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022. Late Night Lecture...

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last update Last Updated: 2025-04-30 22:31:54

The phone call had barely ended when Alex spotted movement in his rearview mirror.

A man emerged from behind a tall hedge near the front gate of the Reed estate, standing in the warm light of the security lamps. He wore a nice, dark long coat, and he didn’t seem to be trying to hide; he was simply waiting.

Alex’s hand hovered near his holster as he stepped out of the car and closed the door behind him.

“Something I can help you with?” Alex called out, casually but not carelessly.

Rafael stepped forward, hands in his coat pockets. “I could ask you the same.”

Alex didn’t move. “You’re Ava’s assistant. Rafael, right?”

“Among other things.”

There was an awkward silence between them, a tense moment that pretended to be a conversation. The wind rustled through the trees by the estate walls, the only sound filling the gap for a while.

“I’m not here for trouble,” Rafael finally said, stepping a little closer. “But if you’re going to keep showing up at that door pretending to be something you’
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