The Crime Boss' Obsession

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ke a whisper from a distance, and are usually brus

Wayne on a project file I reviewed a couple of weeks ago when

ne and had caught my attention for no obvious reasons. Except that he was a prodigy. I had never

ng about his last nam

yn

and burrowed into my head

interlinked but without any visible or concr

ies were all a daze now. My memories of all the people I could call my family were fragmented. The

my memory and was now like a distant

ast name. And meeting with him, someone who was supposed to be a total stranger, s

e was also th

ent and laced with so much determination

ne to be involved with his family. Why had this woman sent him back to lo

ribute them to the mean tricks of an overactive mind but I failed. And I couldn't stop

ke the thoughts off my head as I fol

f the Planet Hotel, its sleek exterior glistening as

es sting as I recalled the humiliation and betrayal

ng onto the door handle,

?" George asked, worr

odd

he queried, rais

more on the handle. "I'm fine...can we

genuinely puzzled.

onfide in him about the recent torture I had

was sure the hotel had a no refund policy. I didn't want t

," I muttered

e receptionist who had humiliated me the day before was r

nowhere to be found. I don't know why, but she wa

apology. I didn

between me and the receptio

lright here, lad

ly and fumbled under the coun

I nodded. "Every

the key she was looki

sir," s

ked towards the elevator. As we stood in the elevator, I could tell that

t of the elevator, a

lf. "Your meeting with the CEO of Cum

plied and gave the man a

like you own this hotel

everything you need to know

on right there and then, but he sounded exhaust

y agreement and follow

ween us like a fog. When we reached the room he had booked for me, I droppe

I said, my tone r

d, plopping down on a corner of the mattress. "There is no easy way to say this. But I own

this week, I was no stranger to surpris

hours ago was not only a wealthy man. He was on

asn't worth mentionin

"When people get to know who I real

at am I suppose to do with it now

. "I just wanted you

lve. His sincerity was disarming and though I wasn't ready to

ancing at his wristwatch. "But I'll come back

....

e door. I opened it expecting to see George there but it wa

pale and sh

I attended to you the other day," she said soft

that excuse your behaviour?" I questi

to say for a while. "I'm sorry," she

ith respect regardless of who the

?" the receptionist

just for effect. "What can I

he said with a light c

on for the elevator, and walked in, I closed my door and

in my pocket and

essage fro

ght. I'll come tomorrow and

onto the bed, my

eorge Way

was only the beginning of a m