she immediately

too young, like my sister, and if she wanted, she could see me as

days later, she said she was in a car accident. The driver fled, and she didn’t know what to do, being new in town, so I went to help…” Nicole watched Estelle’s uncomfortable expression and slowly said, “So, the car accident was a lie to meet you. Turns

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

was skeptical, “I don’t believe

matter.

quipped, “Mainly because older women are harder to fool.

suddenly wanted to throw both of them out of the

decided to throw the problem back at them. “So where are

for a moment before saying,

swallow hard 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 much