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 reached out,

sister, and if

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 out the saying is true: a persistent girl wears down a

young. If I’d known her real age from the start, I wouldn’t have

“I don’t

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

to fool. Fresh

to throw both of them out of the

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

before saying, “I have another place. Let’s go

himself to say, “Estelle has blossomedlinenot going to be a third wheel. Besides… So what if someone died there?

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