The blaring of music from the house was the only evidence that Grey needed to know that his girlfriend, Nora, was really celebrating her birthday.
But she told him she wouldn't. And Grey didn't understand why she would lie to him. They've been dating for six months now.
Grey opened the door, and Nora and several friends were dancing together.
Grey was really unhappy, he called Nora’s name several times but she didn’t hear that because of the loud music.
Rushing to her, Grey grabbed Nora’s hand, Nora held his hand too and turned her face to Grey with a sweet smile.
But when she saw Grey’s angry face, her smile disappeared.
“Why did you come here?” Nora asked calmly.
Grey said,” I think you told me that you wouldn’t celebrate your birthday, so now what’re you doing? Why are you lying to me?”
Nora responded mockingly, “I had a lot of friends. They have decided to celebrate for me. It wasn't a big deal, anyway you didn't even have money to do it for me!”.
Grey was in silence, he had been saving up for four months to get her a nice birthday present. Working as a delivery man was the most stressful work ever and Grey had to go hungry sometimes especially when he was bent on satisfying his girlfriend.
The music stopped, and Grey looked around the apartment. The apartment was the first thing Grey did with his salary while he got a room outside the league. But he almost didn’t recognize the room again. The wall paint was now cream in color. There was a huge home theater around and a large TV set. The chairs have also been altered which shocked Grey because he doesn’t remember getting new types of furniture.
All Nora’s friends saw Grey coming in, but they didn’t care about him at all, they all knew that Grey was only a delivery man, and he even had no money for a birthday party for his girlfriend.
"See the wretched boy! Who invited him here anyway?" A feminine voice hissed suddenly and Grey turned towards the speaker.
“Is he your boyfriend, that delivery man?” The woman with heavy makeup looked at Grey, “I don’t think he deserves such a beautiful girl like you.”
Nora was awkward, but in fact, she totally agreed with what the woman said. She was a Havard student now, and Grey was only a delivery man.
Although he paid for all of her costs in university. And he met her recently after he had struggled with college as well.
Grey had a lot to ask them. Like why won't she come to the party with her girlfriend? Nora was the celebrant and she was his girlfriend.
Grey however decided to let the matter slip. He had always gone through insults like that in the past, especially the first time he entered Harvard to see his girlfriend. Though, Harvard was a place he was familiar with. But he had always gone through insult even when he was still a student in Harvard.
He realised something quickly; how the riches trampled on the poor, what happened whenever you aren't rich or whenever your family goes bankrupt.
It was something Grey decided to get used to since he woke up in the orphanage.
"OMG! Seth is coming!" Tracy squealed happily and Grey turned around.
Hearing Seth’s name, Nora rushed to the door. Grey was surprised, why was she so excited about Seth’s coming?
Grey looked at the door, a handsome man came in, he was wearing a fancy Armani suit, with a smile on his face, every girl in the room was looking straight at him.
Seth came into the room, seeing Nora and holding her hand naturally, Nora felt a bit nervous since Grey was still there, but she didn’t refuse Seth’s act.
Wait a moment! Who the fuck was Seth to her?
Well, Nora started working at KK corporation and it belonged to Seth. Nora did it to save money for school.
And Grey wondered how the two got together to the extent that they could hold hands in such a manner.
Grey walked closer anyway with the box in his hand.
“Nora, happy birthday,” he greeted with a smile, ignoring the stares and the murmuring coming from the background.
Nora went stiff for a moment before she and Seth turned to look at him.
There was a disgusted look on Seth's face as he beheld Grey for a moment. “You told me you broke up with this guy already and I clearly said I don’t want to see him at this party,” Seth complained. He looked older.
Grey thought he didn’t hear it well at first. He looked over at Nora, ignoring Seth's words. It could be a prank anyway.
Grey stretched out the box, “I got you a present.”
Nora eyed the box for a moment, took it, and threw it away. “Are you blind or deaf? Or both? Can’t you hear all he’s saying?”
Grey went still for a moment. He still doesn’t even believe that someone was ordering his girlfriend around in the house he got for her. Life was really full of sarcasm.
