Chapter 108 - 107

The same night on the other side of the city, Zack was sleeping in his apartment very peacefully.

His apartment was on the bad side of the town but this was the place he grew up in. It might not be in this particular apartment, but he grew up in a similar place. And this was the place he was living in when Shreya came knocking on his doors. SO for him, this was home no matter how powerful and affluent he got over the years after that.

It was actually less of an apartment and more of a bachelor's pad… a cheap one at that. But all the facilities were a stark contrast to it. From the toiletries to the air conditioners, everything was top notch. The kitchen looked pristine and clean.

But his peace was disrupted when someone knocked on his doors in the middle of the night. It was not such a rare occasion as you expect. There was always some knuckleheads who are looking for trouble in this part of the town. So when he opened the doors absolutely annoyed out of his mind, he was not expecting a pencil model passed out on her own puke high out of her mind.

Zack shut the doors at her face without bothering the first time around. But after some time, there was another bang. Zack went out and dragged her in and deposited her on his couch and went to sleep.

And to his absolute annoyance, he was once again woken up the next morning by a shriek. When he came out of his bedroom, he was met up with the same girl from the night before screaming her stomach out with a really scared expression on her face.

"Can you stop that??" Zack yelled back.

"Who are you?? Where is this?? What am I doing here?? Why am I here??" She stalked questions on top of her voice pissing Zack off.

"God woman, can you quiet down for a minute?? I can barely think straight with you screaming in my ears!!" Zack got annoyed and went into the kitchen to get himself the much-needed coffee leaving behind a still very hysterical woman in his living room.

But once Zack was out of sight, slowly the woman actually calmed down considerably. She looked around and examined herself first that morning. She stunk of booze and puke which was nothing new anyways but then she was also fully clothed and she did not feel any discomfort other than that of being hungover.

By then Zack had arrived with a cup of coffee for himself and took in a generous sip.

"Look, lady. I am not interested in you or anything to do with any women and especially not a kid. You made a mess at my door last night and you were a mess. SO I let you crash in. END of story. Now that you are awake, you can leave. The doors that way…" Zack said and walked away indifferently.

The woman glared at him even more. She had never been ignored by the opposite gender so blatantly before. She was attractive and she knew it when eyes followed her around. She was not easy but she liked the attention. So it pissed her off when someone that looked so attractive looked at her as if she was invisible, she did not like it. She especially did not like being called a kid. The guy looked mature but not old enough to call her a kid!!

She took a stalk of cash from her wallet and flung it on the table and left the apartment stomping away slamming the doors behind her back. If she hadn't been so hungover and if he hadn't been so indifferent, she would have probably thanked him for letting her crash in his place but then since she was in no mood to think straight she stormed away in her high heels.

Zack did not even bother locking the doors behind her. He just went on with his day and went to work as usual.

He was the head of security. He is responsible for the safety and security of both the company and the family members. He recruits and trains each and every person personally.

He sat in his office called in Andrew.

"Yes, boss…" Andrew asked.

"Where is Hank?? He should have been here already!!" Zack asked.

"There were some last-minute changes. He had to drop Shreya somewhere. He is going to be here in half an hour…" Andrew said and exited the room.

Zack just shook his head and lit a cigarette. The stench of smoke filled the air immediately. This smell always reminded him of his dad. And when he lost him, he started smoking subconsciously.

This stench… this smell… it reminded him of the time when he still had a family. A mom, a dad, and a sister. A home…

He lost the whole of his family to an accident when he was still on duty. He did not even have a chance to say goodbye.

His thoughts came to a standstill when Hank walked into the office. Hank had been working for Shreya and her family from forever. So even though, job-wise Zack had the seniority he always consulted with Hank when it came to the security of the family.

"Sorry, I am late." Hank apologized as he sat down.

"It's okay. I just want to show you the security layout for the New year's celebration. And since you know Srivastav's manor the best, I can really use some input."

From then on, they discussed the intricate details on security for straight one hour. Only after double-checking everything thoroughly did Zack let Hank go.

Just as Hank was about to leave, he turned around and said, "I think Shreya is trying to set you up with a date one of these days…"

Zack sighed helplessly. If Shreya decides on something, he knew he can do nothing to stop her. After all, Zack never really even wanted to work here at the start.

Zack would never forget the first time Shreya came looking for him.

It was practically a ditch the place he was staying back then. He had been out of the army for almost a year back then and he had no place to go. He couldn't bear to be in his own house. But then he did not want to be far away either. SO he rented an apartment nearby.