Chapter - 53
Alex reached the restaurant at about ten minutes to eight. He was also the first one to arrive there. He soon parked his bike in the parking, and in no time, he was standing in front of the establishment that read 'Springville' in glittering lights. He looked around in search of the ladies but could not find anyone from the PR department. Thinking that they might have already gone inside, he pulled out his phone and called Jennifer, the only safe option, to know where they were.
"Alex, have you reached there?" Jennifer asked as soon as she picked up the phone.
"Yeah. Why didn't you guys wait for me before going in? Where should I come?" Alex asked.
"Sorry, Alex, but we are still not there. We will be there in at most five minutes," Jennifer said apologetically.
"Is that so? Well, that's good then. Okay, I am waiting for you guys outside the
Chapter - 54 "Are you all coming or not?" Karen looked back as she reached the entrance of the restaurant. Hearing her, all of them came to their senses from the shock and hurriedly followed her inside. Springville was a restaurant as well as a club. Just as they walked through the gate, there were stairs going down to the club while the other stairs that led to the upper floors were for dining. Alex saw men and women dressed in accessories worth thousands of dollars climb up the stairs as they stumbled upon each other. It was a good thing that there were bouncers not allowing those coming out of the club to use the main entrance, otherwise, it would have been a mess in there. Alex followed the ladies as they walked through the corridor leading to the stairs going upstairs. The dining area also had two floors. The first floor was suitable to dine when you are in a small group, with your family or friends. While the second floor was much more fitting for department dinners when you a
Chapter - 55"Bring out the other cards," Karen said, sipping on her drink.Ellaine and the others knew that today was the day they couldn't crack an egg in front of Karen, let alone a joke.Ellaine picked up the two stacks of cards and put them back in her bag. She then put forward the other set of cards which read, 'Let’s get hanky-panky, Adults.'Without waiting for Karen to nitpick again, Ellaine hurriedly gave the bottle another spin. The bottle continued to go in rounds for a while before slowly coming to a halt in front of Ellaine herself.Somehow, Ellaine was rather relieved with the outcome. She gave a quick look at Karen before picking up the dare card, "Let the invincible Ellaine show you how it's done." Ellaine said."Give a peck on the cheeks to someone of the opposite sex in the group," Ellaine gave a good look to her car
Chapter - 56Horrified by what he had done, Alex looked at Ellaine and Hazel with pleading eyes. On the other hand, the shock on Ellaine and Hazel's faces soon turned into a smirk. They didn't say a thing, but Alex knew that he was now totally in their grasp, without a choice.The dinner, which was supposed to be a celebration for Alex and Amber's joining the family, turned into complete chaos by Karen. All she did throughout the dinner was drown herself in alcohol without having a single bite of food. She sat beside Alex, and even after the smacking she got from Alex, she continued to yell at him or smack him from time to time.Alex, on the other hand, after losing his temper once, was more cautious this time. He tried to get her something to eat, but to no success, at last, he could only give up in failure. Even Jennifer and the others tried but to no success.Amidst the chaos, when they were finally done, all o
Chapter - 57Alex was left standing alone in front of the restaurant with Karen clinging to his arm. He didn't know what to do now. Either they left his bike here and hitch a cab to her home, take Karen back with him to his house, or he called Martha and told her that he would be staying out in a hotel today. But how will he explain the last two choices to his parents? George, for one, would be very much pleased, but he was not sure about Martha.Confused about the course of action, Alex decided to think along his way to the parking lot. He grabbed hold of Karen by her waist and stumbled along with her to the parking.With great difficulty, Alex almost dragged her to where his bike was parked."How the fuck can they leave you behind all to myself?" Alex talked to himself as he gasped for air. Then he looked at Karen in his arms, all wobbly, ready to hit the ground any moment.He
Chapter - 58 "You... Imbecile. How dare you be rude to the master of this house? I am her husband, so why is it that you can't trust me?" The man asked Alex, but as if coming to a sudden realization, he continued, "And most of all, why should I bloody care whether you trust me or not?" The man said as he blocked Alex again and did not allow Alex to go further in. "Don't act so high and noble in front of me," Alex said, "You are dressed like a hobo but talk like some nobility, 'You imbecile. How dare you be rude to this good for nothing master of the house.'" Alex mimicked Karen's husband. "You deviant. I don't want to bring myself to your level. She is my wife, and I demand you to hand her over," The man said, hanging on to the last straw of rationality. "It's true, but..." However reluctant Alex was, he had no excuse left in his arsenal. "No, if and buts. You
Chapter - 59A new day, a new beginning. When Alex woke up, he looked a bit drained. Though he slept like a log, throwing away all his concerns, the moment he woke up, he remembered Karen's husband and his unkempt appearance. Just thinking about it, Alex could not help but shudder. How could she marry someone like him? The two of them were so apart. Karen was like the only shining star on a cloudy night while her husband was the dark, black cloud trying to hide it."Yuck... What the Fuck!" A strong stench penetrated his nose. Covering his nose, he looked around for the source of the smell, but nothing seems to be rotting in his room. Alex lifted his blanket and smell it."Fuck! What's this shit?" The smell was coming from his blanket.'Don't tell me I peed in the bed," Alex was scared shitless. If his mother came to his room right now, what face will he have?Just when h
Chapter - 60 'How about Prey among Predators?' Amber suggested. She had this sly smile on her face looking at Alex's confused face. 'What?' Alex was confused by this name that sprouted out of nowhere of which he could neither make a head nor tail of. 'Brilliant,' 'Wait... wait... wait... What am I missing here? What's this all about prey and predator? Who's the prey? Who's the predator?' Alex wrote in the chat. 'Why don't you guess?' It was Hazel again in the chat. 'Are you guys sure the Prey is not the Predator?' Ellaine asked in the group. It was evident that she was still holding a grudge against Alex for yesterday. 'Don't be a spoilsport, Ellaine. You are taking it too far,' someone wrote in the chat. 'That's true. I like this new name,' Hazel wrote. 'Yeah. I also think it's quite funny,' Jennifer also expressed her approval. 'I concur.' 'Me too.' Everyone expressed their agreement. 'So it's decided, the new name is 'Prey among Predators,' Hazel said, and soon the name
Chapter - 61Soon the group drove out of the company and was on the road. The unknown woman, who Alex was presuming to be Jessica's secretary, was driving the car while Alex was in the passenger's seat. Jessica and Karen were talking about some work-related stuff, while Alex, on the other hand, tried to initiate a conversation with Jessica's secretary only to get no response. Alex did hear and knew about the women in Theation, but to his relief, no one in the PR department was like that, but everyone else in the company was so stiff and poker-faced.Silent and bored, it took some time for Alex to realise that they were heading towards the underdeveloped and abandoned part of the city. Alex had never been to this part of the city, and as they drove by, Alex saw the difference between the two worlds in the same city.This area had many buildings that had collapsed, and the few still standing were on the verge of collapse.