Chapter 1393: Am I Asking for Monica?

Nighttime.

Algerone Swain had arranged a business meeting with a friend, and he hadn't returned home by eight in the evening. The villa was pitch black, with no lights on and no servants in sight. It seemed like an unoccupied house. Did he really live here?

A Maybach was parked in the yard, with two streetlights emitting a warm yellow glow. Tristan had been waiting since sunset, through twilight, and then to the moon climbing up the treetops.

The surroundings were still quiet, with no sound of car engines, just the occasional chirping of insects and birds. He checked the time on his wrist again, preparing to call Uncle Swain to ask when he would be back. Just as he found the number, a car's headlights shone in his direction.

Tristan looked over and saw a car parked next to his, with less than two meters separating them. Algerone Swain's car had just come to a stop when he turned to look at the driver's seat of the other car, and his eyes met Tristan's.

Their gazes briefly met before they both got out of their cars almost simultaneously.

"Have you been waiting long?" Algerone Swain asked apologetically, "Mr. Norwell, when did you come?"

Uncle Swain." Tristan greeted him politely with a smile, "Just call me Tristan,

didn't say much, as the winter night wind was a bit biting. He strode

otherwise the lights wouldn't have been off all this time. However, just because there

a coincidence? Or maybe the lady of the house was on

meters. There were indeed no servants, as Algerone Swain made tea for Tristan

had saved Swain's number in his

need to find me, be sure to call me in advance,” the middle-aged man said kindly. "Sometimes I work overtime

company? A man with such freedom must undoubtedly be

deep and gentle eyes scanning the living room for a woman's touch. He couldn't find any signs, not

other party hadn't said anything yet. He had come here today to get a definitive answer,

so giving her gifts to win her favor was

"Go ahead."

teapot on the coffee table and sat down across

at him and asked softly, "Have you been single all

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