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Twenty-two
Surely Nikolai wasn't an idiot to let himself get followed by a detective. He hadn't become Marcello's closest thug on stupidity or ignorance. The second he noticed being followed, he smartly diverted his attention by sending someone to sell some bags to Dylan's supposed ward for the night. And Dylan, being the gentle man and kind hearted person he was, had chosen to prioritized the well being of Ashley over his work. He'd immediately dragged her and her companions out of the place and alerted the local police.
Back at his apartment, he took the initiative to go through Jasmine's file again.
What was he missing?
'Born and raised in West Africa, a local former British and French territory; two of four kids; older brother, older sister, and a younger sibling'
Dylan burned the night candle going through that file, reading in between the lines and putting a question mark on everything unclear about Jasmine's identity.
Towards the early hours of the mo
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