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Looming Shadow

A pair of dark eyes watched the lit window of a building, careful not to be noticed by the one who was living there as he was advised by someone to not get caught.

"Watch them, but do not show yourself."

"Alright, I will. But now what?" he asked, quite unsure about the next step. Now that he figured out where she lived, what will he do next?

"Now what?" said the man, his brows twitching. His hands that rubbed his beard stopped, eyes flicking at him.

"That is all I do? Watch them?"

The man reclined on his seat, he picked up a bottle of whiskey and played with it. "For now, yes. That is all you do. Remember, do not get caught."

"But why? I think it is the best if she knew--"

"I said, do not get caught! As long as she is doing fine, do not show yourself. Watch them for me," the man said, snapping at him for asking questions.

He could only scratch his head and nodded at the same time. This man in front of him is a new man.

But he was such a fool for this woman. All the p