Chapter 35: It’s Dangerous For You To Be Here

Simon nodded.

He brought me to a coffee shop afterward, which was inside the Greensmith Hospital. And they don't just serve ordinary coffee here.

The tiny caramel macchiato in front of me already costs a hundred dollars-More than my monthly allowance.

I smiled as I tasted the strong flavor of the coffee on my tongue.

"It's delicious, sir," I complimented as I took another sip. "I already expected it to taste good. A coffee that costs this much is really expensive." If their coffee didn't taste good at this price, they might as well close the shop.

I expected him to be disgusted because of what I said. A hundred dollars might be nothing to them, but it's already a fortune for me.

But he felt the exact opposite.

"I'm amazed that you can talk to me like this and say what's on your mind without any filter," he said with a smirk.

It was unusual for me to see an older businessman drinking iced coffee instead of black coffee. The fear I felt earlier completely disappeared and was replaced by admiration.

"Even Mason doesn't talk to me like this. Ash and Haze are afraid of me, but you're not. That's amazing."

"Because there's nothing to be afraid of, sir." I placed the cup of coffee back on the table. I had finished it before our conversation even started.

The taste was addictive, though.

"So, what do you want to ask?" He glanced at me, waiting for me to speak. "Is it about my son?"

"No." I almost raised my eyebrows, but I managed to stop myself. "No offense, but I'm not even interested in him."

laughed. "I like

I asked in a serious

in her mind right now. I told her I'd be back before lunch to help finalize things in the afternoon, but it was already one o'clock. My conversation with Haze earlier took longer than expected. Speaking of Evangeline, I really don't know what's going on in her mind. She acts

but she chose to be rude instead. Is it that hard

he replied as he stroked his face, trying to remember something. "She was an

something. I mentioned the

That was her husband's surname," I apologized, waving my hand. "But her maiden

couldn't finish my sentence when

grumpy expression as Evangeline. They both

disheveled. Even his hair

said, greeting him. "I thought you'd be busy

up, which surprised me. "If you want to ask me something, talk to me

raising both hands in surrender. "This lady even offered to talk with me," he added, pointing at me. His

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couldn't understand him. Why was he angry? He just arrived, but he already looked like the world was crashing

go," Mason said as he

not yet

far from Simon, we

but I admit that I'm amazed you were

at him, and again, I felt the

of it. Mason noticed and held my

a strange memory appeared

continued punching the punching bag in front of me. "How long do I have to keep doing

kind of

Jade," I heard Simon say as he

still holding his iced coffee while whistling as if he

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