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.

the door to

my

“Get in.”

spoke briskly and without much emotion, so much so that

often. Their movements were casual yet confident. Only then did I understand that he had been waiting

it was relatively quiet even while we traversed the

the silence. “Have you found out the results

lifted somewhat patronizingly before he went on to light up

and supplements during this period and was more sensitive than most. I cupped my

moment, the windows to the side steadily

quietly inside the ashtray. With the inside of the car completely

inside and pursed my lips as I regarded him and his

calmness that was also reflected in his gaze made

the car rolled to

came up to open

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

walked himself to Ashton’s right and whispered into his ear as

silence with

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