“Damn Nora, why will you throw away his gift? He could have saved up all the salary he earned two months ago for this,” Tracy hinted with sarcasm.
“Seriously?” Seth laughed, “how could you move with such a pauper. This guy can’t take care of you.”
“I know,” Nora accepted, “I just pitied him as to why I stood in the relationship but I’m fed up with that. I need someone to take care of me.”
Tracy giggled, “The only thing he’s so good at is fucking. You know he has a big cock,” she murmured and looked over at Grey.
Nora blushed slightly and quickly looked away.
Grey couldn’t speak, didn’t even know what he was supposed to say. He had never expected such disgrace to come upon him.
Though, he had been managing his life with no family. According to what the sisters at the orphanage told him, he was found injured and there was no trace of his parents. And well, life have really been full of hardship for him. He got insulted at every moment. His only hope was Nora. It was only in Nora that he found peace but he didn’t realize she was only staying because she pitied him.
“Ok, I will help him then,” Seth said suddenly and Grey looked at him.
Actually, Grey was an inch taller than Seth.
“If you can lick my shoe, I will give you a work as security man in my company. you can earn 1000 bucks for that, have you ever earned that much, loser?” he boasted.
“Come on, accept the offer, maybe in ten years you can get your salary raised to 1200 dollars!” Tracy urged with a teasing smile.
Grey looked back at Nora, at the woman he gave his heart to the moment he was lost, the moment it felt like he would never find happiness in life. He stared up at Seth for a moment, at the arrogance and the stupid smirk on his face. Well, he had everything under his control while the only thing Grey had was Nora. But not anymore. Nora was going to leave him as well. “Nora, is this true? Or is this a prank?” He asked softly. Nora sighed, “Yes Grey, we are breaking up. Here’s Seth, my new man,” she introduced and Tracy squealed with happiness. Grey doesn’t even know what was making her so happy. If he ever had a way to pay back, the first person he would teach a great lesson was Tracy. And the sad thing was that she never loved him. And he really thought they both had something for each other. Grey bit back his tears, he wouldn’t cry. “Poor guy, you didn’t even touch this woman’s hands right? You’re really pathetic.” “If you can lick my shoes, I may give you a job as a security
Avery gave him a dirty glare. "What sort of question is that? I should be asking you!"The door opened almost immediately and King walked in, with a wide smile on his face. "I knew you were always with men. I just don't know why grandfather wouldn't trust me on it."" What the fuck are you saying!" Avery snapped. " I know nothing. I don't even know how this idiot got on my bed!" She argued.Smith smiled and took out his phone to take a shot. Grey was watching the drama, unable to ascertain what was really happening.Avery got up quickly. " Please, don't do this. I have no idea how it happened!" She pleaded and moved closer to him.Smith scoffed. " Too late, I have already sent it to my grandfather.""Damn!" Avery yelled and fell to the floor. She couldn't stop the mad beating of her heart. The thought of how much her grandfather would be disappointed in her ate her raw."Hey! What am I doing here!" Grey yelled suddenly, finally able to locate his voice. At first, he thought he was dre
He staggered back to get his trouser from the bed. He was still feeling dizzy when he managed to slip his trouser on.The man sensing his actions guarded him to the car. Grey only had to tell the driver his address and didn't even know when they got home.When he stepped out, he stopped suddenly as he felt peace overtaking him. Suddenly, he wasn't feeling pain as he initially was. It felt like he was healing up. The pain coming from his nose was also gone.No, that wasn’t it. It was his determination that was making his blood boil. What if there was something about himself that he doesn’t know? He couldn’t just drop from the sky, something must be connected to him.It was at that moment that he was determined to get back his memory at all cost. Perhaps, there was more to him that he didn't know..The drive to the party was longer than Grey had expected. Dressed in a black suit that he had struggled to buy after his third salary, and a black shoe, Grey complimented it with his goodloo
