Chapter - 151"Swish!" A car zigzagged its way through the lanes and stopped among the cars with a screech.From it got off Alex with his jacket in his hands. He looked a bit more mature with that light stubble growing on his face. His hair was dishevelled and his eyes baggy. Though there was still that charm on his face, one could easily tell that he was not in the best of his shape. He looked tired, and his eyes depressed. This was something usual with Alex these days.Days had gone by pretty fast, and it was already three weeks since the last time he saw Margaret. The temperature had dramatically dropped, and the weather had turned chilly. And along with the city, the fog had shrouded Alex's life.Things have not changed much for Alex in the last few weeks. His life that was already going down had just taken a big dip. He used to have a loving and cheerful life, but now everything seems to be falling apart. Until two months back, his mornings were cheerful. He would have fun with h

Chapter - 153"Peekaboo," Opening the door, Alex peeked inside, "Anybody home?" Alex whispered, not wanting to disturb anyone.And fair enough, no one heard him or noticed the peeking head of someone who did not belong there.With everyone busy with their work, Alex slowly closed the door behind him and tiptoed his way inside without making any noise.Sneakily, Alex stopped a few feet behind Hazel and hid behind the shredder. He was going to pull a prank on them.Clearing his throat, Alex was about to yell, 'Fire... Fire...'"Don't do it," Hazel said, taking Alex by surprise. He thought that Hazel had seen him."Huh....? What is it?" Ellaine asked."Uhh... Nothing, it's my brother... He just texted me about some chit-fund scheme," Hazel said, "I mean, everyone knows it is a fraud, and he wants me to invest in it.""Yeah... I invested some a few years back, and before I could withdraw the money, the company vanished into thin air." Ellaine agreed.And with that, they got back to work.

Chapter - 155"Come in," Jessica asked the person standing outside."Is someone important joining us?" Alex whispered to Jessica, but all he got was an assuring smile.Soon the door opened, and a pretty young girl, wearing a light blue shirt and tight black skirt, walked inside.Hearing the tapping of high heels, Alex turned to look at who had just walked in, but his eyes stuck on those smooth white legs, and he couldn't look up."Phweeewe..." Alex could not stop himself from whistling, staring at those legs. Staring at those legs, Alex followed the lady who finally stopped in front of him. Soon his gaze moved from her legs to her skirt, then to her blue shirt, where he stopped."Ahemm... Ahem..." Alex heard Jessica clear her throat, and his gaze moved further up. Now there was a beauty glaring at him with squinting eyes. Looks like the whistling did no good. Alex gave her an awkward smile, trying to dissuade the uncomfortable atmosphere.Jessica smiled, looking at the two exchange lo

Chapter - 157"Where's my son?" The old man let go of his grip as he asked the young man."Yaannhh... Yaannhh..." holding his neck, the young man sprung up on his feet and distanced himself from the old man, panting for air. For about a minute, the old man had held him by his neck against the table. Now his eight holes were just not good enough. All he wanted was to be a toad and breathe through every pore of his skin.The old man, on the other hand, picked up his cane and slowly moved towards the couch in the room. All that sudden burst of energy was gone now, and the old man was back to his harmless old self.Seeing his assistant struggle to breathe, the old man poured down some drink into a glass and extended it towards the young man."Drink this," The old man said, "I... I just tend to lose control when I think about him. I don't know why? But, other than that, I am very much polite, don't you think so?" The old man said helplessly.But to the young man's ears, it was shameless. H

Chapter - 159"Look at that smile," Rebecca could not hold herself back when she saw Alex smile as he stared at his phone, "You were acting so grumpy moments ago, but now look at those white teeth. You aren't even trying to hide them."Alex smiled even more, hearing Rebecca but did not say anything to explain."Who is it?" Curious, Rebecca tried to peek."My girlfriend," Alex said but did not let her see his phone. This was also the first time Alex had openly admitted to his relationship with Margaret with anyone. He has not done that with Margaret per se."You have a girlfriend?" Rebecca asked but soon changed her tone, "Well, you are indeed a bit good looking, so it's no wonder you have one." Rebecca nodded to herself."Who is she? Is she beautiful? How did you guys meet?" Rebecca suddenly sprung towards Alex, and with her face inches away from his, she bombarded him with questions, "Who was the one who proposed first?"'Calm down, girl,' Alex looked at Rebecca in surprise by her re