And your heart bled out for him?

Akil turned around and gave Sridhar a thoughtful look… Sridhar was still busy arguing with Preethi rather than looking at him. From the time he had walked to the doors, his eyes never landed on the little guy… not even once.

"No… I don't want to talk to him…" Akil mumbled and buried his head in Adam's neck… you cannot really miss the melancholy in his voice from a mile away.

Hearing him, a strange kind of rage seeded in Adam's chest. He did not even have this much anger when Sridhar insulted him and Preethi.

The fact that Sridhar was doing this to Akil… especially on his birthday… Adam did not know what he would have done if only Akil was not there in his arms. He would have probably buried the guy alive.

After all, even if not by much… at the very least he knew and could relate to how it felt to not being wanted by your parent.