Grey looked away, his mind making a quick calculation of what he was supposed to do. Caramel must know he was hiding something. What if she guessed it was him? And she found the root of it? It was still very dangerous and he still didn't know how Caramel would react to it."I'm moving out now," he announced suddenly."Why?" Aphrodite was the first to ask, shocked."Not really," and he looked at Charles. "Follow me," and he walked away.Just as Caramel turned to look at him, Charles moved to block the view. However, Caramel knew Hercules was around because the news was already circulating on social media.Caramel didn't want to attend the party but suddenly, she received the invite and thought it was the maker of the dress that Grey got for her. The manager really did tell her that she would be able to attend any red-carpet event till the end of the year.So, Caramel decided to show up. She had even forgotten to inform Grey about it. Though, he believed he wouldn't know because he wou
"Yes! Wearing the president's suit and considering the fact that he's one of the richest men in the city is definitely worth it. Who knows, the person wearing it might be the next president, " the MC said and several hands went up in the air."$350,000! For the suit!"Grey finally dropped the microphone, raised both hands in surrender, and walked down the raised platform. Charles joined him and they both walked over to their table.Grey caught Giovanni staring hard at him as he passed by him. The anger in his eyes was enough to burn Grey's alife if look could kill."I will be taking it for $400,000," another one from the audience said.Just as another person raised a hand, the MC spoke quickly. "The president doesn't want it to extend $400,000. So, the suit goes to Mr. Clifford!" He announced.A round of applause filled the hall as Grey finally reached his table."What kind of stunt was that?" Gregory asked, still angry. "You could have been impeached and that would forever mean embar
"70 million dollars?" The MC laughed. "The president and the ex-president are not ready to let it off for each other. And it's starting to look very interesting. But to make it look even more interesting, whoever wins will be the first to dance. There will be a chance to look around the hall and dance with whoever they choose to dance with," he announced.At the announcement, Alex's ears went even wider as he stared over at Caramel. Then, a man went up to the stage and whispered some words into the MC's ears before he walked down again."Wow! Nice!" The MC laughed again. "I was just informed of something. To make it even more interesting, the winner can allow anyone to do the dance. And the video would be displayed all over the internet!" He expressed." This is even becoming very interesting. And Aphrodite isn't even around," Gregory joked.Grey didn't answer and instead looked over at Caramel. If there was something he wanted to do, it was to dance with her and he was going to do i
Caramel wanted to reject Hercules but she knew how much that would cost her. And well, she didn't want to be on a tone's bad side.That aside, it was Giovanni she hated and not Hercules.She slowly accepted the invite.The ladies whooped in delight as Grey led Caramel to the opening. The ladies stepped back, somehow wishing it could have been them.Never has it been that a president would dance in designer clothes but Hercules was breaking the rules. And no one was worried about it. In fact, everyone was happy with the newly elected president, knowing full well he was capable physically and financially.A piece of soft music played slowly.Caramel smiled nervously. "I don't really know how to dance."Grey pulled her closer suddenly and moved to whisper in her ears. " You don't need to. Just follow my steps, and I will lead you."Caramel felt her heartbeat increase at the contact of their body from under the material.The reporters and bloggers were around them, already recording them
Grey didn't reply and instead, pressed on the accelerator. The road wasn't that crowding and Grey overtook some of the cars until he arrived in a secluded place.He pulled up and stared at Chloe. "Why did you send the letter?"Chloe's eyes went wide and dark with shock as she regards Grey for a moment. It was at that moment that she noticed how handsome he actually looked, especially with his new hairstyle.Grey was the Hercules? The most richest and influential man but he pretended to be a lowly live-in son-in-law. And someone like her, who could not look at his face on a normal day, who could not afford the less expensive thing in his house abused him.It was all more reason that he would want to kill her. And well, the funniest thing about it was that no one might press charges. Hercules wasn't only the richest, he was a mafia boss."Answer me, Chloe. You didn't think I would get it's you? How did you even get to know about Caramel's kidnap? Were you stalking me? Did Giovanni send
"What? He's dead! That's not possible!" Charles uttered, clearly shocked as well.Grey looked at Charles for a moment, as a feeling of doubt overswept him. Was he supposed to trust Charles at that moment?"We will need to check the cameras. It would definitely show there. I will go and check it out. You all should enjoy the rest of the party. It will end soon anyways." Gregory muttered.Alfred nodded, affirming his words. " You should calm down. I will send some men around the hall too so that we can see if he's really around."" I will release some men inside the hall so that they can search around for us. You needn't worry, Hercules. We have it in control," Jayden mentioned.Grey nodded forcefully. "Alright, no problem then," he tried to breathe out and that was when he remembered that he left Caramel in the hall the other time.Alfred, Jayden, and Gregory walked away, to make the request they had promised.Grey's gaze searched around again for Caramel but she was nowhere to be foun
Just as Giovanni opened his mouth to say something, a man in a suit hurried closer to him and whispered something in his ears.At this, Giovanni's eyes went wide with shock. "Are you sure?"The man nodded briefly. "Very sure, I saw when he entered the car and they drove away."Alex regarded his father for a moment. " Did something happen? Is something wrong?"Giovanni ignored Alex's questions and instead looked at Hattie. " Leo is alive."Hattie's eyes went wide with shock as well while Alex stood still, skeptical. "Who the fuck is Leo?"Giovanni eventually looked at him. " We need to discuss this elsewhere. We are leaving immediately," he told the man.The man bowed slightly and walked away."I will tell you all you need to know when we get home. This isn't the right place for it," he informed Alex.Alex nodded in understanding..Grey drove right behind Alfred's car, his mind in deep thought. The mask was still on his face and he barely noticed.He remembered the first time he saw L
Grey threw the gun away as he proceeded toward the car. He entered and drove out.The elders stared behind him, bothered but skeptical. "This has something to do with Leo, right?" Gregory inquired softly. His question was aimed at Charles but he didn't answer him. " I just asked a question, Charles!" His deep voice matched the same time that Grey used earlier." Don't ask me. Hercules already said he would explain but yes, it has to do with the foolish man I call my father," Charles mentioned.The others could only stare. It was at that moment they realized it was something very huge and they wondered when Hercules would come back."What do we do about Hercules?" Luciano demanded." I fear whatever is eating him is something very huge. We seriously need to make him talk sooner." Gregory advised.Alfred nodded briefly. "We need to call Aphrodite. She's the only one that can talk to Grey," he suggested.Richard was even too shocked to say a word. He had never seen Grey behave so violen