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 your personality.

I asked in a serious tone, not minding his earlier

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 both kind and mean at the same time,

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

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

that, I realized something. I mentioned

bad. That was her husband's surname," I apologized,

sentence when Mason appeared

at him, and he had the same grumpy expression as Evangeline. They both seemed to be in

were disheveled. Even his hair was messy, as if he had just been in

his father said, greeting him. "I

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

offered to talk with me," he added, pointing at me. His

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was he angry? He just arrived, but he already looked like the world was crashing down

he pulled me away

not

far from

can't keep a secret from me, son, but I admit that I'm amazed you were able to keep this from me

my head to look at him, and again, I felt the strange fear inside

trembled, and I couldn't move because of it. Mason noticed and held my

strange memory appeared in my

bag in front of me. "How long do I have to keep

kind of memory

I heard Simon say as he

holding his iced coffee while whistling as if he

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