Chapter 8

Alex Davis came out of his office and walked towards the lobby. He had heard his boss’s voice earlier, but he thought she was attending to a client.

He had been busy in his office at the time so he couldn’t come out to check what was going on.

Alex was the manager in the laundromat, though none of the other employees liked him because he was rude and condescending.

He had been trying to woo Ms Ann but she had always snubbed him and kept him at an arm’s length. She’d have fired him but she couldn’t because he had helped her in building her company.

And she was scared that she might not find a competent person if she lets him go, so she has been enduring his immorality and avoided him at all times.

He knew she was avoiding him and it hurt his ego. This made him persuade Ms Ann to employ Jake as an errand boy to ease her work. Ms Ann had agreed then to get him off her back.Unknown to her, Dave was a spy that Alex had planned with to monitor her movements.

He had phoned Jake in his office