“Sure. I’m actually hungry, and I’m not really interested in going out to eat. I’ll be happy to eat whatever you make, Jalen.”
“That’s good to hear. Just wait and chill while I go busy myself in the kitchen.”
Once Jalen was gone, Hannah stared at the painting in her hand, then turned to the two men on the other side of the coffee table. “Don’t you think my cousin is acting a little strange?”
Dilan and Dotson nodded without hesitation. “There was something wrong with the way he reacted just now, especially when you asked about the paintings.
Then, when you asked about an upcoming exhibit, he looked slightly panicked.”
“He is likely hiding something from you,” Dotson pointed out. “And judging by how anxious he is, it doesn’t seem to be no small matter.”
Hannah ran her hand down the painting. “I see… You should head back to the base after we eat. I can take it from here.”
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“No!” Dilan and Dotson exclaimed in unison. “We’ve received our orders from the Dark Web. We need to stay by your side and protect you until you leave Newfort.”
Hannah heaved a helpless sigh. “You said it yourself, you’re still in school.
Don’t you ever forget that.”
“Oh, no worries, we’ve applied for a leave of absence from university, and it got approved. It’s okay, Boss. Just let us do our job.”
Hannah was at a loss. “Did Beasley Faulkner coach you on how to thwart me at every turn?”
Dotson cleared his throat and awkwardly looked away. “No, no, not at all.”
“You should just stop if you don’t even know how to lie properly. I’m going to call him right now.”
Dotson shot up from his seat and stopped her. “Boss, don’t! He’s going to think we’re useless, and he’s definitely going to make fun of us! Please, please, don’t call him!”
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“So, you’re scared of him, huh? I wonder, though, aren’t you scared of me?”
It was a clear threat, and they all knew it. Dotson mustered a small chuckle. “Come on, Boss. You know we’re doing this for your own good. You know how bad the current state of the surroundings is.Why won’t you just let us do our job? Please!”
Hannah stated, “Nothing will happen to me. You’re overthinking.”
Dotson, coughing slightly, turned to face her. “Boss, we’re all aware of it, no use hiding it.”
“Yeah!” Dilan chimed in, more excited than Dotson. “Beasley let slip that you think Leviathan might still be around.”
Realizing Beasley couldn’t keep a secret, Hannah admitted, “I have my suspicions, but no proof. The Dark Web’s systems are updated. He can’t hack in anymore. But who knows what else he might do? Beasley and I took him down, so if he’s alive, we’re his first targets.”
Dotson disagreed. “Beasley’s probably right. Leviathan’s been gone so long, even the cops think he’s dead. How could he hide all these years? We helped you guys back then. If Leviathan’s out for revenge, we’re on his list too.
Plus, the cops found a lot of blood and his DNA where he vanished. It has to be him. Surviving that much blood loss? He’d have to be a god.”
Dilan nodded in agreement. “Yeah, no way someone survives losing that much blood.”