It was impossible! How could a diamond like this be the fake one?"Are you kidding me? Are you trying to scam me?" Avery yelled in anger. " I'm telling you the truth, miss. We don't scam here. Whoever gave you that knows it's not the real diamond because no one can sell or buy that for even twenty million dollars. I'm only buying it from you because I was fascinated by it but no one will do it. You will never get a buyer for it," he stated.Avery took her diamond from him and rushed out of the store. It was impossible! There was no way the diamond would be fake. The manager must be trying to extort money from her.So, she decided to try her grandfather's friend. Her grandfather's friend would definitely do her well and he would never lie to her.She should have thought of it initially instead of wasting her time.She soon arrived at Lucy's friend's store. Avery didn't know his name but she does refer to him as grandpa too.There were days when Avery usually visited him. In fact, he g
"You have been so busy all these days, and I haven't been able to speak with you," Beatrice said suddenly as Grey was about to walk up the stairs.He stopped and looked over to the kitchen where Beatrice was. He smiled and moved closer. "Your color doesn't look good. Are you feeling well?" She observed.Grey nodded once. " I'm just tired," he decided not to go and see Jimmy again until he got back from Italy. He was so tired from the trip already."You should eat and rest well. Is there something you want me to make for you?"Grey thought for a moment. " I'm just too tired to eat. I will rather go to bed like that. Maybe we will see tomorrow morning," he whirled to leave but pulled to a sudden stop as he watched Caramel wall closer to him."You are definitely eating something, Caramel. That aside, I have something to tell you."Grey smiled and pulled her for a slight kiss on the forehead. "I'm too tired to eat. All I need is a shower and some rest."Caramel walked past him. " You wil
Charles had already arranged everything before they got off the plane.They got lodged into a nice suite in Italy. While Charles went over to make an appointment with the CEO of the Disegno shoe company, Grey waited in the room.His phone rang suddenly, the moment he switched it on. It was Alfred."Hello, Hercules. Are you in Italy now?"" Yes, I am," Grey hesitated. " How is Leo?"" He's fine. Though, he still doesn't remember anything. The doctor is yet to release the result. But from the look of things, the doctor doesn't think he's suffering from dementia. Instead, he thinks it can either be temporary or permanent memory loss," he explained.Grey nodded briefly. " Alright, I was going to talk to you when I get back. I've found my last card and I might be revealing my identity to the public after it," he revealed." Seriously? I will tell the others about it. We can discuss it at my house. I can't wait for you to show yourself to the world as well," he said with a hint of happiness
“Do you know him?” Charles asked as he sensed that Grey was shocked.Grey nodded briefly. “I do. I mean someone that looks like him at Jacksonville. In fact, I've met him twice, or have I been seeing him wrong?”Francesco laughed. “No, it's the same person. Mattee told me a lot about you and I couldn't help but wonder who you have really turned out to be.”Grey stared at James, still confused.James moved nearer and sat beside Francesco. “Hi Grey, I'm Mattee,” he stretched out his hand for a handshake which Grey caught with raised brows. “Also known as James in your city and by you obviously,” he revealed.So, Grey was right. It really was James but Grey just couldn't believe it. How was James able to do it? There was no attachment at all.Three barmen walked nearer with a bucket of ice. “Let's drink!” Francisco announced happily.Charles regarded him for a moment before he moved a bit closer to Grey. “Francesco looked happy today. Are you sure we shouldn't have brought the men? Or s
Grey looked away and smiled. "I'm still unable to confirm who the murderer is," he looked up at Mattee. " But I will give you feedback when I find out about the truth."James nodded briefly. " Anyways, I will be ready for you."Charles let out a sigh as his hand around the glass of wine faltered but the others barely noticed."So, you are waiting to take revenge on Alex?"James nodded briefly. " Yes, but Giovanni will react. You know how much he's protective about his son. So, well this fight will involve them all. I'm planning on relocating to Jacksonville for now. I will send you a message when I'm around," he informed.Grey nodded once. "Alright, I will be waiting."" Hercules needs to be back," Francesco uttered suddenly as gazes turned on him. " Grey, you need to take up your father's position openly. A Mafia boss needs to be answerable to his men. I'm sure your men are wondering. You need to reassure them or they might lose trust in you," he advised.Grey nodded once. "I support
"That's not possible!" Grey said quickly.Charles pulled to a stop in accordance with the traffic light. He looked back at Grey. "I sincerely don't know what to tell you, Grey. It could happen and well, it might not be but we shouldn't rule out what Mattee told us. We should treat this case as if it's what it is. "Grey grunted. " It can never happen, Charles. Caramel might be inquisitive about who I am but she would never work with Alex behind my back, " he argued.Charles let out a sigh. " Alright, but why didn't she tell you that she met with Alex?"Grey couldn't answer. It was right, and Caramel could have done that. In fact, the other day that she said she wanted to discuss with Grey, he thought there was a matter they needed to resolve but they ended up having sex. Grey loved Caramel, no doubt about it. In fact, he was starting to trust her so much. Was he wrong to have done that?The rest of the drive to the suite was done in silence. Grey couldn't stop thinking of what Charle
Charles and Grey got home in the afternoon the next day. Charles pulled up at the garage. While Grey absentmindedly got down and went inside, Charles followed after.It was work hour and Grey knew that Caramel would be at work. So, he was going to wait."Boss, I forgot to tell you something," Charles said suddenly, dragging Grey out of his thought.Grey nodded briefly and moved to retrieve a bottle of champagne. Charles followed after. "Mattee gave you something last night but I forgot to tell you about it due to the issue on the ground, " He explained.Grey nodded briefly and turned to look at him. " What's all this about?""Mattee sent a jacket, it's bulletproof and one of its kind, " he explained and pulled out the jacket to show it to Grey. "You could wear it as a normal jacket and no one would notice it is bullet-proof," he smiled softly. " This is the best gift you've ever received." He complimented.Grey regarded it for a moment before he moved nearer to check it out. He was s
Grey huffed, unable to believe what was coming out of Hattie's mouth. He knew that Hattie was fed up with the progress of Victoria Skincare and would like to hasten things up before the CCS award. And well, despite her tries, she couldn't get the recipe or win against Victoria Skincare. So, now, she's trying to make Grey give up on his own. "Don't pretend as if you didn't hear what I've just said, " Hattie muttered with a dark frown on her face. Grey scoffed. "Because it sounded funny to the ears. Are you scared of losing? Because I don't know why you would utter such ridiculous things from your mouth, " he taunted. Linda nodded briefly, in a supportive way. "Yes, Mrs. Hattie. It's not in our hands to pull out. Every individual is expected to participate in the award-winning program. Pulling out is a crime. " Hattie sent her a dirty stare that Linda adjusted. "Well, I'm not asking you about people's opinions. I'm telling you what would benefit you. You had better follo