Chapter 210 - First Task... (1/2)

Whenever Mr. Porter Brown would need to vent out his anger, he would choose Alex as his prop and started to beat him mercilessly without catching any grief on his emotions.

Just remembering about that memory, made Alex shuddered as he also thought of his friend and finally came to a decision, ”Wha… what do you want me to do then?”

”That's like my son. Well, for now you don't have to do anything but I'll inform you whenever you have to be my puppet. Understood?” Porter Brown asked.

Alex just nodded his head with his face all wet, being covered by tears as Mr. Brown said goodbye and left the house..

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The same day he called Veronica to meet him near her apartment, out of fear that he might not get any more chance again in the future. As Veronica came out of her apartment, Alex told her about the fact that he liked her as a friend and she also reciprocated his feelings.

He clearly knew that Veronica didn't think of him anymore than friends so he just changed the topic and went on a walk with her when his phone suddenly buzzed and it was none other than his father who was calling him...

Fear crept inside his heart as he talked to his father without Veronica's knowledge as she was also busy with her phone when his father said, ”If you are done meeting your friend then come back to your home right now. Your brother is almost there and I don't want you to tell anything to your brother about today's meeting with both of your sweetheart Veronica.”

Alex's face paled when he heard his father but he still agreed and looked at Veronica before saying with a heavy heart, ”Vero.. Something came up.. I've to leave now.”

And he ran to his home with the new fear still building up in his bones..

As soon as he entered his home, he found out that Alonzo was still not there. Sighing in relief, he quickly changed himself in his home clothes. Alonzo returned after few minutes but Alex didn't had the courage to speak to him anything so he just kept silent which triggered Alonzo a little but he thought it's nothing much to worry about which gave Alex a sense of appeas.e.m.e.nt..

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Two days later...

At afternoon...

Alex was getting ready to meet Veronica when the bell rang as he get frightened again because his brother was not at home which meant only his father could come there.

He didn't want to open the door at first but when he remembered his father's threat to kill Veronica, he slowly walked towards the door and unlocked it.

True to his guesses, it was his father who was standing outside with a mocking smile on his face as he said, ”My son is too much lazy to open the door so late.. And I hate lazy guys..”

As everyone seated in the living room, Porter Brown said, ”Today I'll give you your first task which you need to complete without any excuses if you want to keep your friend safe..”