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.

When the door to the

my hand.

“Get in.”

spoke briskly and without much emotion, so much so that I was unsure whether I had

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 my

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

you found out

somewhat patronizingly before he went on to light up

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

moment, the windows to the

resting quietly inside the ashtray. With the inside of the

felt warm inside and pursed my lips as I regarded him and

unwavering. The calmness that was also reflected in his gaze made him hard to

rolled to a

open the door. “Mr.

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

whispered

silence with a

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