16 Reinhard Roosevelt Theodore (1/2)

Alyssa would have laughed so hard if she had seen Arthur, an arrogant boy whimpering like an abandoned wife while kneeling down on the ground.

There was pin-drop silence after the blackout or to be exact after they were hacked. The air was still with thick tension hanging on.

The air around the man sitting on the main chair became colder making each and every soul in the office freeze.

Arthur too had stopped whimpering and was looking at the ground without making any sounds or moving.

”Out” The man said.

Even though his voice was not loud it made people freeze. It was cold, very cold. It was like Hades had summoned them to the hell.

Each and everyone in the office was at loss to what to do.

The man opened his eyes and glanced at each and everyone in the room.

His eyes were so intense. His eyes warned them that if they didn't move now they would not be able to move at all in the future.

All of them hurried away towards the door like cockroaches when the lights fell on them.

Arthur tried to stand up. His legs were numb with all that kneeling. He slowly raises from the ground and was about to go towards the door when the cold voice rang once again.

”Not you”.

Arthur tried to smile but it came out as a straight line. He was afraid of his brother. Of course, his brother loved him and turned a blind eye on any of his mischiefs, but he knew he had crossed the line this time and he also knew that he will get severely punished for that.

”Explain”. The cold voice once again rang in the silent office.

Arthur tried to open his mouth but he was unable to. The force of presence of that man was very high.

The man moved his eyes toward Arthur's direction, and the latter felt his legs shaking.

As if knowing what was happening, the man lowered his force of presence a bit. It was like a huge boulder had moved away from Arthur and he took a deep breath.

Arthur was thinking hard of excuses that can convince his brother and he can escape from punishments. But he was out of ideas.

”Speak”. ”Truth”

Arthur whimpered feeling wronged. He pouted and said, ”It was his fault. He cheated in the game and took my money.”

The man raised one of his eyebrows in question.