The Pinnacle Of Life

However, the defeated opponent was not Alex Rockefeller.

Cheryl looked at Alex with emotions pouring out of her eyes.

However, Alex’s attention was on Patrick instead. “What do you think?”

Patrick chuckled. “I go with whatever Zachary says. It’s all on you, little genius doctor.”

Only then did Alex nod.

Zachary’s ailment was nothing but a piece of cake for him.

….

An hour later at a neighbourhood park.

“Your marriage arrangement is now annulled. You are free now, so you do not have to look for a man to pretend to be your boyfriend anymore.” Alex smiled at Cheryl, who had her hand wrapped around his arm.

What Alex meant was a not-so-subtle hint for Cheryl to leave him alone.

care for the marriage arrangement anyway, it can’t constrain me. Whatever that man said

“That man… Your father?”

“You can say so.”

not say anything else as he knew that it

my story?” She looked up into

her little sorrowful expression, Alex said, “If you are okay with sharing. I think

began with my

cliché. It was a story about a romantic tragedy between a wonderful lady and an awful man. Cheryl’s mother, who

father. The relationship progressed from there, and eventually they got married.

cheated on

unscrupulous. She introduced him to drugs and led him astray. Eventually, he started beating his wife, his daughter, and even his parents. Cheryl’s mother was severely injured after one such beating, when he

the man, he fled the country

not hold the sorrowful emotion and

her head on

heavy stillness hung in the air, punctured by the occasional crickets’ chirps. It was quiet all of a sudden, but silence spoke

the silence after a while. “You will be