Both Ares and I arrived at Carl's house where Ben's birthday party was being held. I was discharged from the hospital three days ago.
The party was going to be a grand one since Carl liked to do things grandly. He informed me that he would invite his friends, business partners and some of his closest employees. Entering the familiar backyard with Ares beside me, I looked around. Everywhere was decorated with blue and grey balloons, lights and other decorative stuffs. Their house was a big and luxurious one. I entered the house and saw an insane number of guests inside.
"Lex!" Ben, who was talking to a woman who looked like she was around twenty two, shouted as soon as he saw me standing in the entrance.
"Hey birthday boy," I said as I bent down and kissed him on his cheeks.
"Where's
