Chapter 153: UNDERGROUND GAMBLING
As he continued to stare at the building, Adrain couldn’t help but be amazed at how tall and wide it was. It was way bigger than the branch building they had back in California. As he continued to admire the building, he noticed the employees who walked in while some walked out and considered entering to ask for Erika Walters.
After contemplating for a while, he shook his as he waved that thought away.
"I will surprise her instead," he said to himself. He didn’t want Erika to see her at the moment but was willing to see her. He wanted to see his ex-wife again. He stayed at his spot, waiting and waiting but after 3 hours passed and he still couldn’t catch a glimpse of her, he released a tired sigh and drove off.
"I wonder why she didn’t come to work today," he thought to himself as he continued to drive.
He drove in close perimeters so that he wouldn’t get lost. New York is the biggest city in America and he’d only come here once or twice for business meetings. As he continued to drive, he suddenly remembered the Anderson’s corporation and wondered if Erika could be there.
With a balled fist and a taste of vinegar in his mouth, he aggressively turned the steering wheel of the car to head to Anderson’s corporation which was quite far from the Walters.
When he arrived at the building, he was amazed by how tall and beautiful it was. Compared with the Walters, Anderson’s were a little taller than theirs.
He parked his car and waited to see if he could catch a glimpse of her around. But after a few minutes passed, he still saw nothing and his tummy had started to get hungry since he had skipped breakfast for this.
Just when he was about to give up and go look for food, he noticed a car, not just any car. An expensive-looking car that drove until it parked in front of a building. With eyes full of curiosity, he stared at the car and waited for the people inside to step out.
Instead of someone stepping out, he noticed the entrance door of the building open and two pairs of legs walked out. One was wearing a custom-made shoe while the other was a woman, his ex-wife whom he had been waiting to see, had her hands joined with Ethan as they both stepped out of the building.
Infuriated, Adrian gritted his teeth together when he saw them being so intimate with each other in public.
"That’s my woman, you bastard!" he cursed.
Both Ethan and Erika were about to enter the car but Ethan suddenly stopped.
Erika frowned and asked him, "What is it?"
"I think I just heard someone yell," he said as he darted his eyes around but didn’t find anything suspicious.
Adrain, who was still in his car and quickly bent down when he saw Ethan, was almost looking in his direction.
"I hope he didn’t see me," he hoped.
"I guess I’m just imagining things," said Ethan. "Let’s go," he added and they both entered the car and the driver drove off.
Without wasting a second, Adrian started his car and immediately started following them but made sure to stay far behind so that he wouldn’t be spotted.
He followed the couple until they arrived at a restaurant. They got out of the car and entered the restaurant but didn’t see a normal chair, instead, they booked a VIP table and were led to another room, separate from where the customers were.
With a sigh, Adrian decided to leave and continue from where he stopped tomorrow. His stomach was already growling with hunger and he couldn’t eat in the restaurant in front of him, so he drove to another one and dined there. When he was done, he waited for it to be nighttime so that he could go gamble, hopefully, he would find someone with power, he thought to himself.
He searched around for one until he found what people called Underground Gamble. The name screamed power and all kinds of dirty things that happen in gambling.
Quickly, he started heading in that direction but it was a club that was in front of him. With a frown, he got out of his car and headed inside. He searched the area but couldn’t find anything related to gambling.
Adrain rubbed a hand on his face in a tired manner before he went towards the bartender and ordered a drink before he asked,
"Do you know of any underground gambling?"
The bartender who seemed to be in his mid-twenties slightly shivered in fear. Thinking that Adrian could be a cop, he vigorously shook his head and replied,
"I d-don’t know of any underground gambling sir."
His single stutter made his words completely unbelievable and Adrian stared at him as he waited for the young man to continue but the blonde bartender didn’t utter anything anymore.
"Okay, let me rephrase my question," said Adrain. "Where is the underground gambling?" he asked.
"Sir, I just said I don’t know of any underground gambling either," the bartender repeated.
Adrian stared at the bartender and could see that he was firm in his words and wouldn’t easily reveal any information.
"Okay, so where is the bathroom," Adrain asked to change the topic.
"It’s around that corner, sir," the bartender pointed in a direction and Adrain nodded.
He got up from the stool he was sitting on and walked towards the bathroom as he cursed at the bartender for refusing to give out any information.
"Doesn’t he know that his lie was completely unbelievable?" Adrain said to himself.
Adrian arrived at the door that spelled out the bathroom and entered it. He unzipped his jeans and released himself. As he was about to leave, he heard someone speak,
"B-boss, I-I am at the club now and I will be heading down towards the underground gambling s-soon. Yes boss, I-I have the full money with me so is it possible f-for you to let my f-family go now?"
From the tone of the man’s voice, one could tell that he was extremely frightened by whoever this boss was. And holding his family captive? That was dangerous, Adrian thought to himself.
But his ears didn’t forget to pick up the name Underground Gambling that he had been looking for. This man in the cubicle knew where it was, under this club.
Adrian stood and pretended to zip his jeans as he waited for the man to come out so he could question him on the whereabouts of this underground gambling.
As soon as the man opened his cubicle, Adrian quickly rushed towards him and noticed the sweat on his face and hand. The man seems to be very scared of this boss but that wasn’t his business, his business was to find out the gambling so that he could join.
"Excuse me, sir," he called for the man’s attention.
The man in a black suit which looked damp due to his crying body startled a little when he saw Adrain and thought he could be one of the boss’s men.
With hands up in the air as if surrendering, he pleaded,
"Please tell the boss that I have the money now. I’m heading towards the underground gambling right now so that I will give him the money and he will release my family."
Adrian stared at the man with a confused expression before he understood what he was probably thinking.
"I’m sorry sir but I don’t know what you are talking about," he said and the man frowned at him. "I don’t know who the boss is or whatever. I need your help to show me where the underground dungeon is," he added as he watched the man continue to stare at him as if he didn’t understand his English.
The man couldn’t believe that he had just exposed the underground gambling that normal people shouldn’t hear about.
It was a business that even the wealthiest people on earth would partake in despite the huge amount of money in their accounts because of the addiction. Once you start gambling, there is no way you can resist the obsession anymore.
"You must be mistaken," said the man. "I didn’t say anything about any underground gambling, you must have misheard me," he added, hoping that Adrian would believe him.
"Please, let’s cut off that part and take me to the underground gambling fast," Adrian ordered. He wasn’t a fool to think that he had misheard the man when he’d already mentioned it twice.
The man stared at Adrian and could see that he wasn’t believing in his lie. If he took Adrian down there with the main boss’s permission, then he could lose his family and his life or he could introduce Adrian as a new gambler to the boss and his stake could be reduced.
He judged Adrian’s dress and could sense that he was rich but not wealthy. The man contemplated for a moment on which idea he should pick and finally ended up with the second one.
He went to the washing basin and turned on the tap. He splashed some water on his face before he turned it back off and he brought out a handkerchief to wipe his face clean before he replied to Adrain.
"Fine, I will take you to the underground gamble but I have a condition," he stated.
"What is it," Adrian frowned.
"When we get down there, you tell the people there that I am the one who introduced you to the business and you are willing to do whatever the boss says," the man replied.
Adrian’s frown deepened when he heard the words that the man had uttered. He was going there to be the boss and not to be the slave of another boss.
