Chapter - 91Just as Alex walked through the door, there it was, a familiar face in front of him.Alex first saw Daniel in the meeting he attended with Karen. He was the only other male beside him there and the only male to sit in the club of the elite female brigade.When Alex entered, Daniel was on the phone. Daniel welcomed Alex in gestures and pointed at the chair for him to sit."I know, but why won't they let you meet them?" Rubbing his head in frustration, Daniel asked on the phone."They are only charged. Nothing has been proven yet, right? Or they are saying they have some evidence?" Daniel asked."Find it out, and don't panic. I will be there as soon as possible," Daniel reassured the person on the phone.Alex sat there for a while before Daniel finally ended the call and turned towards Alex, "Hi, I am Daniel. I am the head of this, as you can see the extensively busy Legal Department," Daniel extended his hand for a handshake as he introduced himself."I know. I saw you on

Chapter - 93"Let's go," Daniel made his way to the car, and Alex followed.Alex hurriedly went towards the driver's side, but Daniel stopped him before he could enter."I will drive," Daniel told Alex."How can I let you? I am here to help you, not the other way round," Alex was reluctant to let Daniel drive."Just do what I say," Daniel said and tried to take the keys from Alex, but Alex was hesitant to give them. It took effort from Daniel to finally snatch them away."Pheww... You have some tight grip," Daniel said, looking at the keys, "Now get in,"Alex could only comply with Daniel's orders.After they got seated, Daniel handed him some files."These are?" Alex asked with a questioning look on his face."Just like I said. So many things happened in the last couple of days. Lawsuits after lawsuits. Both of them ended in the same precinct. All of this can't be a coincidence. Well, I for one, refuse to believe it." Daniel said, shaking his head."Then?" Alex was still unsure what

Chapter - 95On his way back home, though Rachel asked him not to think much, Alex had a lot on his mind.'I guess I need to put a stop to it,' Alex thought and soon stopped in front of a shop. It was a gift shop."Hey, Sam. How you doing, buddy?" Alex greeted the man standing by the counter as soon as he walked in."Hey, Alex. I am doin' just great, bro. What brings you here?" Wearing a t-shirt with a cute little loli on it, the man had golden hair and a lean built. And he was pleasantly surprised to see Alex."Nothing much. I was just passing by, so I thought of dropping by," Alex said as he looked around the shop."Neat, isn't it?" the guy asked with pride when he saw Alex checking out his shop."Never thought you were going to open a gift shop," Alex said as he smiled, looking at the guy."I was never meant to go to college. I only gave it a try because my parents were always nagging me, " Sam said. Then he grabbed his t-shirt and stretched it for Alex to see, "You know where my i

Chapter - 97"Umm... Suzie Bekhti,""Real name, Salma Bekhti,""Twenty-five years,"After going back to his room, Alex threw everything else at the back of his head. It was time for him to concentrate on the job at hand, of finding the crooks behind the unwarranted ruckus at Theation."Her manager is Joe Hoffman. Aahh... that timid guy. I kind of feel bad for him," Alex talked to himself as he went through her details. Offering a quick sympathy to her manager, Alex moved forward."Ummm... Notable Works are The Forgotten City, Sweetheart and 7 Crooks and The one night stand," Alex read further, "Well, haven't watched any of them." Alex shrugged.Turning the pages, he read more, "Now, personal information. That's what I want to know," Alex looked keenly at the pages in front of him, "Born in Afghanistan... Immigrated here when she was ten along with her family... Lived in refugee camps for a couple of years... Worked as a child actress in a war movie... seven other siblings... blah... b

Chapter - 99"Huh...?" Margaret was taken aback by Alex's words. She was hoping for an embarrassed laugh and a couple of half-baked excuses. But all she got was a straightforward rejection."What... What do you mean by it won't work anymore, and let's just put a full stop to everything?" Margaret asked, looking straight into Alex's eyes. Margaret felt that she had made it very clear by her actions all along and especially the other day that she was not just playing with him. She was romantically interested in him. So why was he outright rejecting her? And what did those gifts she got for the last few days mean?Alex, when saw Margaret looking at him, expecting an explanation, averted his eyes from her and looked away. He got off his bike and stood in front of her.He knew to a certain extent that all these days, Margaret was not particularly angry with him and was playing it hard, maybe to spice things up between them. But his priorities have changed for once. While earlier, all he wa