Chapter 706 A New Path

I caught the serious look on Lucas's face and held back my questions. I followed his gaze and saw a bunch of burly guys at the shop's entrance, one of them rushing inside. "Who are they?" "Kenneth's guys," Lucas said, his forehead creased with worry. I was puzzled, "What are Kenneth's guys doing here?" Lucas stayed quiet, just watching as the guy who had gone inside came back out, scowling, scanned the area, and walked away. Once he was gone, I muttered, "Were they following us?" It then hit me—that did not add up. They had clearly been there on some errand. They would have spotted us in the car if they were tailing us, wouldn't they? Moreover, they looked like they were regulars around here. The shop had secrets hidden deeper than I first thought. Lucas's gaze shifted from the shop to the trinket in my hand. "Let me see that," he said. I passed it over, he scrutinized it closely. His eyes, dark as midnight, squinted, then it clicked. "Aha, this is the sneaky new trick he's be