His eyes twinkled as he looked ahead, “Yeah.”

I was confused. “Why not call the police then?”

“Idiot.” Mark chuckled. “Do you think the old lady celebrating her 80th birthday

today would agree to me calling the cops? Sometimes, there are other ways

to achieve the same result.”

That statement was intriguingly profound.

Surprised, I turned to Mark and smiled. “Mark, you’re different from the Mark I

knew before.”

“How so?” He paused, looking at me, “Or… do you not like this side of me?”

“No way!” I immediately protested, praising him, “You’ve become sharper and

than the Mark I remember. I’m really impressed

you think

we had no one to rely on but

in the treacherous waters of

was a recipe for

seemed momentarily stunned, his eyes lighting up.

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“Absolutely.” I nodded earnestly.

but Mark seemed to

his tension easing considerably as if my question had made

nervous.

family’s banquet hall,

upper class of RiverCity but also some

me some food from the buffet, saying, “I need

relax here, and call me

accepting

buzzed with activity, and typically blending into

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