Grey narrowed his eyes on him and wondered if he knew the strange man but his face was not at all familiar to him. His eyes went wide when Alfred went to his knees. "Greetings, Hercules. It's my pleasure to see you and even talk to you," he smiled and finally stood up. Grey was still skeptical, unable to believe a thing. It was a wonder that Alfred was referring to him as a master but he found it difficult to believe someone as rich as Alfred knew someone like him. Then, that brought him to the fact that something was really amiss somewhere. There was something about his past that seemed to be connected to something very much important. No one could explain to him how his life was before he was found by the sisters at the orphanage. And he didn’t remember anything as well. It still felt like there was a fog in his memory. "Where have you been?" Alfred was all smiles as he asked. “For ten years, we’ve been searching, finally I found the successor of Hercules! Who would have thoug
It was a 100million dollars cheque!Grey never saw such a big amount of money!"I think you should have this. Till you can return to your position as the Hercules, you might need it."Avery looked over at the direction from where Grey went with worries written all over her. She wondered what was happening inside and why Grey was taking a while before he came out.Seth laughed suddenly. "Seemed like the small boy was getting a taste of his medicine already."Smith joined in. " It's just a pity he wasn't even able to enjoy his wife before his death," Smith teased.Avery's heart skipped a beat at their words. Well, it was something Alfred could do. "Come on! Mr Alfred doesn't tolerate rags like him. He's not going to be left alive," Seth suddenly took a glass of juice. He sipped it and laughed again. " Somehow the weather is good.""Come on!" Smith feigned seriousness. "It's bad weather afterall. A dog would die!"They both burst into laughter while Avery felt her feet gone cold. Her bod
Grey didn't reply and took a cup of wine. He sipped it slowly with a heavy heart.He didn't even have the time to exchange words with them. What was on his mind were the people he had lost."Fuck!" Seth cussed. "He's such an idiot."Grey turned towards him suddenly, with a stab of annoyance. He could actually break more of his nose at that moment Avery refused to talk with Grey until the end of the party and they were heading towards the car. She stopped walking and turned to look at Grey. "I hope you know there's no fucking way I will come home with you. I can't live in a house like that," she snapped. Grey watched her for a moment. "I'm your husband after all, why can't you?" He teased. Avery scoffed. " Seriously? Is this because my grandfather gave me to you on a platter of gold? I'm sure you know my worth." " But we are married now. Should there still be any barrier?" Grey probed deeper. " How the fuck did you get on my bed in the first place?" She asked angrily. Grey sigh
Weathervane Restaurant is top-notch, a place where Grey had never imagined he would go.But before the dinner, he has to have lunch. “Pizza man! Delivery!” a man yelled from outside of Grey’s house. Grey smiled and picked a hundred-dollar bill. He opened the door and stretched out the money. “Thank you for ordering. It’s $15.” “Keep the money!” He replied immediately and took the pizza from him. He closed the door before the man would say anything else. He stared at the pizza and remembered he hadn’t ordered pizza in forever because he was saving money for Nora’s birthday gift. Grey remembered what Alfred had told him and wondered how he was supposed to keep a low profile after losing his job. But at least, he could afford nice delicacies now unlike before. After eating, Grey decided to take a long rest as he could still feel some pains from the beating he got from waking up beside Avery on the bed. . When Grey woke up, it was almost six and he decided to get ready for din
Grey felt a slight stab of annoyance but he decided not to say any word. Seth was always used to twisting his words. Suddenly, a Bugatti Centodieci pulled up in the parking lot. Grey and the rest looked back as Alfred got out of the car. He was however accompanied by another man. This man was Gregory, the CEO of the popular clothing line in the city. He was also a boss of a big mafia in the city. Grey eyes widened. He’d heard a lot about Gregory. He just didn’t believe that the person he was supposed to meet was Gregory. No, the real question was why would Gregory want to see him? Was it trouble or not? Gregory was a tall and sturdy man like Grey. He was just slightly taller and with a face that could be described as being handsome. He was dressed in a Dormeiul Vanquish ii suit worth $95,319. Everything about him actually speaks rich. Grey had also heard about him but it was the first time he would be seeing him. “What the fuck is happening here?” Alfred asked the moment he w
