“Seriously?” Grey laughed at her boldness. Though, he wasn’t surprised. Avery has always been daring and bold. “Are you saying you are going to force me to work with you?” Avery watched him for a moment. “Why did you save me?” Grey couldn’t believe it. “Are you going to use that against me? That rescuing you would be the death of me?” “Why don’t you admit it?” She stressed in a voice higher than her normal one. She took three steps closer to Grey to fill the gap in front of them. “Why don’t you tell me that you didn't want to work with me because you are scared?” Grey huffed. “Scared of what?” “Why don’t you tell me about it? Then maybe I can understand and let you off,” she muttered. “You can’t force me, Avery. That’s not possible and you know that,” Grey said stubbornly, anger growing in him now. Avery watched him for another moment before she eventually looked away. “How close are you with Maximo? You guys seem to be as close as friends which brings me to the fact that he lie

“What?” Grey inquired. It was as if he didn’t hear what Maximo had said or perhaps he was just playing tricks on him.“Alex called me now to ask me some questions and he knew. He said he knew that you were alive and currently in Italy. I tried to argue and act as if I didn’t know what he was talking about. But he said one of his men saw you. He even emphasized the fact that the guy recognizes you very much. So, he was positive that it was you,” he explained. "Now, Grey. What the fuck happened? How were you able to be recognized by one of Alex's men?"Grey released an exasperated sigh. For a moment, he was short of words. How should he say Alex found out? Could it be that the other guy sent it to Alex before he was killed? That was the only explanation that Grey could gather in his head."I told you that Avery was kidnapped by Giovanni's men, right?""Yes, you did," Maximo responded immediately."Well, it was one of the men. One of them recognized me and sent a message before he died.

Alex regarded the man for a moment. “Strange men?”“Yes boss,” the man nodded once. “Should we get them? We could question them what they are doing in our territory,” he suggested.Alex nodded once. “Get the men to do that.”The man bowed slightly and walked out.Alex took his phone and read through the message again. He found it strange. Why would he inform him that Grey was in Italy and then, he’s saying it might be his lookalike?Surely, that could have been true but Alex didn’t want to believe, not yet because it kind of sounded somehow.And that means he won’t be telling his father until he has confirmed everything.He dialled the number. It rang severally but no one picked it up. He rang it the second time before he gave up on it.Maybe he was asleep or perhaps he was at a nightclub. So, he decided to send him a message.The door opened again and the man from earlier on walked inside. “Boss, they left before I got out. They left in a hurry, according to the men outside. One of t

"So, we are safe for now?" Aphrodite inquired jokily.Grey laughed at this. "Yes, we are. It's nothing to worry about actually. I told you I would handle it perfectly."Aphrodite moved closer and planted a kiss on his cheek. "I know, love. I know that you are capable. I just get worried sometimes. There are lots of dangers lurking around and I wouldn't want you to fall into what your father did."Grey looked up at her for a moment and slowly held her hand. "I'm not my father, Novia. I won't die like him. And I won't let the woman I love die as well," he swore.Somehow, his inner voice asked. 'Does it include Avery?'Even though Grey doesn't want to be with Avery again, he wouldn't doubt the fact that he still wanted her to be safe.Aphrodite stepped back and smiled briefly. "Alright, I will trust you on that."Grey reciprocated the smile. "Go, get dressed, and let's go shopping."Aphrodite's smile widened. "Alright!" She whooped with delight and hurried inside.Grey regarded her for a

Avery huffed. "Seriously? That's your way out?""What other punishment is there for you to mete out?" He stepped out of the car and leaned on it. Because of this, he was standing too close to Avery for comfort. She felt a tinge of emotion at their closeness. She swallowed hard and took a step back."Isn't that the general thing? Employees get fired on a daily basis from coming late to work, especially on the first day," he teased.Avery laughed and threw her car keys at him. "You are driving," she muttered and started the walk away, expecting Grey to follow behind.Grey regarded her for a moment before he locked his car and followed Avery. He quickly sent a message to Maximo, asking for the location of the special members.Avery leaned against her car, waiting for him with a cute frown on her face."Where are we going?""We need to start with finding a nice location for the company. I have two locations in mind already," she explained and got into the passenger's side.Grey got insid