Chapter - 195
"Umm..." A man painfully groaned as he slowly regained consciousness. He felt groggy, and disoriented.
"Ugh... Why is it so dark? Aahh... Where am I?" The man tried to look around, but it was all dark. The man tried to move, but he realised that he was tied to the chair. And there was a cloth covering his face.
Panic set in as the man realized that he was in trouble.
How did he get here? The man could not remember how he had ended up in this mess. The silence was overwhelming, and the only thing he could hear was his own rapid breathing.
"Help! Help me!" The man shouted, his voice echoing off the walls of the building. But there was no response, and the man began to feel even more scared. He tried to wriggle free, but the ropes were too tight. It was a dark, abandoned building out in nowhere, with not a single soul to be seen in miles. But the man did not know as he continued to struggle.
He struggled for what seemed like an eternity to him with no luck. He was about to give up when the man heard footsteps approaching. He felt a surge of relief gushing over him as he realised that he was not alone. Someone was coming to rescue him.
"Hey! Over here!" The man shouted, hoping that the person would hear him.
The footsteps grew louder, but no one spoke.
"I am here. Please save me... Someone has kidnapped me," The man spoke up again. But there was still no response. Finally, the sound of the footsteps stopped.
"Well, well, well. Look who's awake," the man finally heard a voice. It sounded young and calm.
The man's heart sank as he heard the voice. He realized that this was not a rescue party. This was someone who had a score to settle with him.
"I don't know what you're talking about," The man said, trying to sound calm and in control.
But the other party laughed bitterly, "Don't give me that bullshit, hobo. You know damn well what you did. Do you think I don't know how your wife ended up in the hospital?"
The man felt a surge of fear. He thought that no one saw him, but he was definitely mistaken.
'Karen?'
Yes, the man tied to the chair was none other than Karen's husband, Zubair. And the young blood was Alex.
"You... What rubbish are you saying?" Karen's husband stammered, "And how do you know my wife?"
Zubair's heart was in his throat as he felt hanging on the edge. He was terrified that the man was going to push him off the edge.
The man leaned in close and whispered in Zubair's ear. "Can you feel it, Mr Hobo? Can you feel the cold breeze? Doesn't it make your heart race? I can smell justice in the air. Can you?"
The man continued to taunt him, "Do you see that, Zubair? That's where you belong. You're nothing but a worthless piece of shit."
Zubair's mind raced as he tried to come up with a plan. He knew he couldn't let himself be pushed over the edge, but he also couldn't fight off the man in his current state.
Alex, on the other hand, pushed Zubair closer to the edge, Zubair mustered up all the courage he had left and yelled, "Stop! Please, just stop."
Alex chuckled, "What's the matter, Zubair? Are you scared?"
Zubair replied, "Yes, I'm scared. Please let me go. I won't tell anyone about this." Zubair finally broke and peed his pants in fear.
Alex frowned as he turned his face away, "Augh... Now you have finally done it, hobo. You should have thought about that before you decided to push your wife down the stairs. Now why are you scared of the same?."
Zubair's heart was pounding as he tried to think of a way out of this. He knew that he had to come up with something fast, or he was going to be in serious trouble.
Alex another deep breath and tried to sound as sincere as possible. "Please, just tell me what you want me to do. I'll do anything. I'll make it right. Just don't hurt me."
Alex looked at Zubair for a long moment, his eyes full of anger and hatred. Finally, he spoke. "You're going to give me everything you have, Zubair. Your money, your car, your house. Everything. And then you're going to divorce your wife, leave town and never come back."
"What?" Zubair's heart sank as he realized that he was going to lose everything he had, "No, I can't... I can't do it..." Zubair shook his head hard, not wanting to do it.
"You sure?" But then Zubair heard the man, and he knew that he had no choice. He had to do whatever the man wanted, or he was going to be in serious trouble.
He nodded his head and tried to sound as sincere as possible. "Okay, I'll do it. I'll give you everything I have. Just please don't hurt me."
Alex smiled cruelly, "Good. That's what I like to hear. Now let's go."
And with that, Alex dragged Zubair back through the abandoned building, his heart pounding with fear and his mind racing with thoughts of what was to come.
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[I know it is very late... But I will try to post new chapters every now and then. I finally got some time to actually write some more new chapters. As for those who still decided to stick around. Thank you, I hope you are enjoying the story. I am also working on a female lead story, I will update you on that as well.]