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
Caramel woke up to the sudden knock on the door. She opened her eyes slowly, as she tried to focus on something or where she was.The door opened suddenly, startling her for a moment because she had a blanket over her body and it felt like she was naked beneath."Grey, I_," the voice stopped suddenly and that was when the puzzles filled themselves into places.Grey asked her out and well, she accepted. It was what she had been waiting for anyways. She loved Grey like the air that she breathed."Violet!" Beatrice called and moved towards her. She had this wide smile plastered on her face. Caramel wasn't actually expecting her to be happy that she met her daughter naked in a man's bed."What happened here? Are you dating Grey already"Caramel stared, dumbfounded. She didn't know if she was supposed to say a negative or positive answer. "Somehow. Where's Grey?""He went for his morning exercise. He will be back soon but you need to tell me if something is really happening between you two
"I didn't know I would attend, sincerely. I didn't have an invite but suddenly, the delivery man was standing in front of my doorpost with it," she explained while Hercules watched with curiosity."So, you attended the Billionaire party?" Grey asked with little surprise as if he wasn't there.Caramel nodded severally, amidst eating shawarma. "But that isn't the funniest thing in this story. The first thing is that Hercules chose me. Did you see it in the magazine? I mean why would he dance with me?"Grey tongue seductively went over his lips. " He must have found you attractive. You aren't easy to resist."Caramel laughed. " So, you were resisting?"Grey nodded quickly. "But not anymore."Caramel was happy about this. " So, guess what I did or should I rather say what I've been planning?" She started anxiously.Grey pretended to be anxious about what she was about to say, as he bit down some steaks."So, I've decided to stop working at my father's company. Ok, he's not even my father.
"What the fuck!" Gregory yelled suddenly, standing up in the process. "Are you fucking kidding us? How could Leo kill the previous Hercules?" Luciano questioned.Grey sighed. " Well, I saw it. I watched Leo shoot my father to death before he shot me as well and I lost consciousness," he revealed.Gregory gave the chair two consecutive punches. "How can that be?" His angry voice echoed throughout the whole room."I'm not getting this. I'm just not getting it. So, this means we actually have an enemy in our midst? Giovanni isn't the first enemy?" Jayden uttered."Hercules knew what this would cause, that was why he refused to say it until today. We shouldn't misuse the opportunity. We should however be calm to hear the rest of the story," Alfred explained.Gregory grunted and forced himself to sit. "This is seriously rubbish! We need to ask Leo why he did it! What had happened? Why would one of the elders kill Hercules and injure his son!" He complained, feeling very disturbed.If Leo