A thousand thoughts flashed through Mark's mind. From his understanding of Leonard, the sly fox, the only reason he would dare to say that must be because he has another trick up his sleeve.

Or perhaps he had already sent Claude somewhere else.

If Mark were to still insist on a search and nothing came up, he wouldn't be able to explain himself.

At that thought, Mark smiled and said ambiguously, "It looks like I've miscalculated a step."

Then, he got up and nodded at Leonard. "I'm sorry for intruding today. I hope you don't blame me."

Leonard said nothing. His gaze was icy.

Mark snickered nonchalantly and headed for the door. He suddenly stopped in his tracks and turned to look at Jane. "By the way, Ms. Ford, you only have one grandfather. You have to pay more attention to him."

Jane was stunned. She looked at Mark's retreating figure in a daze. She slowly came to her senses. His words had a double meaning.

Mark emphasized that she only had one grandfather. He was hinting at he