Chapter 171: Stay With Me
After his discussion with the Old Man Skull, Shawn went to Denise’s bar to have a drink as a customer and because it was near his office.
He actually liked the place. It was cozy and not too loud. Denise’s done quite a good job in her business.
He ordered the bartender to give him cocktail of different spirits like what Denise had prepared for him before.
He was in a real bad mood when he decided to take a few drinks and calm down a little with the alcohol.
His heart sandwiched in a dilemma about what he should do to make things go his own way. After today’s discussion he was certain that this old man would do anything to get his revenge.
’How dare that old man blackmail me like that? He is really very sly.’ His lips pursed with annoyance.
’I must be very careful with my plans... there is a lot that needs to be thought and taken care of before I fall for that old man’s tricks, I cannot stay with this old man skull forever, and I must free myself from his clutches as soon as possible. But I still have to rely on him for revenging atrocities the Kens have done to me.’
Shawn was deep in his thoughts and was gulping down sip after sip from his glass... with all the thoughts crowding in his mind his eyes darkened... he gripped his glass hard then drank all of its content in one gulp.
He tried to down all the hate he had for him with alcohol. He hated it; all his life the old man had been ruling his world, making all the light of his life being pushed into darkness, making his life full of dark clouds.
Shawn closed his eyes and his own thoughts made him uneasy. He ordered more shots as he stared at his empty glass blankly...
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