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.

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

my hand. “Mr.

“Get in.”

spoke briskly and without much emotion, so much so that I

a glimpse of his fingers rapping upon the armrest ever so often. Their movements were casual yet confident. Only then did I understand that he had been waiting for some time, so I promptly lowered

vehicle was excellent as it was relatively quiet even

break the silence. “Have you found out the results of the paternity test yet,

patronizingly before he went on to light up a cigar for

this period and was more sensitive than

the windows to the side steadily

turned, I saw that the freshly lit cigar was now resting quietly inside the ashtray. With the inside

pursed my lips as I regarded him and his considerate

gaze was directed forward and unwavering. The calmness that was also reflected in his gaze made him

car rolled

open the

a while as well. Upon detecting my presence, he bowed

Ashton’s right and whispered into his

behind in silence with a clamminess

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