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Alex 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.
Chapter - 62Alex now desperately wished for Karen to come back as soon as possible. He was beginning to feel suffocated. But today looks like God wanted to have fun watching him tread on glasses around Jessica. As the clock ticked, every minute looked like an hour, and Alex had to endure the overbearing atmosphere around Jessica.Finally, Karen showed up in half an hour or so, and when Alex saw her, he almost ran up to her like a puppy to his master. He complained to her, which she obviously paid no head to and closely followed behind her back to Jessica. When Karen reached Jessica, the latter put her phone away and averted her attention towards Karen."Do you have everything you wanted?" Jessica asked when Karen was close enough to her.Karen nodded, "Just a few things to sort out.""Alright. Let's go then," Jessica said and didn't ask much about the details.Soon all of them were on their way back to the company. The car was not that silent this time. Amanda was busy driving while
Chapter - 63When they reached the PR department, Alex followed Karen to her cabin, ignoring everyone else. As she sat down to relax, she found Alex looking at her with a questioning gaze."What is it now?" Karen asked. She wanted to relax and wanted some peace, but all she got was a curious newbie."Chief, I want to ask something, can I?" Alex asked.Though Karen was not really in the mood, she knew that she had to keep her personal and professional lives at arm's length, which she had been unable to do all day. So she nodded for Alex to continue.Getting her approval, Alex hurriedly sat down on the chair in front of her, "Boss, what were we actually doing there?""What do you mean? We went there to think of ways to get that company up and running. What assets and resources are at our disposal? What more we need, we have to be prepared by the end of next month," Karen sai
Chapter - 64"Come in," Karen gave her permission to Amber.Amber walked in and raised her brows, looking at Alex, signalling him,'Why am I being called?'Alex shook his head in return.Karen looked at them, signalling each other before she intervened, "Alex, Amber, I have a job for you guys," Karen said to the two of them. She then looked at Alex, "From Monday, Next week, I want you both to go around the area of the publishing company and do a survey for me. I want you to prepare a questionnaire or somet
Chapter - 65 "Mom! Dad! Hurry up! We are going to be late. Hurry Up! Hurry Up!" A boy no more than five or six cried out for his parents as he ran around the house in excitement. "Coming... just five minutes," the boy heard his mother's voice. The boy sulked when he heard that it was going to take more time for them to leave. "Champ! Here I am," A man walked from behind the boy, picked him up and twirled him in the air. The frown vanished from the boy's face, and he was giggling again. "Dad! Put me down. Hehehe... I feel dizzy," The boy said, giggling. "No... no... no... no... no," the man, instead of putting the boy down, supported the boy with his hand on the boy's tummy and made him fly like an aeroplane around the room, "Here we go, and now we are going to land in front of your mother. Let's get her on board," the man said and still flying the boy like an aeroplane