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chapter eleven

Author: Zinny Light
last update Last Updated: 2024-10-29 19:42:56

His eyes got redder by the minute as he watched the video of what just happened in the wedding hall to his wife. How her mother and friend maltreated her..

Everyone in the room could feel temperature in the room drop to zero degrees. The guards most especially were shaking in fear. They knew how quick to anger their boss is.

"Where were y'all when this happened?" His deep voice resounded in the room. The room was dark with a dimmed red light which was barely enough as no one could see their boss expression. Even if they could , they wouldn't be able to read his expression because it's always blank.

"I asked a question" he questioned when no one answered him. His voice sounded calmer than before but everyone knew that was just a faze. They could deduce the tone he had used which made them know that he was far from being calm.

"We were attending to other matters sir" a guard summoned courage to answer. A smirk left his lips.

"More important than my wife?" Alex voice had a tone of amusem
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