Tessa and Rosaline were so quiet on the way to the cemetery that Albert wondered if they were alright.Sure enough, when they reached the vicinity of the cemetery, they began to sniffle.He could not help but ask, “We can come tomorrow if you want.”“Husband, Grams will be happy to see you.”Albert felt he was stupid. He should have just kept quiet instead.They were stopped by a guard when they arrived at the gate.Albert managed to convince him to let them go in, though he only realized later that he should have just used that excuse to bring them back home.The drunken girls had made him drunk.For someone dead drunk like they were, they managed to reach Grams’s tombstone directly.Albert was surprised at that but shrugged it off as muscle memory.They kowtowed at Grams’s tombstone three times before sitting in the front. With no regard for their clothes, they simply slumped on the ground. “Grams! Are you cold?” Rosaline asked.“It’s so chilly these days. Are you wearing Rosy’s ha
After their meal, Supriya and Tina asked for Albert again.The staff told them Albert had clocked off. They asked about his address, but the waitstaff declined, citing the employee’s privacy.But the guests were well off, and they discreetly handed him a 100-dollar bill.The server decided to tell the truth.Tina and Supriya found out that Albert lived in the hotel only.He knew someone from the management or the owner. The other staff wasn’t clear on the details.But it was an open secret that he lived on the bunk bed in the basement. And his meals were free. He was not allowed drinks, but he could choose any one-person meal - 4 times a day. He also clocked in and out by the second.Mostly he just stayed in the basement and seemed a bit recluse.Supriya then sneaked another 100 dollars bill to him to get Albert to them.Albert, who had been watching them from the surveillance room, quickly changed into suitable clothes and went out to see them in all arrogance.The two girls were ple
Albert continued with the act, “You are good at bluffing.”“Maybe. But can you afford to walk away?” Tina taunted instead.“15% shares of this. Good! Good! Give me that, and we can discuss what happened or could happen between the drunk beauties and me.”With that, he strode away.Supriya and Tina exchanged a look of complacency as they exited the bar as well and headed home.When William returned home that evening, Anabella cornered him.She went on and on about what an ungrateful brat he was who had no sense of decorum, did not know how to differentiate between good and evil, and on and on it went.When Anabella paused to drink water as she became parched, she realized Liam had not said a word since he came in.William was frustrated as his mother did not let him speak and kept making a scene until she became hoarse and parched.Anabella thought he was frustrated with her nagging and began to wail hysterically. “Liam, since you are so frustrated with me, why don’t I just die? That
William woke up to find two videos on his phone, both from Albert.He clicked on the shorter one only to find Supriya and Tina teaming up to rope Albert into their schemes against Rosaline.He was surprised to find Tina colluding with Supriya.He had a momentary flash where he assumed Lexi and Lina might be the same person. But, he denied that right away.Moreover, he got occupied with what his mother was planning.She seemed to be getting deeper into the hellhole, happily led by Supriya. He had to talk to her.Cursing about the crappy start of the day, he opened the other video.This one had been laughing out loud while looking at Rosaline dotingly.‘She likes warm hugs. I’ll wear warmer clothes from now on and hug her tight.’His mood completely lifted seeing the drunk Rosaline.He freshened up and went out for a run in a good mood.After he returned, showered, and changed, he waited for his mother at the breakfast table.Anabella had thought things through last night.After talking
William went to Tessa’s place first.Then he escaped through the backdoor leading his stalkers to think he was inside the whole time.He did not bother going inside as he knew both the girls would be sleeping. They probably would not wake up before noon or could even sleep till evening. As much as he wanted to see his girlfriend in her half-asleep-messy state, he could not be sure she was alone in her bedroom. Besides, he knew she wouldn’t appreciate the invasion of her privacy.So he left directly.When he arrived at the AR mansion, he went inside his study on the ground floor, locked himself in, opened a closet, moved the stationary supplies to another cabinet, and opened the detachable bottom part of the closet. It revealed a staircase.The staircase went from narrow to spacious and finally led to the hidden basement. For something hidden underground, it was well equipped.It had two bedrooms, a kitchen with an island, a study, a living room, and most importantly - a large surveil
William and Albert spent the better part of the day fixing the ring.A few years previously, William had designed a ring when Albert went missing, and Aunt Aria had panicked.It was the first time he had seen her panic.To give her a sense of security, he designed a simple gadget for himself and Albert that would help them keep in touch no matter what.It did not have many features, just live GPS transmission between the two devices, a one-number-only call function to each other, and a voice recorder.The prototype had looked rather suspicious and ugly, so he discarded it.But Albert had kept it as a souvenir. William had never thought it would come in handy one day.The ones William and Albert used looked like a simple silver band on their thumb. It looked ordinary and cheap.The rings looked like something one would wear for sentimental reasons.Hence it was inconspicuous. After a couple of hours, they managed to update the old prototype and copy the functions to it as well. They a
Rosaline sighed as she looked at her friend. She knew Tess was just worried about her.She turned around to find William squinting at her.She cocked her head as she asked, “Are you going to try to talk me out of it?”“No. I was going to say that you can stop when you are tired.”“You sound like someone who reluctantly gave up.”“I just don’t want you to be hurt.”William pinched her cheeks as he pulled her down from the couch to his lap.“Oie”“What?” He asked innocently, still pinching her cheeks.“Why are you pinching my cheeks?”“You look adorable. Such rosy cheeks.”“Have you lost your mind?”“Maybe!”“Let’s go to my room.”“huh”“I don’t want Tessa seeing any of this. The teasing will never end.”“Be my pleasure,” William murmured in her ear.He picked her up in his arms and headed to her room.William sat on her bed, leaning on the headboard with Rosaline on his lap.He asked mischievously, “Aren’t you worried I will get ideas when you tell me to go to your bedroom?”Rosaline s
Rosaline and William fooled around for a while.Rosaline was frustrated.William kissed her on her face, lips, neck, cleavage, and the corner of her breasts but would not move beyond it.His hands trailed on her thighs - on the back and inside - but would not touch where she wanted. Moreover, he would not let her do anything to him.She would tug on his hair and caress his back, but he would promptly stop her when she moved her hands to his chest.Unable to bear it any longer, she pushed him away. She angrily bit him on the neck.“You are such a bastard.”She said through gritted teeth, but William found it hilarious.Her eyes had filled with tears, and she was sniveling a little, frustration evident on her face.“Tell me then, what do you want?” William teased her.She widened her eyes in surprise and then in anger.“Get out of here. I don’t want to see you ever again.”William chuckled, making her angrier. She only felt worse as her eyes grew mistier.William kissed her on her eyes