118 — THE TIME WARP.

“…do you know this man…?”

The men turned in his direction and Alex patiently waited for them to deny ever knowing him so he could clear his name once and for all.

But he was in for the shock of his life.

To his utter horror, after scrutinising him for ten seconds, both men nodded. Several times.

“Yes, ma’am. We know him.”

Alex froze, not sure he’d heard right.

“What?” He whispered, unconsciously taking a step forward. “What did you say?”

Aside from Alex’s desperate questions, the entire lounge was as silent as a tomb.

The men turned to Mrs. Maria, completely ignoring him.

“We know him, ma’am. He’s our leader.”

Alex was aghast.

“That’s not true.” He said forcefully, unable to understand what the heck was going on. “Why are you lying to her? You know I’m innocent. I’ve never set my eyes on you two before today.”

“That’s enough!” Mrs. Maria snapped. She turned to Tariq and lifted a brow.

“You asked me to summon the criminals here because you were in doubt of David’s participation in t