Avery woke up with a scream. Her head was still banging but she wasn't in the airport anymore.She held onto her temple for a moment.The door opened suddenly and Emily walked inside.“Avery!” She called, with worries written all over her face. “What happened? Are you alright?”Her eyes were shut tightly. “Headache,” she whispered.Emily rushed out of the room suddenly. She rushed inside almost immediately but was accompanied by some doctors.Avery felt a stab of the syringe and suddenly, the pain started to ebb away.“Avery! Are you alright?”Avery opened her eyes and looked at her mother. “Mom, where is Grey?”Emily hesitated briefly. “What about the headache?” She asked instead.Avery looked at the doctor, ignoring her mother's question. “Grey was brought in here, right? The VP of Protos Pubblicita. Where is he? How is he?”One of the doctors regarded her for a moment, then looked at Emily. “Are they_”“He's my husband!” Avery said quickly. “If he's here, I demand to know how he's
“Grey!” Avery yelled again, in despair and pain.The phone dropped from her hand but she barely noticed.She couldn't believe what she had seen. She was actually thinking of surprising Grey by coming to the airport.But since Grey didn't want to see her, she was going to leave. Just seeing him from afar was enough for her.Avery raced closer. Her heart was pounding madly in her chest. “Grey!” She yelled again and felt the tears slide down her cheeks.Then she saw some images flash across her eyes. She saw herself standing beside a car with Grey.A serious headache hit in and he held onto her head a bit to stop the pain.But it worsened.Avery couldn't move as several images flashed across her eyes. The pain in her head got worse.She yelled, much in sadness than in pain. Grey was slipping off her hands and instead of helping, she could not.But it felt like she was starting to remember everything. She was starting to remember everything about Grey.“You ruined my life!” Avery saw her
Avery didn't believe it, couldn't have imagined it. Grey was a nice person. How could he have treated him badly?She felt a purge of sadness. She closed her eyes for a moment and shed unseen tears.“Sean, I need to meet you alone,” she muttered and walked away.Emily and Benjamin stared at her for a moment, confused.Emily turned to look at Sean. “And what are you doing here?” She yelled at him, anger vivid on her face.Sean looked down in guilt. “I'm so sorry. I really am. That's why I'm here. Please,” he beseeched softly and looked up at her again. “That's why I'm here. I really need everyone's forgiveness. I really hope you can forgive me. I've learned my lesson,” he rushed out with a solemn expression.“You_” Emily started but Benjamin cut in quickly.“It's ok,” Ben muttered. “You should go and see Avery. When you guys are done talking, you should see me before you leave.”Sean bowed slightly, with a slight smile on his face. He hurried towards the direction that Avery had gone.He
Avery couldn't stop thinking about all Grey had told her. She still found it hard to believe. How was she married and they weren't intimate?Does it mean she forced him to marry her? But then she wondered why she would do such a thing.She took her phone and placed a call to Sean.He picked it up immediately. “Hi, sister.”“I'm on the way home. So, come over. I won’t wait too much for you,” she finished and hung up immediately.The car pulled into the garage and Avery got down before the engine of the car would even stop.She walked inside the living room.“Ben, have you_” Emily started but stopped suddenly when she saw Avery. Her eyes widened with shock. “Avery!” Joy exploded in her eyes.Avery managed a smile and met her mother midway. They hugged.“Where have you been all these while? Why did you decide to stay away from us all this while?” She sobbed quietly.“I'm sorry,” Avery responded and pulled back to look at her mother fully. “I just need to get myself back. Besides, there a
