"Richard, I need you to go through the internet and see who the victim was," he pointed out to him and looked at Don. "As I've said earlier, you should check the victim at the hospital. I want you to give me feedback today.""But what about going to work? You shouldn't be alone," Don protested."Don't worry, I won't go to work. I will just call Maria over. And that's when I will need you, Jimmy." He looked over at Jimmy.Don nodded briefly. "We will depart now and meet you at home very soon," he muttered and got down from the car. Richard and Jimmy do the same as well. But Jimmy went to the driver's seat and got inside."Where are we going, Boss?"Grey watched Don and Richard for a moment until they entered a taxi and drove off."We are heading to my house."Jimmy turned to look at Grey. "Is that fine? I mean reporters are looking for you already.""They wouldn't be able to come when I do what I have in mind. There's a huge plan coming up and they wouldn't have any choice."Jimmy nodd
"That's actually a nice idea but Giovanni would try to get out of it easily. It would be as if it never happened," Alfred observed. Gregory nodded once. "You are right," he looked over at Grey. "Is this where your plan stops?" Grey smirked and slowly shook his head. "Unfortunately not. You are right, Giovanni is known among the police and it would be easy to stop the media and seal the police's lips. But," he hesitated and sat up. "What if a dead person is involved?" "What! A dead person? But who?" Jayden demanded. "Here's what will happen. After the news spread out, Giovanni might not be that worried but Alex will. He's impatient and acts blandly sometimes. And we are going to use that against him," Grey hinted. "Seriously? You are really a good judge of character," Luciano smiled. "Yeah but," he looked at Maria and realized the phone was in her hand at the moment. "Maria and Jimmy should go ahead with the press and share the information on the internet. You must make the news a
"We are speaking to his friend. Look for her and make sure you are fast with it. We are not sure who is currently watching you guys. And inform me the moment you have her with you," he informed."Alright boss."Grey hung up and looked up at Aphrodite while she does her thing. A smile escaped him as he got up. He still had a suit on and he was going to change attire.He went upstairs for a quick shower. He relaxed a bit. He felt like he hasn't been able to have a nice night's rest and it was beginning to tell on him.With his hands against the wall of the bathroom, he started to think while the water streamed down his body.Suddenly, he missed Caramel. It felt like she had been gone for a million years. Sadly enough, he doesn't even know if he would ever see her again. It looked to him like she was going to leave him forever. She just used those words on him so that he would let her go willingly.Grey would have sworn to protect her with his life if she had been calm with him. And it p
Grey's phone vibrates several times while he was asleep.It rang over and over again. After the third ring, Grey opened his eyes. He felt tired after eating so he retired to bed.But somehow, something kept disturbing his sleep. It was his phone.He took it and realised that it was Alfred."Hello," Grey said to the receiver."The plan is working, Grey. The news is currently spreading but Giovanni as we all know has been bringing down websites.""I expected that. Giovanni would be furious about it and might even want to question Jane as to why the pictures leaked out or how she slept with Alex while she was sleeping with him as well. Well, I'm just sure he would have a lot of questions," he laughed and got off the bed. "Though, he would be more cautious of his actions because of us. That's why we are concentrating on Alex," he explained."Yes, I understand. I will get in touch with others and monitor the progress," he assured.Grey nodded once as he walked to the living room. "Thanks,
Grey didn't understand at first until he concentrated really hard. "Wait, Do you mean someone forced your husband to pretend to be sick?" Mercury shook her head briefly. "No, that's real and that's why I was leaving. I mean I'm tired. I don't think I can't do this anymore and what if they come back? What if they try to harm me?" She rushed the words and got Grey confused. "Slow down, Mercury, and explain what happened to you. I don't seem to be able to make any bits from all you've just said." He muttered and looked right at her. Mercury sobbed quietly. "Alright, I will tell you everything," she sat very well but her gaze was still everywhere but at Grey. "My husband and I actually fell in love with Victoria Skincare. He loved it from day one," she stopped talking and sucked in breath instead. "Yes, go on," Grey egged her on. He was certain that the information Mercury was going to reveal would help Victoria Skincare and Linda. So, he had to be patient. That aside, he had nowhere t
"The police? I thought_," Maria started but he waved her to stop before she would say what she wasn't supposed to in front of Violet."Leave, and direct them to Hercules's office," Grey informed her.Violet raised skeptical brows. "But the boss isn't in the office right now.""Of course he is. Do as you have been instructed!" Maria chimed in.Violet opened the door and eventually walked out.Maria turned to look at Grey again. " I'm sorry about that, Boss. I was just shocked. But how come the police are looking for you? I thought you said your plan would put that on hold for a while?"Grey nodded briefly. "Yes, I did say that but maybe they are here for a different reason. Maybe it isn't because of Victoria Skincare. So, I will meet them like Hercules and see what it's all about. Tell them that Grey isn't currently around if they asked," he picked a face mask from the desk and walked out of the office, leaving Maria behind.He entered the office and was able to put on the facemask min
Alex hit his fist against the chair angrily. He couldn't stop thinking. And the fact that he had been staying in the house for days wasn't helping at all.He stood up all of a sudden as the door opened and one of his men walked inside. "How is the situation outside?"The man sighed. "It's nothing to write home about. The reporters are everywhere looking for you. There's nowhere to run to," he explained.Alex grunted and slumped on the chair again. How did the media get the pictures in the first place? Though, he was sure that it was Grey at work. He just didn't know how he could think so far.Well, it was all Jane's fault. If she hadn't kept the pictures in the first place, Grey wouldn't have seen it. The thought of it was enough to drive her crazy.The door opened suddenly. "Boss!" Someone yelled.Alex looked up. "Yes, what's it?"The man moved closer to Grey with a magazine. "You have to see this, young master." He announced and stretched out the magazine.Alex took it, a bit confu
Alex intentionally left his phone behind because he didn't want any disturbance. He knew what to do and he was going to do exactly it.If his father was close by, he might have been able to discuss it with him before he decided to act up. But he didn't know where he was at that moment and he was certain that he was still angry at what he did. He wouldn't want to listen to him.Well, Alex would go ahead with what he wanted to do. By the time he was done, Giovanni would be grateful he did.He pulled to a stop in front of the huge building, another of his father's houses in the city. It was where Jane was.He didn't even know why his father was protecting her. Jane caused everything anyways, it was only normal if she was the one that solved it.Two of the men staying watch of the house hurried towards Alex."Is there anything we can do for you?" One of them demanded.Alex regarded them for a moment. "Where's Jane?"The two men exchanged looks. "She's currently asleep. Is something wrong?
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