Chp 157 - Some Consolation

Maxwell was sure she was going to hate him more than she already did if she found out about this.

If things were normal, this was a night he was supposed to be spending with his wife.

Or otherwise, he should be at home doing what he wanted without worrying about getting mugged in a goddamn slum!

Instead, he drove down an eerily silent street that was not made better by the fact that men in twos and threes hung around in doorways and around the corners.

Of course, he was capable of defending himself if it came down to it, but he had rather not.

In fact, he would rather be several miles away from such an environment if he had anything to say about it.

But once again, duty had trapped him in its nasty grip.

Maxwell was not feeling so charitable towards his dad at that moment.

If he had not asked his man for directions earlier, he just might have thought he had taken the wrong turn after all.

But then he could see the construction ongoing signs the man had mentioned down the lane.

It didn