Chapter - 143"Veronica?" Alex looked at Jessica in confusion."You know her. She is..." Jessica thought Alex did not remember who Veronica was."I know who she is," Alex stopped Jessica, "But aren't you like the big boss of Theation?" Alex asked.Hearing Alex, Jessica sighed, "There is always someone holding a knife by your neck."Alex smiled. He could see the helplessness on her face, but she was not unhappy about it. In a sense, Veronica's constant gibberish added spice to her dull life. And to be fair to Veronica, when she brought this topic up, Jessica did not put much of a resistance to the idea.After Alex got back from his trip, Veronica was everywhere. Every time he switched on the television, Jessica was there. If Alex decided to watch a video, she was there in the advertisements. He left the house, and there she was on the hoardings. Everyone wanted to outdo the others when it came to Veronica. There were even discussions on if she had ever peed while in the shower.With su
Chapter - 144"Miss Jessica?" Jessica and Daniel had just stepped out of the car in front of Theation when a policeman waiting outside stopped them.Jessica stopped and looked at the man from top to bottom before nodding in affirmation, "Yes."Hearing her, the policeman looked over her shoulder and waved his hand, calling out to someone, "I would like you to come with me to the police station.""Why?" Jessica instinctively took a step back."Please cooperate," by this time, a few other policemen and women had arrived, "We don't want to do it the hard way.""You can't just come here and ask her to leave with you without any warrant," Daniel came to Jessica's rescue."And you are?" the policeman looked at Daniel frowning."I am her lawyer," Daniel pulled out his card and gave it to the policeman.The policeman took the card, read it and threw it away before pushing Daniel away, "Go... Do whatever you have to.""... Please, ma'am. Don't make it hard for us," the policeman said without gi
Chapter - 145'Ullu? Didn't Jessica and Veronica go there last week?' Daniel thought, 'Could something have happened there?'"Sir... If you permit, can I talk to her?" Daniel asked, pointing at Jessica, "I need to ask her something."The officer looked at Daniel and then towards Jessica's beautiful face, looking at him with hope and helplessness."Since it's you, I will allow it," the officer nodded, "I don't think a beautiful girl like her can kill someone. Well, not counting those killer eyes."Daniel totally ignored the officer's comments and made his way toward Jessica, pushing away all those who came in his way."What have you gotten yourself into, kiddo?" Daniel asked, helplessly smiling at Jessica."I don't know," Jessica was clearly panicking with the unexpected charges she was facing, "What murder? Whose murder? They didn't even tell me.""Did something happen in Ullu?" Daniel did not answer her but counter-questioned."Wha..h...?" Now it was Jessica's turn to be startled. Sh
Chapter - 146"Surprised, motherfucker?" There was this familiar voice from the other side.It was the voice of a grim reaper for Francis. He felt his knees go soft, and his blood went cold. Francis knew he was the man he pissed off. He is the man who Francis thought nothing but a dog to him. And he is the same man who brought the proud and arrogant Francis to his knees."So it was really you. I should have known," Francis was quick to recognise the voice, "I am so..." Francis knew the mess he was in. He could sense the seriousness in his friend's voice. And not just higher-ups in the government, but those at the helm were involved. So he chose not to waste any time and tried to apologise."Aun... No... No... No..." George stopped Francis, "This is not the right time for apologies yet. First, we need to have a heart to heart conversation with each other." George said. He sounded a bit drunk."... It has been so long since I have felt this free," George took a deep breath and began, "F
Chapter - 147"Guys, gather around," Alex clapped his hands, trying to get the attention of everyone present there.Jessica had just left the building, and Alex was excited to share the information regarding the proposed collaboration with everyone in 'AR'. Everyone had watched Jessica walk out of the building, and now looking at the excitement on Alex's face, they were sure it was good news."You just saw who was here, right?" Alex looked across the faces and saw them nodding, "The freaking Jessica herself. I mean, can you believe it? The boss of such a big company coming to our doorsteps, it's a big deal in itself." Despite the excitement on Alex's face, everyone looked at him in confusion. The resentment and enmity he held for Theation and Jessica were known to all. He had expressed this himself on numerous occasions. On top of that, the talks about their altercation in Ullu had reached every ear in 'AR'. So, taking all that into account, the smile blooming on his face after seein
Chapter - 148"Dad?" Alex called out, hearing a familiar voice. He could feel that his father was on the call. But what was this situation? The words he heard did not match his father's personality, and what's with this weak old man doing, kneeling on the ground?While all this was going through Alex's head. Everyone in the room had come to a standstill. No one spoke a word as they stared at the new joinee in the room."Who are you?" The officer was the first to speak, "And who let you in?""Well, there was no one outside to stop me," Alex said, "I thought this was some deserted police station out in the suburbs. But looks like something important is going on in here. Well, continue whatever you are doing. I am here to look for someone," Alex gestured for the officer to continue as he looked around to spot Jessica or Daniel."Alex..." Jessica called out for him. She was surprised to see Alex here, 'How did he know?'"There is she," Alex said, pointing at Jessica, "There was also a guy
Chapter - 149'Can't I have a moment of fun?' The officer in charge thought. No peace, no fun, nothing. What is going on with his life today?Just as he was ready to see some action, his phone rang. It was the same man from before. The officer did not know who he was, but he had to follow every word of the man. Why?It all started the moment he received his call in the morning. At first, he paid no attention to him. You can't just call a police officer and ask him to do as you want.But he was soon bombarded with calls from officials he had never in his life dreamt of talking to. Be it the Additional Solicitor General, the minister of law or someone from the ministry of defence, everyone asked him to do as he was asked.The man's request was quite simple, go and arrest a lady. Well, they have done things of this sort all the time, so he was not very much against the idea. But when he got to know that the lady was none other than the rising business star of the city, that was a bit of
Chapter - 150Pushing open the door, Alex walked into the coffee shop and looked around, trying to find someone. His eyes had a yearning and expectance, while his face showed nervousness. Reading the text, he wasted no time and hurried to the location mentioned as fast as he could.'But where is she?'As Alex looked around, trying to find the person he was here to meet, his phone buzzed again.'On your left, in the corner,' The message read.Reading the message, Alex turned to his left and there she was, waving at him with the sweetest smile he had ever seen.Sitting in the corner was Margaret, the girl for whom he was willing to leave everything at this moment, but she had gone in the wind.Now, after so many days, she was finally in front of him, and Alex's feet turned towards her on their own as he slowly took steps toward her. Seeing Alex walk up to her dazed, Margaret also stood up from her chair. Soon slow steps turned into rushed ones, and as soon as he reached her, Alex did no