He's No Angel

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Alex had to run down the hallway to the office since Austin is looking where he had been. He knocked on the door before he entered. He saw Austin at his table signing all of the papers. He looked up and saw Alex coming towards him. He gets the pile of folders beside him and handed over to his assistant. 

"Scan everything in this folder. Go." He said coldly and turned his attention to his computer. Alex nodded and leave without saying a word.

He went directly to the print and copy area at the corner of the CEO's office and scanned everything that Austin told him to. While scanning, Alex noticed an old photo inside the folder. He stared for it and realized that it was a photo of Austin when he was little with another boy. He stared at the boy together with Austin with a furrowed brows. The kid looked familiar to him but he can't remember where he saw him or met him.

"What the hell are you doing?" Austin asked him from behind. Alex was startled that he dropped the photo. Austin looked down at what he dropped and picked it up. He stared at the photo and looked back at Alex, glaring. 

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to--" Alex got interrupted by Austin.

"Who told you to look at this? Where the hell did you get this?" Austin asked in a yelling tone. Alex gulped and cleared his throat. "It's in the folder. I didn't know. I'm sorry." Alex said and looked down into his shoes.

Austin swayed the folders and papers angrily that's besides Alex which made the papers flew around and that makes the younger shocked and step back his steps. He gulped again when he felt that he is leaning on the photocopy machine and holding his tears not to cry. Austin leaned to him giving him a death glare still holding the paper.

"How dare you for looking at this. You have no right." Austin growled.

The poor Alex was shaking hoping Austin won't fire him for just staring at the picture accidentally.

"Ehem... Excuse me, Sir." they both looked at someone who interrupted them. It was Daniel holding a pile of papers. "Can you sign this? Sir?" Daniel asked while looking at Austin and turned his eyes to the shaking in fear Alex.

Austin threw a death glared at Daniel and looked to Alex again, "Don't you know how to knock? Put it in my table." Austin demanded and Daniel nodded. He went to Austin's table and leave the papers for him to sign before heading outside.

"Also, we have an urgent meeting. I'll send you the location sir." Daniel added as he walks out the door.

Austin raised his eyebrow and went outside immediately leaving Alex at the corner. He sighed heavily and cleaned out the mess that Austin made. He finished his works as soon as possible.

Austin ran directly following Daniel where he is heading to. "Move!" he yelled to his one of his employee who bumped him and he suddenly apologizes to the angry CEO.

Daniel went to the rooftop followed by Austin behind. When they reached the top, Daniel turned himself to Austin.

"What the hell is your damn problem?!" Austin yelled at him.

"No. What the hell is your problem? Are you hurting him?" Daniel asked him making him speechless. "So it's a yes, then? Why are you doing this? He's a kid for god sake!" Daniel yelled.

"You don't understand." He looked at him coldly.

"Oh, I don't? Well then, make me understand." He replied sarcastically. Austin kept in silence which makes Daniel chuckled a bit, "See? You can't. I can't believe you're hurting that poor kid." Daniel shook his head as he left bumping into Austin's shoulder.

"Uh, Dan?"

Daniel turned around to face Austin again, "What?"

"Meet me later. I'll text you the location." He said and walked away. Leaving Daniel on the rooftop.

It was 7 in the evening and Alex is at the kitchen counter with his laptop. He is working on his reports that he should submit before the due date comes when Austin walked across the refrigerator.

"What're you doing?" Austin raised his brows while looking at Alex in confusion.

"Oh. I'm finishing my works." Alex smiled. "You're going out?" He asked him.

"None of your business." He said and walked away. Alex didn't hesitate but to ask again, "Who's the boy in the photo?" 

Austin stopped and turn his head to him, "Who is he? Again, none of your damn business." 

Alex gives up as he watches his boss leaving him alone in the penthouse.

Austin texted Daniel where they should meet and they meet at one of the most luxurious clubs in their country since he is rich and he can afford anything. He entered the club and one of the bouncers ushered him to a private room where Daniel is.

Soon enough he entered the room and saw Daniel sitting on the sofa with booze in his hand.

"Give us the best vodka," Austin told the bouncer and soon he left. He sat on the sofa across Daniel facing him. "So why do you want to meet here?" Daniel asked him, "Are you here because you feel guilty for hurting and yelling every day at Alex?" He added.

"Bullshit. Here we are again." Austin sighed.

"Tell me, why him? There's a lot of guys out there. Why him?" Daniel asked as he sips his booze.

"I have no reason. I want him." Austin answered.

"Pathetic," Daniel said and soon the bouncer arrived with a bottle of tequila and vodka.

"I feel so pity him. Ever since he started working on you, he looked like s**t as f**k. He looks like he doesn't sleep well or eat. What the hell are you doing at him?" Daniel said. Silence filled the room.

"Okay. Guess I am talking to no one." Daniel said and glared at Austin pissed.

"Does he know?" Austin asked him as he poured the tequila into his shot glass.

Daniel shook his head, "No."

"Good." He replied and drank the liquor. "But I'm going to tell him soo-"

"What the f**k!" Austin yelled cutting his sentence, "Don't you ever dare." He added.

Daniel sighed, "Sooner or later, he will know everything. And when the time comes, you'll still end up hurting him. Your choice."

"Just let me handle this. Okay?" Austin said.

Daniel just nods his head and drowns himself in alcohol.