When Grey drove into the front yard, Beatrice was smiling. She was so happy and somehow, her lips were getting used to it.Grey wondered what Beatrice must have gone through all the years, especially with the loss of her son. Nothing could replace his place in her heart but he would try his best. He owed her for keeping his mother's recipe saved anyways."I should hand over the box to you," Beatrice started.Grey nodded briefly and assisted her with bags of clothes. "We will talk about the new company while at it."Beatrice smiled. "I will make us something.""Yes, change into something nice and make us something nice," Grey teased.Beatrice laughed. " Now you have a sense of humor. You were always so serious then," she commented and took a bag of clothes before she walked inside.Grey hesitated for a moment as the word sank in. He wondered if his mother knew that his father was a mafia Lord. He was so young, maybe that was why he didn't know about it.Instead, he had almost hated his
Grey got home earlier that day, as he didn't bother returning to work.After he left Beatrice's place, he placed a call to Gregory and asked him about a nice car for Beatrice and he promised to get it delivered to her that evening."It wasn't funny, but I laughed," Chloe laughed.Grey heard Chloe's voice as he stepped inside, only to realize that Chloe and Avery were inside the house already. And they were chatting."And he finally rose in," Chloe said dramatically when she saw Grey, there was a smirk on her face.Avery looked up, with surprising features. She must be shocked that Grey came home earlier."Hi," Grey whispered and walked inside.He knew as he walked in, that Chloe was saying nasty things about him but he didn't care. He was more than tired and he needed to sleep.His phone rang suddenly, the number unknown but Grey picked it up anyways."Hello boss, this is Jimmy," the voice revealed."Oh, yes. Do you have anything for me?"" Yes, Boss. I've gotten what you asked of me.
Grey suppressed a laugh. *Alright, thank you, Jane. I will do something about it." " Make it snappy, Boss. The likes of Grey shouldn't be allowed to ruin your reputation," she suggested. Grey smiled softly. " Alright." And he hung up. He hesitated for a moment and his smile widened. What would Jane do if she discovered that Grey was actually the Hercules she spoke to? Anyways, he knew what to do. And he couldn't wait to behold her face when she discovered it. Grey was ready to take everything to a next level. He would give everyone back what they had given him. And well, an act of revenge in cover was the best because no one would know what had hit them until it had happened. It was just exactly what had happened with Seth. Grey pulled up in front of the hospital. When he walked inside the room, he saw Belle speaking with Naomi and relief overwhelmed him. He was glad that he didn't lose Naomi as well. "Boss," Lan called softly, a smile playing on his face. Belle turned around
A soft knock sounded on the door suddenly. Grey turned to look at who it was. It was Richard and so, Grey signaled for him to enter the car.He turned toward Jimmy again. “What about the other thing I asked for?”Jimmy pulled out a piece of paper. “Here,” he stretched it out to him.Grey took it and placed it in the safe. “I will check it later. Work starts tomorrow,” he revealed.Jimmy nodded briefly. “I will be on my best behavior, “ he assured.Grey smiled. “I will see you later then. Did you add the numbers of these guys? They would need to come to the office with their credentials,” he explained.Jimmy nodded once. “I understand and I placed them together,” he assured.Grey smiled. “Tomorrow morning then,” he finished and gathered the files together. “Richard should come to the passenger seat,” he offered.Jimmy bowed slightly. “Goodbye boss,” he got down and walked away.Richard swallowed harder before he got down and walked to the passenger side. He knew what Grey was going to
"Alright, no problem. I will see you after work," Grey assured."Thank you so much, Grey," she appreciated and hung up.Grey let out a sigh and drove to KK corporation. Linda was already waiting for him."Good morning, I came as earlier as I could. Is there something you want me to do for you?"Grey nodded once as he started inside the lobby while Linda followed."We are starting this business immediately," he stopped to give her a short scrutiny. " We need to employ new staffs and we need a change of name."Linda was happy at the news. Atleast, it means she would resume work soon."So, what will this company be about?""A cream company and I will make you as the project manager. The creative manager would resume soon. She's on with the ingredients for the creams. You know what your job will entail already."Linda nodded once. " I will prepare everything for you. Will you like to conduct the interview?"Grey thought for a moment before he slowly shook his head. "No,you can do that. I
Avery stared at the bag of money for a moment, with brows drawn together.A soft knock sounded on the door and Avery rushed forward. She opened the door and let Chloe inside."Thanks for coming," she made sure that the door was locked so that no one would be able to enter.Chloe regarded her for a moment. "What's wrong? Did something happen?"Avery sighed and moved to sit. "I told you about Thomas? Thomas wanted to date me but I disagreed. Then, he pulled back. He used to be one of our wealthy investors," she explained.Chloe gathered her brows. " And why did you reject him? I mean, isn't he better than Grey? At least, he's rich. Grey has nothing. I wouldn't leave someone like Thomas for Grey," she declared.Avery thought for a moment. " That's because you don't know who Thomas really is. He's the most selfish man I have ever known. I can't fall for someone like him. There's absolutely no way things would work well for us both," she revealed.Chloe hissed. " Grey has a bad attitude bu
"Should I let them do their work? Or am I supposed to call them?" Grey inquired as they settled down. He brought Aphrodite to a nearby restaurant.They were in a VIP suite, so they had the chance to discuss anything without getting spied on.Aphrodite took from the Cajun Shrimp and Chicken pasta in front of her and chewed silently. "I think we should let them do their work. Even if you would be calling, then I think the elders should be aware. They should decide if you should go for it or not, "she advised.Grey regarded her for a moment. " Isn't this my inheritance? Why do I have to involve the elders?"Aphrodite looked up. " Because it doesn't only have to do with the shoe companies. There are other mafia bosses involved in it. You do know that Italy is the home of the mafia. And I guess your father hailed from there, " she hinted." How many shareholders?"" I think three. However, Hercules has spread beyond. So, if you are really in partnership with these people, you would easily
Grey left the restaurant early as Beatrice called him that she was on her way to SU world.Aphrodite seemed tired anyways so she used the opportunity to retire to bed earlier.The telephone rang suddenly and Grey picked it up. "Hello, boss. There's someone here to see you," Tina announced. "She said she's Miss Beatrice," she added quickly."Alright, tell her to come in," Grey responded and the phone went off.The door opened a few minutes later and Beatrice walked inside. "Grey," she called happily.Grey stood and met her halfway. "I hope you aren't so exhausted?"Beatrice smiled. "A little but I need to give you feedback before I go home to rest."Grey regarded her for a moment and noted the happy expression. "You looked happy. Is everything alright?"Beatrice nodded briefly. " I got all the wildflowers. Fortunately for me, I also got the ingredients. Though, not all. We have to book some but since I don't have any money on me, I was unable to do it," she revealed.Grey hit his fore
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