Chapter 272: Not Dead, Yet (1/2)

Picking up her phone from the study desk, Adam dialed a number with which he was too familiar with. He didn't even have to look through the contacts list to find the number as he could recall it even in his sleep. Pressing the phone next to his ear, he waited for the call to get connected.

A couple of rings later, the call was finally connected through and he finally got to hear the voice of his childhood best friend after so long.

”What do you want from me now, Stella? And please don't say that you don't like the phone. I am not sending you another one.” Blake spoke up as soon as the call was connected through, without waiting for the other person to even say hello.

”Hold your horses man.” Adam replied, the corner of his lips curling up on their own. His words were met with silence in response as the other person went completely quiet after hearing his voice.

”Y-You….” A couple of seconds later, he finally heard Blake's response. ”How are you?”

”Not dead, yet.” Adam replied with a light chuckle, trying to lighten up the atmosphere as he could hear his voice cracking slightly.

”You…! Just keep your mouth shut.” Not liking his reply, Blake spat back at him. ”How long?” He added a little while later when he didn't hear a response from him, keeping his words to the minimum.

”A couple of weeks.” Adam replied to him in the same way, keeping his reply short, yet clear.

”Where the hell have you been all this while?” Blake couldn't help but feel enraged after hearing his response. It had already been a couple of weeks since the man returned, and it was now that he was bothering himself to give him a call. The mere thought was enough for his blood to start boiling.

”Before you go ape-shit mad at me, I have been with your little sister all this while. She's getting ready for the banquet at the moment.” Adam spoke up in his defense.

”You have been with her all this while?” Blake asked him for confirmation, only to get a low hum in response. ”So why did you decide to suddenly give me a heart attack?” He added.

”I had something I needed to discuss with you which is really important.” Adam replied to him. ”It's about a man who might have been delivered to our base a couple of days ago.”

”Oh! That man. He is still here, safe and sound. I decided to keep him in one of our underground cells after reading the letter which accompanied him. It said something along the lines of him being the missing link to your disappearance.” Blake answered him.