Chapter 91 Happy birthday

Rubbing his eyes Alex woke up from his deep slumber. He sat there taking deep breath.

After Sana's disappearance, he was broken beyond imagination. He shuts himself into a deep locker. But he never felt to end his life. He manages to gather himself and work like before. But now with Clara's disappearance, he felt empty. He couldn't gather himself. He tried hard but he is exhausted now.

"Happy birthday my son" Frank entered the room with a big parcel in his hand. Alex looked at his watch and realized that it's already August 31. He was always so enthusiastic about his birthdays. But in the last few years, he never celebrated them. Weirdly he thought that this year would be good with Clara. But now he knew that it would be just as boring as before.

"Thanks, dad. Why did you bring this?" He asked as he got the box in his hand.

"We can't hang up in the past. We have faced everything together and we are here together. So today I expect my old Alex." Frank spoke in a fatherly tone to which Alex couldn't reply anything.

"Be home at 5" Frank commanded him as he left the room. Alex knew that he would disappoint his father today. He even knew that his father would expect the same. But why does he try?

"Mac, postpone the meetings. I can meet the foreign delegates this evening at five." Alex spoke in the call loud enough for Frank to hear them. Frank closed the door harshly showing that he indeed heard him. Such a dramatic son and father.

Alex reached the office in a very bad mood and the employees could feel the fire in his gaze itself. Many of them already got wind of it as they were bashed by him in front of all.

"Sir, a parcel for you" His P.A announced as she kept a big parcel on his table.

"Happy birthday" there was a note in the big bouquet. Alex threw the bouquet angrily even before his pa could get out of his cabin.

"Be home at 5" there was another note on the back side of the bouquet. Is it his father's plan to piss him off?

"Get them right now" Alex barked in the call as he was completely annoyed by Frank's antics.

He signed the papers reading the details and when he turned the last page, 'Get back home at 5' he saw the words and his patience level reached its limit. His dad can't be this childish. Can he?

Mac entered the cabin right at the moment angrily. He looked at the watch and saw that it's already 3 pm.

"Don't act grumpy in front of me. Come and have your lunch" Mac yelled at Alex when Alex was continuously screaming at everyone. Alex followed Mac silently as he knew that Mac would even murder him if he threw a tantrum now.

Alex didn't even order anything as his favourite items lined up on the table. Now he is more than sure that his grandma is behind this. She can be so dramatic at times like this. Alex silently had his lunch and, on the plate, he saw the same words. Get back home at 5. Why is it so hard for them to leave him alone?

"Don't punish them. Just get back home at five" Mac said to Alex.

"Out of all people I didn't expect this from you." Alex muttered under his breath.

"What did I do that she left me without even informing me?" Alex asked out of blue. He just couldn't walk away from the fact. The single thing is eating him alive and Alex is totally exhausted now. He wanted to save her from everything. He wanted to give her the happiness that she deserved. But what did she do in turn? She left him?

"As far as I could understand her, she is not someone we can judge easily." Mac replied to Alex and the words have more depth than anything.

"I am tired" Alex rarely expressed this. But when he said this now, Mac knew that he was at his limit. It's hard to bottle up everything and smile in front of everyone. Alex did this for more than 5 years now.

"I couldn't even apologize to Sandy" Alex added as he expressed how broken he is

now.

"Just let things flow as per its wish and let's get back home now." Mac grabbed him as he didn't want Frank to get upset. Frank tried to cheer up Alex today and he asked Mac to get him home by evening.

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Mac and Alex entered the home and everyone was drinking coffee.

"I thought he won't come" Frank gasped as he didn't prepare anything for his son. Alex wanted to smash Mac's head for real.

"Then why the hell you were doing all these?" Alex asked, frustrated as he threw all the notes which he had gotten. Frank collected those notes and looked at both.

"I didn't do this. I don't know who did this?" Frank asked, gaping at his son's accusations. Mac and Alex were shocked to hear this. Who could have pulled this prank then?

Before they could think about anything, they heard someone coming.

"Who invited all?" Alex gasped at his father as he is not in the mood to entertain anyone now. Bella, Ron, Elena, and Sandy too joined the crowd.

"We got an invitation for a party" Elena spoke as she entered with a gift for Alex for his birthday.

"Alina?" Alex mumbled in his low voice thinking that it would be her job only as no one can have this courage to piss him off. But today he is in no mood to entertain Alina. He would surely deny this directly and get back to his room.

Before he could ask Alina, the lights went off and the single light highlighted the stage. Alex turned and was not sure what this was about.

There was a big banner with happy birthday and the most handsome picture of Alex was hanging there. Even Alex was stunned with the picture. He has no clue of how and when it was taken. But he looked absolutely stunning in that dark royal blue outfit. His smile was very rare and he forgot the last time he smiled that way.

Did Alina take this effort to make him happy?

There was a small fountain in the corner. Alex looked at the mud water of the fountain. Who would do such a thing? As he walked closer, he widened his eyes. It's not mud water but a chocolate fountain. He always dreamt of having a chocolate fountain. But he has never shared this silly wish with anyone. Who might have done this?

"I am sorry. Thanks for everything. Thanks for trusting me. But" Alex read the words in the bug screen as he widened his eyes in shock.

"Clara?" he mumbled slowly while the words after "But" started playing on its own. "But I will come back for sure." Alex read the content and he was just blank with the information. He looked around to have a look at her but she was not there.

"Happy birthday, Alex" The voice came from the entrance as all the people turned to see Clara there.

A hell of silence.

She wore a beautiful black glittery gown that ended below her knee. Her simple silver earrings shone through the darkness. Her hair was dancing below her waist. She looked even more beautiful than before. There was a complete difference in her attitude. She looked soft but confident. She looked beautiful and elegant. She was the same Clara but everything about her was changed. Her stare didn't waver even once as she walked towards Alex slowly.