Emma waited anxiously for the pictures to load before she hurried back to the dining room. She had the hard copy as well. She told Nora to send both the soft and hard copies to her.Benjamin looked up at her. "Emma, aren't you eating?"Emma snorted and sat eventually. "I had to retrieve something urgently. You won't believe what it's all about. "" What are you on about this time, Emma? "Lucy inquired."Before I proceed, I would like to ask you a question. Can I proceed?"Lucy regarded her for a moment. " Yes, sure you can go on."Grey looked up at this point. He knew what she was going to talk about anyways and he was patiently waiting for it."What would you do if your daughter's husband cheats on your daughter? I mean generally, perhaps from relatives and others. Would you agree for them to break up?" She sounded so excited." Sounds like she's talking about Grey!" Smith joked.Avery sent him a dirty glare. " Don't start."Smith laughed and continued to eat."You should tell us wha
All gazes automatically turned towards Emma, except for Grey who continued to eat."Emma?" Benjamin called softly, unable to believe what he had heard."Mom, did you sincerely tell Nora to seduce Grey?" Avery was just too shocked. She knew that her mother was desperate but she didn't at all believe she would go to such length.Emma swallowed harder and seeing Lucy's expression, she got up and left in a hurry. She didn't even know how she was supposed to explain.Lucy looked over to Grey. "So, you've never cheated?""No," Grey admitted with a smile. Lucy shook his head. Somehow, he was starting to see Grey in another light. Well, after the truth he discovered at the ring store, he couldn't help but admire him a little.Avery was caught between her mother's nonchalant attitude and her grandfather's weird behavior. However, she felt relieved that Grey didn't cheat on her. Lucy was acting so kind to Grey which was very strange. Even Smith noticed but he concluded at the fact that Lucy m
"Sir, I sincerely don't know what you are talking about. I'm certain I wasn't who you were talking about," her lips quivered as she explained." I'm sure I'm dead serious," he finished up and walked away.Violet was lost. She didn't even know if she was supposed to believe him. But she couldn't stop the fact that he just related to Hercules.What if she really got sacked?Grey walked towards the elevator, his gaze searching around for the other guy that tricked him the other day. Grey was going to sack the two of them.But he didn't see him. So, he entered the elevator and went to the ninth floor.He knocked slightly on Jane's door.There was a long moment of silence and shuffling. "Yes, come in," the voice offered.Grey opened the door and walked in. "Morning Jane."Jane looked up, somehow shocked for a few seconds but she soon got over it."What are you doing here?" A known expression spread across her face suddenly. "oh, are you here to beg for your job? You must have been fired an
Jane blinked once, then twice, unable to believe what Maria had said. "What did you just say?" Jane inquired."You heard me, Jane. I just said I have been promoted as the secretary," Maria repeated." Yes and you have been demoted to take Maria's position at SU world," Grey completed for Maria." What!" Jane gurgled. "No, you are lying! This can't be! It's very impossible!" She yelled and took her phone, perhaps to call someone.The door opened suddenly and the security walked in."Take them out! Now!" Jane yelled, uncontrollably. Her heart was skipping every beat. She didn't want to accept it. It was just impossible anyways. She spoke with Hercules that morning and he didn't even hint at her. In fact, they spoke smoothly.It could be a prank. Jane was sure that the information was incorrect.Maria huffed and dipped into her purse for her identity card. She got it delivered to her that morning. She didn't know what was happening at first when she saw the message that she had been pro
"B_but boss," Jane stammered, unsure of what she was going to say. "Why?" She said eventually."Jane, I told you the last time to be careful with Grey. Grey was sent into SU world by me. And I discovered that the allegation you levied against him was fabricated. For someone that could make up such lies,I wonder what you have done or would still do at the detriment of my company."" No boss, please," Jane stuttered." No?" He raised a brow and waited. He smirked. “Are you saying I'm lying?”"I mean, I'm really sorry. I was just concerned. I didn't mean anything. I only wanted you to be sure of who you trust.”" Yes, I took that into consideration and decided to remove the untrustworthy people around me, like you, Jane," he revealed." What? Me?" Jane stuttered. " I have always been faithful to Protos Pubblicita ever since I started to work here." She expressed in a sad filled voice." I'm watching you, Jane. I've always been watching you and you have been acting against me," he reveale
Maria didn't even want to believe it. Or maybe she was wrong but the facts were staring right at her.If Grey was really Hercules, it was the only way to explain the sudden promotion that she got.But she didn't want to accept it until she had the fact staring right at her in the face. Or she had Grey accept the claim.Jane was saying something but Maria wasn't listening. She opened the door immediately and got out. She hurried back to the company.She got the direction of Grey's office from Carol. The company was a spacious one and one could get lost in it.Eventually, Maria arrived in front of Grey's office. She let out a deep sigh and tried to stabilize her breathing.No way, she was feeling very excited. What if she was right? She didn't even want to imagine what that would mean for her.She knocked on the door slightly. "Mr. Grey, it's Maria.""Yes, come in," came the deep voice.Maria took another breath. The question that was going to reveal Grey's identity was simple. She was
Smith was going through some files at LX corporation when a soft knock sounded on his door. "Yes, come in," he didn't look up as he invited whoesver was on the other side of the door. The door opened and Smith's assistant walked inside. "We've received a message from Protos Pubblicita about a change of staff," she revealed. Smith looked up eventually. " A change of staff? Who can that be?" "Jane, sir. She has been dismissed from her position." Smith's eyes went wide with shock. " Just like that?" Well, changing and dismissing was the easiest thing in business. " Yes sir but the new secretary wants us to meet by tomorrow. Hopefully, another shoot would come up in three days later, depending on how fast the new secretary is," she informed. Smith nodded once as he thought about it. Jane was uncontrollable for him and he wondered if the new secretary would be the same. Well, he was determined to try his luck with her. The new secretary might cooperate with him and that would mea
The meeting ended well and both parties were already familiar with each other. Avery was specifically happy about it as Jane was arrogant and she didn't like her but Maria seemed very much better. Just as the team stepped out, Smith stayed back. Instead, he moved closer to Maria. "May I have a chat with you, ma'am?" Thanks to Maria, he was finally able to attend the meeting. Perhaps Jane just hated him and it wasn't even Hercules's order. What she didn't know was that Grey forgot to give Maria the order. Maria nodded briefly. "That's very fine." Avery looked back at Smith and wondered what he was up to. Though, she knew it always wasn't something good. She would have waited but she needed to visit Emma at her private house. Her mother didn't come home the night before and she wasn't picking up her calls. She understood the fact that she wanted to make her divorce Grey. Though, she agreed with her grandfather about the fact that she went too far but Avery was starting to be worr
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