Grey walked to a raised podium. The room was seething with Hercules'men while the elders were already waiting for Grey at the raised podium. Grey moved closer to them. He was wearing a blue suit and a black mask. And he was followed by Aphrodite. He hesitated in front of the crowd as they went silent in anticipation. "Is Hercules truly dead?" Someone asked suddenly, from the audience. There were a few minutes of dead silence as everyone thought over the question. It was palpably clear that they believed the news. "It doesn't matter if he is. I will always be for Hercules!" Someone said suddenly, with a raised hand. "Yes, me too!" Another person joined in and soon, they were all saying the same thing. "I spread the news," Grey started suddenly. "About my death!" He added quickly. The look on each man changed briefly at the announcement. "Does this mean Hercules lives and you are the Hercules?" Another man demanded. Grey didn't respond. Instead, Charles stepped out. "Here's the
Grey made to move but Aphrodite stopped him quickly. “Where are you going?”Grey looked at her. “I have someone to see at this very moment,” he said hurriedly and walked past her while Alfred said the last words before the men continued with jubilation.Aphrodite regarded him for a moment until he disappeared. She saw her anyway. She knew that Grey's new girlfriend was invited on the ship.Grey walked out in a hurry to look for Caramel. The ship had already taken up. So there was no way she would get off. She could have been taken aback by the revelation, surprised, and had hidden somewhere.“Caramel!” He called suddenly, then hesitated when he saw her from afar staring out into the water. It was getting darker slowly and the ship had already been turned around.Grey let out a sigh before he moved nearer to her. He wondered what was going on in her head or how he was supposed to start his conversation with her.Caramel jumped up as Grey touched her. She looked up at him with surprise
Caramel stared at him for a moment as if she was preparing the next thing to say. “Yes, I’m fucked up! I can’t keep doing this.”Grey regarded her for another moment. “Why? Why do you want to break up with me? Is it because you are scared of Alex? Or is it that you can’t bear staying with me because I’m Hercules?”Caramel blinked once and looked away. She sucked in her breath. “ No,” she dragged, “no,” she repeated as if she was indecisive about her decision. “I love you, Grey but I’m scared. Oh, what I ever wanted was not to get into all this shit. I don’t want to get involved with anything Mafia. My mother was killed by one of them and…” her voice trailed off.Grey didn’t say a word. He didn’t want to interrupt her and make her forget what she was about to say. Caramel let out a sigh. “All I ever wanted was to have a normal man as my boyfriend. I didn’t want to get into the mess again because I’m scared of it. I don't want someone from the mafia, I don't want that,” she sobbed sile
"She just told me she's leaving," Beatrice voiced out.The ship successfully returned to the shore. Caramel left even before Grey would be ready to leave. She was already avoiding him. Grey drove Beatrice home and left the elders in charge.Grey nodded briefly. "Are you leaving with her?"Beatrice hesitated. "I guess I will have to stay behind. I mean I need to help you here."Grey regarded her for a moment. " What did she tell you when she discovered you actually worked for me?""Well, she was disappointed," she sighed. "But there's nothing I can do about that or is there?" Grey nodded briefly. "Someone will be joining you at work. Teach her everything she needs to know about the cream so that you can join Caramel wherever she's going. She needs you more than I do."Beatrice watched his expression. "Is that ok with you?"Grey nodded briefly. "It is. Just update me if anything comes up."Beatrice nodded once. "I will do that. Thank you."Grey's phone rang suddenly and it was Alfred's
"Where is my father?""He's having his breakfast," the maid supplied.Caramel nodded briefly and walked past the maid to the dining. Her father was truly having his breakfast."Hello father," she moved closer and gave him a peck. "Good morning.""Good morning Hunny," her father stared at her for a moment. "Are you ok? You look pale."Caramel nodded briefly and pulled out a seat for herself. "I am. I just need space. I'm leaving Jacksonville," she announced to her father's surprise."Why, Caramel?"Caramel stared down at the food that have been placed in front of her. "Nothing, really.'"Nothing? You stopped working at my company and you said nothing. Now, you are leaving and you are still telling me it's nothing?"Caramel sighed. "I'm really ok. I just need to clear my head. I will be fine when I return, I promise," she said with a smile.Her father nodded in acceptance. He had always been understanding anyways."So, when am I seeing him?" He asked all of a sudden.Caramel gave her fa
Grey placed a call to Charles and he picked it up immediately."Hello, Grey.""I need a favour from you. Can you send one of your guys over to spy on Alex and Hattie?""Sure, but is something wrong somewhere?""Yes, Caramel is missing. I need someone very active to spy on them.""Alright, I will do that. Is there anything else you want me to do?"Grey shook his head briefly. "No, that's ok. I will call you if I need something else," he assured before he hung up.."Dad, I told you that we can't get the truth from him. I sincerely think we should kill him," Alex mumbled."No, I got this, Alex," Giovanni scolded him "Leo has once worked for me and he would do it again. I will make sure of it. Just get your ass out there and look for Grey," he yelled out the order.Alex nodded briefly. "Alright, I will do that. I will get back to you whenever I get something tangible," he assured."Alright. I will be retiring now. Leo's torture will continue tonight."Alex opened his mouth to say somethi
"That doesn't even make sense. How can I marry a woman that doesn't even want to have anything to do with me?" Alex complained.Hattie shrugged slightly. "There's always a way around something, isn't there? You might want to speak to her. The drugs should be wearing off now, take your time," she finished and walked away.Alex regarded Caramel for a moment and realised she was already moving her head. She seemed to be coming back to life already.Alex walked inside the room and regarded Caramel for a moment.Caramel looked up at him. "Alex?"Alex groaned inwardly. "Yes, it's me. Do you have anything to say to me?"Caramel cursed under her breath. "Yes, I have a lot to say. Why am I here?"Alex cleared his throat. "You were really going to leave? With Grey?"Caramel rolled her eyes. "Is this what this is all about?""Answer my question, Caramel!" Alex barked, startling Caramel for a moment. "You would leave me for that thing! For Grey?" His muscles contracted and his voice went deeper.
The car pulled off in the garage and Alex hesitated. He has been thinking about it for a long time but he somehow agrees with Hattie. He was supposed to take whatever belongs to him that Grey might take. He shouldn't allow him to get away with it at all.The driver opened his side of the door and Alex's side of the door opened too as well but it wasn't the driver."Alex, get down or I will shoot this through your head," Grey announced in a deep voice.Alex looked up at Grey. "Grey?""You got it right but do it now or I'm actually going to pull the trigger!" He threatened.Alex sighed and got down from the car slowly. "How did you escape death?"Grey chuckled. "I have nine lives, Alex. You can't kill me like that.""Oh," Alex smirked. "Interesting. Just beware, I'm really going to kill you for real this time."Grey huffed. "I would like to see you try. Bring out your phone and call her to come out here," he ordered.Alex raised confused brows at him. "Who?"Grey pushed the gun right in