Marcus’ half-awakened eyes promptly lit up, and his inflection elevated a notch. “To see who?”

I replied with a stutter, “It’s…”

He did not wait for me to finish. “Go ahead if you want to, but be careful. There may be something more to the traffic accident than meets the eye.”

His tone was calm, but his words discouraging.

I nodded. “I understand. I’ll be back as soon as possible.”

With that, I poured a glass of water and left it within his reach. “Rest up first. Mrs. Kingsley will be over soon.”

“Okay.”

……

I left only when Mrs. Kingsley arrived.

I was about to hire a ride when a black van honked at me.

Its number plate was not unfamiliar to me. Ashton had once unloaded from this vehicle when he moved in next door to Marcus.

over for the handle. When the door to the rear seating opened,

my hand.

“Get in.”

so much so that I was unsure whether I had

Only then did I understand that he had been waiting for some time, so I promptly lowered my head and entered without

excellent as it was relatively quiet even while we traversed the bustling

us to break the silence. “Have you found out the results of

somewhat patronizingly before he went on to light up a

had been subsisting on medication and supplements during this period and was more sensitive than most. I cupped my nose inside

next moment, the windows

I turned, I saw that the freshly lit cigar was now resting quietly inside the ashtray. With the inside of the car completely ventilated by the night breeze, the scent of the tobacco quickly

inside and pursed my lips as I regarded him and

forward and unwavering. The calmness that was also reflected

car rolled to

came up to open

would appear that he, too, had been waiting for a while as well. Upon detecting my presence, he bowed

himself to Ashton’s right and whispered

with a

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