One day, he curiously asked him, "You've been so virtuous while serving in the army, is there someone in your heart?"
Actually, it was just a joke, said casually.
Mason Nightshade didn't reply for a long time, his gaze distant as he looked at the crescent moon outside the window. After a long pause, when Grayson Quinn thought he wasn't going to answer, Mason suddenly uttered a faint "hmm" from deep in his throat.
The sound was too low, barely audible.
To this day, Grayson Quinn isn't sure whether Mason really uttered "hmm" back then, or if he was just hearing things.
A cigarette burned out, Mason flicked the butt away, placed his hands on the steering wheel, and drove into the night.
Aurelia Shaw watched the car lights flash past outside the window, glanced at the clock on the wall, then stood up and changed her clothes before going downstairs.
