Chapter 210 - First Task...

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.."

Hearing it, Alex face paled as he asked, "What.. what task?"

"It's very simple. You just have to insult her in front of the public by calling her with bad names like bitch, s.l.u.t etc…" Mr. Brown said as if it was nothing big to insult someone close to their heart...

Alex's eyes widened and his face paled in a white sheet as he stuttered while answering, "I.. I can't do that. She… she is my friend and I can't ever call her with these names."

Tears pooled in his eyes as he thought about it but his head started spinning when he heard his father's next words..

"Well you don't have to do anything as the drugs will do everything for you." Mr. Brown said with a smirk as he pointed towards a man in a white coat.

"D.. drugs." Alex stuttered as he finally noticed the doctor with his father's men who was no other than his own doctor whom Alonzo had appointed for his check ups. He didn't see him till then as he kept bowing down his head out of fear..

"Why.. why are you here?" Alex asked the doctor.

"You'll come to know this soon." Mr. Brown said before signaling the doctor to start his duty.

The doctor walked towards Alex with a sorry face and took out some sorts of yellow liquid from his bag before injecting it in Alex's vein forcefully..

After the work had done, Bryce had picked Alex up from his home and left him near the café before reminding him, "Remember to insult her in front of everyone, otherwise it'll not be good for both of you and that girl."

Alex nodded his head groggily as the presence of the drug started showing its effectiveness in his body and he slowly walked inside the café. When Veronica saw him, she got up to hug him but he pushed her on the floor harshly...

Veronica stood up again and asked about the reason of his this kind of behaviour. The drug trickled on his mind as its work effected him and he barked, "That was nothing but a punishment for your sickening mind and rotten heart."

After one after another he threw more and more cruel words to her which earned him a huge slap from her..

Coming back home, he started to cry badly as his heart tightened in agony and pain.. He cried and cried until his brother Alonzo came back from trekking and consoled him as Alex slowly fainted in his arms...

Later Alonzo called the same doctor to treat Alex..

When the doctor got his call, he became a little bit scared and called Bryce to know about, what he should do then..

Bryce informed him to just go there and inform Alonzo that it was just simple stress, nothing more. Bryce agreed and visited the brothers' home..

After checking Alex, he replied that nothing much happened to be tensed as Alonzo relaxed and started caressing his brother's hair for the whole night..