“What?” Caramel saw his hesitation but was already curious as to what he was going to say. She didn’t know if it had anything to do with the strand of hair that she sent to him instead of the real one.Or could the one she sent match with whoever Alex was trying to compare it with? That would seriously mean trouble for Grey and she couldn’t wait to alert him.“Grey has been lying to you a lot, to me.”Caramel huffed. “You lied to him too, remember? At least you didn’t tell him you were Giovanni's son.”“Well,” he hesitated for a moment. “Do you know it was Grey that actually exposed my identity?”Caramel stared at him for a moment as the words sank in. “What do you mean?”“Grey tricked me and made me expose everything to him for the sake of a friend. I thought he was my friend but instead, he exposed me to the world.”Caramel sat well. “I sincerely don’t understand all you are trying to say. What’s your point about Grey exactly? Because I trust him more than I trust you. Do I even tru
Caramel felt her head fly off at the announcement. She couldn't say anything for a moment as she tried to take in all the words that Alex had spoken.Caramel shook her head briefly. "That's not possible. Why would that happen? Why would he die?"Alex sighed, a bit angry at the word. "He killed himself, Caramel. He was guilty of impersonating Hercules and had to kill himself, especially after the news concerning the death of Hercules resurfaced," he explained.Caramel's hands flew to her head in desperation as the tears started to stream down her face. "No! That can't be! Grey can't be dead!" She yelled.Alex sighed. "You have to forget about him, Caramel. He's all in the past, you have to move on."Caramel collapsed on the floor as she sobbed harder. "Leave me alone, Alex.""I will stay until you are fit enough.""Don't bother, Alex. I can handle myself. Leave!" She said in a firm voice.Alex regarded her for a moment, "I will check on you tomorrow morning," he turned around and left.
Grey didn’t reply.Caramel regarded him for a moment. “If you don’t reply to me, it’s ok but I will find out on my own. I’ve seen your tattoo, just as I saw Alex and you were able to confirm who he was.”“Cara_” Grey started but she cut him off.“I know, you don’t have to ask me. You don’t have to tell me otherwise as well. Alex kept it a secret from me and he wasn’t so careless. That aside, he has been in this game for a long time. You were the one that asked me if he had a tattoo and I confirmed it for you. You revealed Pablo!” She pointed an accusing finger at him.Grey eyes twinkled but he said no word.“I’m going to tell him you have a tattoo too. Then maybe I will try to send him the real strand of hair,” she threatened, not that she was going to do it anyways. She only wanted to do anything to get Grey to speak. Though, if he really was what She thought he was, then maybe Caramel wasn’t saved. But, she knew that Grey would not want to hurt her.“What the fuck are you doing!” Be
Alfred pulled up in front of Grey's house. It was morning already when Alfred remembered it was Hercules's anniversary.Though the elders planned to visit his tombstone that evening he had to inform Grey that morning.Grey insisted on going before he would sit to plan with the elders. And Alfred accepted.Grey walked out of the house in black sweatpants and a grey t-shirt."Good morning, Hercules.""Good morning, Alfred," he responded as he entered the passenger's seat. "Let's go."Alfred nodded once and drove out into the street. He didn’t say anything until they got to the cemetery. When he looked at Grey, it felt like he zoomed out of the world.“Grey,” he called before Grey jerked back. He looked at Alfred and he saw a drop of tears. Grey was trying to act strong but he still missed his parents. It was a pity he lost them at such a tender age and to even think he wouldn’t be able to take revenge because was one of the elders that caused the death of his father.“Let’s go,” Grey sa
Alex was at the bridge until it was fully bright in the morning. The men have been searching the water since morning for a piece of evidence that Grey was dead.Alex didn’t want to give his father a false alarm which was why he made the men search further into the water.Could the sharks have gotten to him? Or other sea animals? Yes, that could have been the case but there would have been evidence. There should have been something that would indicate that Grey was really in the water, that he really died.“Fuck!” Alex cursed severally as he stared up at the sky. It was too light. Cars were already moving across the bridge. It would take a few more minutes before they would notice them. “Why the fuck is he nowhere to be found!” He yelled with frustration. “There’s no shoe! No blood! No torn clothes! Nothing!” He paved restlessly.One of the men hurried closer to him. “We need to leave, boss, it’s already morning,” he advised.Alex regarded him for a moment with clenched teeth before he
Grey didn’t want to think about the fact that Leo was staring at him or the fact that the expression meant something else he couldn't figure out but he didn't want to talk to him. It was taking him every ounce of his strength not to do anything to him.He wasn't going to kill Leo but they might as well stay off each other till the end of life. There was no way he wouldn't feel anger anytime he looked at him and remembered he was actually the one that killed his father.“Done, Boss,” Jimmy brought him back to the mundane world. “ I await your message.”“I will proceed with the assignment then,” Maria informed and left earlier.Grey took his previous clothes and moved out of the room. He went past Leo as if he didn’t even see him. He entered another room and got changed.When he walked out again, only Charles was in the room. Funnily enough, he was with Leo. They sat opposite each other in a way that showed that Charles was actually trying to initiate a conversation.Grey went past them
Grey turned around slowly, the phone still in his hand. “Who are you? And what are you doing here?”“Is something going on there?” A voice asked suddenly.Just before the man could say something, a car drove inside, followed by another. And everyone got distracted including the man that was pointing a gun at his face.Grey took the opportunity quickly. He punched the man by the hand quickly so that he would drop the gun before he squeezed his next.He took to the run quickly while the other men attended to the cars that just drove inside. Grey didn’t know if it was Charles or not but it was a great opportunity that he didn’t want to miss.“Hey! Get him!” someone said suddenly as Grey hurried towards the entrance. Some of the men turned towards Grey but it was too late and he had slipped inside already.A man in a suit was speaking on the phone and walking towards Grey. Grey hid quickly and waited for him to move nearer. When he got closer, Grey came out and hit him by the neck and he
Maria walked out to Jane having a chat with one of the employees. “What do we have here?” Jane turned to look at Maria, with a dark frown on her face. Yes, what do we have here? Who is this?” “I should be the one asking you that. I am the one and only secretary here. When did they employ you anyways?” Maria smiled softly. “I will warn you for the last time, to leave when you can still do so or I will call the security guards on you!” She warned. Jane hesitated for a moment. “You! Maria!” She took a step closer to her. “Do you remember where you were? You were working at one of the lowest companies owned by Hercules. You aren’t up to my standard!” “Well, now everything has changed, hasn’t it? You now work in the lowest company while I’m working in Protos Pubblicita.” Jane laughed. “No problem. I’m coming back and when I do, I will be taking the seat that belongs to me,” she turned around and left angrily. Maria regarded her for a moment. “That is if you can come back.” .Just
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