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.

it can’t constrain me. Whatever

“That man… Your father?”

“You can say so.”

as he knew that it must be a trauma that she did

to hear my story?” She

said, “If you are okay with

began

would say it was a cliché. It was a story about a romantic tragedy between a wonderful lady and an awful

and eventually they got

man cheated

his wife, his daughter, and even his

fled the country and

Cheryl’s words, she recounted the story like it was someone else’s, but she could not hold the sorrowful emotion and the tears began streaming down her face. So, Alex patted her on the shoulder

rested her head on

in the air, punctured by the occasional crickets’ chirps. It was

silence after a