43. The true identity

"I have it on good authority from a mutual friend that Stephen is a big fan of this jasmine perfume. Stephen will most certainly pay attention to it so long as you spritz it on your body at the appropriate time and tell him that you gave him this perfume bottle. You've opened the door for me to speak with him by flattering me, thank you very much." He pursed his lips in concentration.

The skepticism of Louis: "An acquaintance? Do you happen to know any of Stephen's hobbies? Is it possible that this is Eric's acquaintance?"

Louis was correct in his guess! In point of fact, Kyle did not set out to do any of this in the beginning. The previous time, after rescuing Kyle from the gangsters in the burning house, Eric's plan was to use Kyle to give himself a chance to return to Stephen's camp. Kyle was the one who saved Eric. The first stage of Eric's plan was to make it as easy as possible for Kyle to enter Pearl Mansion, which would pave the way for Eric to come back later.

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