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"No... we weren't really talking about anything... just going to the restroom, coincidentally ran into them."
Burl Radcliffe, guilty as a thief, stammered in his explanation, on the verge of giving it all away.
He was already a coward, and after being scared by Darnell Ridge and those societal types, his articulation was extremely unskilled.
"Cooper Ridge, is this the sincerity of your apology? We just got upstairs, and my father-in-law started scolding me, even asking why I came so late," Julius Reed said in an unfriendly tone. "Was it your doing?"
"Uncle, that's not right of you," Cooper Ridge saw that Julius Reed was somewhat angry and realized he had misunderstood Burl Radcliffe.
But then again, it made sense; the couple was only too eager for Julius Reed's misfortune. How could they tip him off?
