Avery walked inside the salon and scanned the place for the stylist. She was nowhere in sight, so Avery used the opportunity to sit.She placed a call to her however and she picked it up immediately. "Hi, good morning. Where are you?""I'm at the salon. How can we meet and discuss?""Just do as if you want to go to the restroom, I will meet you," she explained and hung up.Avery cleared her throat meaningfully and looked at one of the stylists around. "Where's the restroom, please?""There, just go straight. You will see it."Avery stood and bowed slightly. "Thank you," she muttered and followed the direction that was explained. She entered the restroom, her gaze searching around quickly for the stylist."Looking for me?" A soft voice said suddenly behind her.Avery turned to look at the stylist, a smile on her face. "Should we go elsewhere to discuss? Are you sure you are ok here?"The stylist nodded briefly. "Besides, what I'm about to tell you was gotten through dubious means. I h

"I'm so sorry! I'm really sorry!" Avery rushed the words as she felt anxious and regretful. Maybe she shouldn't have gone with such a bad plan.Grey didn't reply, his right hand on the steering while the other one was still holding the cup. Instead, he found a nice spot to park the car.He looked at Avery, his expression was somehow frightening, even for Avery. Avery felt he was going to scold her like usual.Instead, he reached for her right hand and stared down at it. "Are you hurt?" His deep voice almost brought tears to Avery's eyes.Here she was thinking that he was angry at her when he was merely worried about her."I'm fine," Avery tried to pull back but Grey was firmly holding her. "You should check yourself. The coffee poured on you as well."Grey locked gaze with her for a moment and Avery slowly released her hand.Grey stared down at it. "It's not bruised. It looks like it will be fine," he looked up at her. "Let's go to the hospital."Avery withdrew her hand now. "I'm look

Grey returned home after being assured that Avery was inside her room. He called her several times but she didn’t pick up. He just wondered what was going wrong with her again and what he had done wrong.Though, he was leaving Italy in two days and won’t be coming back for a while. He might not even come back in years.Grey walked inside the living room but stopped suddenly as he regarded Aphrodite for a moment. She was sleeping on the couch.He sighed and moved closer. He scooped her in his arms and headed to their bedroom.Just as he placed her on the bed, he was taken aback for a moment as he stared down at Aphrodite's opened eyes.“For how long were you awake?” He laughed.“Since you took me in your arms,” she laughed and stretched up to kiss Grey on the lips. “You came late and I didn’t want to sleep. I wanted to discuss something with you,” she revealed and sat up.Grey sat beside her and gave her full attention. “Yes, what is it all about?”“Charles told me you would like to in

Grey got down and released a sigh. It felt good to be back in Jacksonville. A message popped up on his phone, just as he took it from aeroplane mode. It was from Charles and he only informed him that he had arrived in Jacksonville. Grey smiled at this and turned towards one of his men. "Is the suite ready?" The man nodded briefly. "Yes, boss." The night before, Grey and Charles went through their plans again. Grey informed him that he wasn't going to lodge in one of his hotels and suites because Giovanni and Alex could really be watching, especially with the trick they were going to play the next morning. "What if? Just what if Alex is able to get to me?" Charles had asked a question that hadn't come to Grey's mind. After several minutes of thought, Grey said. "If that happens, we will have to make sure he doesn't leave Jacksonville. We could send a letter to him, from his father or anyone. Something that would make him stay longer till we think of what to do with him. He must b

"What the fuck!" Avery released a chuckle. "You are kidding, right? Is this a joke to you?""Does this look like a fucking joke to you?" Chloe asked, half yelling.Avery was taken aback. "What!" She repeated, half-conscious. "There's no fucking way! How?""I didn't believe it either, initially. I mean it wasn't possible. How could Grey be Hercules? How would Hercules be the man that we do insult," Chloe made a rumble of laughter as if she was still finding it difficult to accept the truth, even at that moment?"I mean_," Chloe took her seat. "I only saw him with the rest of the elders and they very much respected him. But later on, when I appeared at the party. Yes! The party!"Avery's eyes went wide. "The party where you danced with Hercules?"Chloe nodded quickly. "Yes. I was able to confirm it that day and he made me promise not to tell anyone under any circumstances," she revealed.Avery couldn't move. She had never felt so shocked in her entire life. She couldn't think about it f