To avoid drawing unnecessary attention to himself, Alexander quickly hid behind a large potted plant. This maneuver was perfectly timed, because an older couple walked past and stopped nearby to smoke.
The air conditioning was on inside, so they didn’t go out into the heat, staying by the doorway. Alexander was annoyed by their behavior, but he didn’t like to cause a scene, so he stayed hidden.
The smokers had no idea that someone was standing behind the palm tree, choking on their cigarette smoke. The couple started talking, and the young man felt awkward leaving his hiding spot, lest he be accused of eavesdropping.
He had to involuntarily witness a dialogue that made his blood run cold. “The main thing is that she doesn’t blab,” said the woman, “we need to tell the boy that she shouldn’t drink too much.”
The man replied that they would quickly transfer the assets to his name, wait half a year, and then send him somewhere on vacation.
There, according to their plan, an accident was supposed to happen, because things like that happen to everyone. “Maybe we should pull it off during the honeymoon?” he suggested in a cynical tone. The woman thoughtfully replied that she didn’t want to wait too long.
“Well, we could give him that kind of a wedding gift,” the man agreed. His wife added: “Our daughter said he’s a loser, so we’ll see.”
Alexander carefully peeked out from behind the leaves to see the faces of these cruel conspirators. He felt sorry for the victim and thought that he wouldn’t want to be in that unlucky person’s shoes…
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