Chapter 2059

"May I sit down?" Justin's voice was polite.

"Please do."

The man sat gracefully across from him, alone and unencumbered with bodyguards. Wordlessly, the atmosphere was charged with tension.

"Mr. Salvador, a man of your stature wouldn't normally come to a place like this for coffee," Owen said, taking a deep drag of his cigarette. "This isn't a coincidence. You've been following me."

"Not at all," Justin replied, his lips curling slightly. "My wife told me about what happened at the nursing home that day. She said if you're not at your office, you'd surely be here. After all, Deputy Chief Hopkins, you're as devoted to your wife as I am to mine. No matter how far the detour, we end up in the same place." His words were so layered that only a practiced person could decipher the conversation.

"Are you married to Ms. Thompson?" Owen asked, puffing on his cigarette.

"Not yet," Justin replied.

"Then calling her 'wife' is just a term of endearment. We're not the same kind of people. You wouldn't understand my situation."

spoke in a low voice. "Aaron Larson was suddenly arrested. Doesn't that strike you

indifferent. "The Savrow police are not incompetent. Justice

at him intently. "Who do you

air grew

should I know?" Owen responded coolly, though his fingers trembled, causing

still sacrificed Aaron as a scapegoat. In Christopher's eyes, no one is trustworthy," Justin said, his sharp eyes narrowing. "When the job is

say, I'll take my leave," Owen said, feeling the gravity of the

with Justin would be hard to explain. Christopher was ruthless and suspicious, and he needed to stay alive to protect his wife. He was already tied

leave, Justin suddenly leaned forward, pressing a silver lighter into

clenched the lighter, lowered

remained seated, gazing at the bustling night scene,

he received a message

Did you

fingers typing carefully on

[Justin: Yes, we talked.]

You have a high

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