Avery stood in front of the mirror, with two dresses. She was indecisive about the one to wear. She just freshened up and the only thing she could think of was to go back to the hospital because of Grey.She just wanted to be with him. She didn't want to think of anything else.She eventually decided on the black one, deciding it was a bad idea to be overly dressed when she was in fact going to the hospital.She dabbed some perfumes on herself and eventually walked out of the house. She got inside the car and drove right to a restaurant nearby.She thought of getting Hercules some cakes. Her phone rang suddenly as she walked back to the car. She hesitated briefly, as she took a while to find her. The phone had stopped ringing when she finally found it.She was about to check the caller ID when the phone started ringing again. It was an unknown caller.She hesitated again and contemplated on whether to pick it up or not.She eventually decided to.“Hello?”“Hello, sis!” A familiar de
Charles looked at Grey, still shocked. “Don't tell me you will team up with this good-for-nothing guy? You know he's not to be trusted!”Grey nodded once and looked at him. “I know but you do trust me, right? Just trust me.”Charles regarded him for a moment and slowly released a sigh. “Alright then.”Grey looked at Dylan. “But this teamwork will not work if we don't have the evidence we can pin Giovanni down with,” he explained.“Well, Giovanni is supposed to die, and not be jailed for killing your father.”“Well, I won't need the evidence after Giovanni dies. So, this deal will be useless for me. Besides, Giovanni will not live after killing my father. Don't think I plan on sparing his life.”Dylan laughed. “I like that! I sincerely do!” He muttered, dipped his hand into his pocket, and pulled out a phone. “It's here, everything on the watch,” he revealed, placed it on the bed beside Grey, and smiled slightly. “I will be in Jacksonville soon. We will talk then,” he finished, got up,
“Well, let him come,” Grey decided and looked at Avery. “I'm done with the food. Thank you, I really appreciate it,” he said with a smile.Avery nodded once and packed the lunch boxes. “I will leave then so that you and Dylan can speak.”Grey nodded. “Alright. Take care of yourself.”Avery smiled slightly and walked out eventually.Charles turned to Grey. “I will kill him today if he tries to act sneaky!” He swore.Grey smiled slightly. “Just calm down and let's hear him first.”Charles groaned inwardly and pulled a chair for himself to sit. “I'm seriously going to kill him!” He promised.Grey laughed and his phone made a beep. It was a message from Avery. He read through and looked at Charles.“Dylan is here,” he announced.Charles nodded several times as if it was taking every ounce of his strength to keep calm.A soft knock sounded on the door. The door opened almost immediately and Dylan pushed his head inside, a wide smile on his face.“Hi everyone!” He said with sarcasm.“You be
“Are you sure?” Grey nodded once, with a soft smile. “Yes, I am. I will handle him. So, you just stay calm,” he responded and dialed Charles's number.Avery nodded once. “I will call him back then.”Grey nodded again. “But tell him I would like to choose the venue. If he's not agreeing with that, then I won't see him,” he muttered and looked at the phone screen only to discover Charles had picked it up.“Hi Charles,” he said into the receiver and relaxed back on the bed.“Grey, where have you been?”“Well,” he smiled softly. He would have never thought he was going to get so sick. He hadn't gotten so sick in a long time that it felt like he was immortal, immune.“I got sick Charles. In fact, I'm currently at the hospital.”“Damn! Send me the address. I will be there now,” he assured and the line went off.Grey looked at Avery and caught her staring. He smiled. “What did the doctor say is wrong with me?”“Well, I will tell you that while you eat. You haven't eaten since morning.”Grey
Consciousness returned to Grey slowly and his gaze searched around.Where was he?A slight headache hit in. He groaned and reached for his head.“Are you alright?” A soft voice asked suddenly.He looked up at a pair of brown eyes. Wait, a nurse?“Yes, just a slight headache,” he responded.The nurse smiled down at him. “You will be fine with this,” she assured and raised a syringe. She regarded him for another moment before she injected him.Grey didn't flinch. It was as if nothing penetrated him. Well, a lot had penetrated him before. What more could a syringe do?“Wow, I'm impressed,” the nurse smiled.Grey didn't really remember anything. In fact, the headache was making it difficult for him. But then, the pain ebbed away slowly as the nurse had said.“Where am I?” He said and groaned inwardly. “I know this is a hospital. I'm sorry for that stupid question.”The nurse laughed.He did as well. “I mean how did I get here?”“Well, your girlfriend brought us here. She stepped out a few