The High Profiled Society: Die in Misery

Chapter 4 The dark secrets of Alexander

Maxi was hailed as one of the wealthiest people in the country. He owns multiple businesses and has grown his assets. He lived the thirty years of his life to the fullest. He sent Alexander to the top university in the country and became a famous billionaire at an early age. On the other hand, Alexander grew up to be a wise man, and without the knowledge of his father, he had been a good observer of him. He monitors and studies all his gestures, his routines, and how he does things, especially in doing rituals. He wanted to beat him up in revenge for what he had done to his entire family. He admits that he enjoys everything he has now, but it could be happier if they were all completed. However, his father was so vicious and he always thought highly of himself. Even at the age of sixty-five, nothing had changed. Instead, he became more aggressive and deliberately underestimated the people around him.

Alexander is now thirty-six and he is still single. He is dating different girls, but he is not taking it seriously. He met his father's new girlfriend, Shantal, who seemed interested in him. His father felt insecure and warned him not to get too close to Shantal.

"Can I join you?" a seductive voice came from behind him while sipping a glass of brandy.

"No thanks. I don't want to get in trouble," he refused calmly.

"I'm harmless, don't you think?" she insisted, and stood up next to him.

He can smell her sweet scent and the warmth of her body. He walked away and went back to the hall. They are in a hotel celebrating the twenty-seventh anniversary of their company. He is not in the mood to socialize, and he just showed up for formality.

"Father, I'm going home now." He babbled in a low voice.

He gave him an okay sign, so he proceeded to take the exit out of the hotel. He went directly to his room as soon as he arrived. He wanted to doze off, but he couldn't. He is preoccupied with thoughts he wasn't supposed to have. He went straight to the basement. It was a sacred and secret place for his father. He doesn't know if the old Moreau has found a sign of him whenever he takes a glimpse of this sacred place. He was expecting that he was going to do some rituals today, but he was wrong. He didn't find any kind of preparation at this time.

"What is he thinking?" he said to himself.

He was about to go out of the sacred room when he heard different, strange, tiny voices. He learned that someone was coming and that the spirit coming from the tiny pendant and the sharp knife had recognized it. Alexander rushed to the other door to escape before his father found out. He went directly to the roof deck to get some fresh air. He drank a bottle of brandy to get some relaxation.

"How long have you been here?" the husky voice said.

"Been a while. How come you're home early? Are you not enjoying the party?" he asked.

"I don't think I'm needed there besides it's for the company. What matters is we're doing just great as always," Maxi stated.

"So what's your plan?" he asks, with curiosity.

He discovers that Shantal is three months pregnant, and soon Maxi is going to be a father again. He is going to have a sibling.

"Of course, I'd be happy to take the child with me. How do you feel about it?" he asked Alexander.

"I'm happy because I've always wanted to have siblings," he honestly said.

Alexander did not expect him to be kind to his new baby. He just nodded and tapped him on his broad shoulders. He's always been cold, and he pities the child that Shantal is carrying because the faith of the child is not going to be far different from what he had. He is looking around, but he can't find his father's shadow anywhere in the house, and he was thinking he might be underground doing his rituals. He decided to enter his room to get some rest before taking a hot shower. He was in his best position when Shantal suddenly rode over him, and he needed to be more careful not to harm the baby.

"What are you doing here?" he asked, while he could hardly hear his own breath.

"I wanted you from day one. Why do you keep resisting? Now that I am bearing your father's child, I guess it's safer for us to hook up?" she said in a sexy voice.

"Please get off of me before he finds out. You're putting us both in trouble," he stated while barely struggling.

She started to give him small kisses and hug him tightly.

"No, please!" he murmured, but the woman on top of him didn't want to let go.

Instantly, Maxi came in from nowhere and pushed Shantal off of him. Maxi grabbed Alexander and started to give him hard punches on his face. He did not stop until Alexander lost consciousness. He woke up when he felt the pain in his face and saw that there was blood on it. He realized where he was when he saw the red blanket covered over him, the altar made of marble, the horn-shaped statue, and the candle that was lit over the place.

"Where am I?" he mumbles.

"Where do you think you are? Does it not look familiar, son?" he grinned.

"What do you think you're doing?" he said angrily.

"What do you think, son?" Maxi repeated.

"I did not do anything wrong! Shantal approached me and I tried to resist," he explained.

"I do not care about what happened between you two," he replied with a foolish smile.

"You're a murderer! Are you going to kill me like what you did to your own family?" he shouted wildly.

He didn't answer, but he started to initiate his ritual. He knew he was going to offer him as a sacrifice. He has an idea that he will be the next in line. He just did not expect him to do it very soon.

"So you're doing this because of your selfish endeavor and you think you can get away from this. You're having a new child and, after me, he is going to be your prospect," he shouted angrily.

He just laughed at him.

"You're such a smart man, but you did not anticipate this, did you?" he questioned him.

He warned him, "I'm going to kill you! I will be the one to end everything you have started."

"That's too low. How could you do that now? You're held up," he said with a devilish smile.

"Let me go!" Alexander cried.

"It's too pathetic that's the best you can do. I sent you to the most expensive schools yet you did not learn anything," he shouted back at him in a sarcastic manner.

He was holding the knife while walking around him.

"Just lie still and I'll take care of you. Alright, son!" he insanely presumed.

Alexander tried to calm down so he could think of a way to rip his father off so he could get away. He closed his eyes and he realized that this red blanket had a spell. He couldn't just get off it that easily. He is trying to recall what he has to do. He had read the spells in his father's journal and they were already on the tip of his tongue. Maxi went out for a while to check on how Shantal was doing. He had been out for a long time, and it was an opportunity for Alexander to run off.

"Erareser mulligis!" he chanted thirty times.

He followed what was written in the journal and, to his surprise, the seal was unlocked. The spell died out and he was freed. He was hiding below the altar waiting for his father's comeback. It took a while before he got some signals that he was on his way to entering the basement. Maxi was mad when he could not find Alexander. He went out again and looked everywhere. He asked for help from the guards and the helpers, but no one saw Alexander.

"He is just around somewhere!" He was out of his mind, shouting everywhere he came across.

He would go back and forth inside and out of the basement.

"I'm gonna find you, bastard. No one can deceive me. No one can win over me! I am the greatest and the most powerful!" he exclaimed.

He went to his room and started to murmur some Latin words while his hands were in the air. He does the circling and shaking of his head, asking for the spirits to come out and help him find the enemy. He received the signals saying that he was in the basement. He rushed towards the basement and sealed it to prevent anyone from passing through it.

"Son, don't make it really hard for the both of us. We know who is much stronger and more powerful between us. Let me help you in your agony, your hatred, and your endless sorrows!" Maxi shouted and grabbed the right leg of Alexander.

Alexander can't fight back because he is in a very difficult position below the altar. He let him drag him outside so he could make a move. When Maxi didn't know that he was holding the knife that was his father's favorite tool, he stabbed him in the throat and his chest. He did not stop until he was slain with blood. He checked his pulse to confirm he was completely off.

"That's for Mom and my four other siblings. I hated you throughout my entire life," he said, grunting while holding the knife.

He started cursing in Latin. "Today is my turn and I will never allow anyone to take over my world. I will never be a failure like you."

He made Maxi, his father, a sacrifice to protect and sustain his wealth. He lives in a cold, silent, and dark world. He loves his fortune and happiness is not in his vocabulary. The news spread that the great Maxi had passed away. To live a discreet life, Alexander flew to the Philippines to start a new life.