The next morning, the three were already determined to have fun, nothing but fun. Grey would be returning to Jacksonville for more battles with the opposition.Aphrodite was already setting up the picnic at a location in the castle lavender farm. Grey couldn’t stop thinking about what Charles told him the night before. Just looking at Aphrodite brought back the memories.“Let’s just have fun today,” Charles said suddenly and looked at him. “Leave the rest. I mean that’s why we are here, isn’t it?”Grey smiled and nodded briefly. They both walked closer to Aphrodite.“You guys are here in time,” Aphrodite smiled. “I’m done with everything,” she announced happily.Grey and Charles took their seats. “You don’t really have to do this. We could have sent someone to do it.”Aphrodite smiled. “This isn’t Jacksonville. And we are here on a low profile. We shouldn’t be doing that. I’m alright like this.”“So, what are we doing for today?” Grey asked as he took a cup of juice and sipped it.“
The security man started towards the radio room. The room wasn't always locked. Though, the security guard was always watching to see that no one entered.Just as Grey entered the room, he turned to look at the man. “Can I go ahead?”The man shook his head briefly. “I will go ahead with all other things.” he bent to fix the wires and cables that would be linked to the hall. “Don't switch this place on because it's for the other halls. I've switched it on for your hall. So, you can get ahead with what you want to do, and don't keep your bride waiting for so long,” he informed and stepped aside.Grey hit him on the neck quickly. The security man slumped on the floor but Grey knew that he was dead. He wouldn't die but would be deep asleep.Grey switched on the other cables too. He brought out his phone and started to play the recording, knowing fully well that others would already be listening to it.He smiled and waited until the end of the conversation before he took his phone and walk
Grey's muscle contract at the news. “What!” was the only thing he could say.“I'm as shocked as you are, Grey but what if this baby is yours?”“What are you saying? It's mine!” he admitted in a thick voice. “Are you at home?”“Yes, I am.”“Alright, I'm coming over,” he finished and hung up. He looked at Jimmy. “Drive to Alfred's house.”“Yes boss,” Jimmy responded.Grey couldn't stop thinking. How did it even happen? And who sent the message? Also, why was Beatrice's number not rechargeable? Something must have happened somewhere.Everything looks very suspicious.Grey didn't even wait for Jimmy to help him with the door when he jumped out of the car and walked inside the living room. Alfred was waiting for him already. He moved to the dining room with his laptop and Grey joined him.“Here, check it,” Alfred gestured at the message.Grey stared at the message for a moment. “Can you send a message to the sender?”“Sure,” Alfred moved the cursor and then looked over at Grey. “What do y
Grey got himself some of the stuff that he needed at home. Though Aphrodite had decided to join him and I helped him shop for toiletries and other things he might need, Grey couldn't wait. So, he decided to drive on his own to any supermarket close by.That aside, he had a meeting to attend that morning and he didn't want to get there late. The billionaire club was having its meeting that morning and as the president, he was supposed to be very punctual. Though, there was something else he wanted to do at the meeting.He was going to show Giovanni that he was still the boss. He hurried home and got dressed in an arm and suit. Aphrodite already had some men stationed at his house. Jimmy has also moved to his house because he was his new PA. Grey thought about it severally before he made the decision. He wanted to have Richard but realised that Don was closer to him. Richard has been his PA for a long time and it would be weird now if he took him away. So, he rather settled with Jimmy
Grey huffed. “Are you trying to say that you all know about all these?” he demanded in a cold tone.Martin grunted but didn't say anything.“It's not a crime to tell everyone to remember the rules of the group. Don't blame them for doing so. If you don't want to be checked out, then you can just do us a favour by coming down from the position that you hold,” Giovanni expressed.“Yes, exactly godfather. I think it's left for Hercules to decide,” Martin muttered.“No, godfather. It's not supposed to be. Hercules doesn't like to show people what he looks like,” Gregory protested.Jamal went query for a moment as different thoughts went through his mind. “You keep saying you don't know what Hercules looks like.”“Well, we don't know, Mr. Jamal. What if the members of the billionaire club from another country ask us about him? Are we supposed to tell them he wears a mask? It doesn't even make any sense,” Philip said.“That aside,” Dave started suddenly, his gaze on Giovanni. “it would be e
“You will give the club ten million dollars?” Jamal demanded in shock. Grey nodded briefly. “Yes but Giovanni will have to be suspended like I’ve said. If he will come back to this group, then it must be with my permission,” he expressed. The members looked at themselves slowly, they didn’t know what to do at that moment. Gregory got up. “You heard what the president said. Now, it’s time to decide.” Alfred nodded briefly. “Giovanni Is going to get suspended as the president has said.” Grey nodded briefly. “Now that you’ve seen my face, decide who you want to follow.” “Giovanni can’t leave this club. That’s not posible!” Martin protested. “Yes, he can’t!” Some of the members chorused. “Well, he can and he will. Giovanni and his son has done something so shameful. They are currently the talk of the town. I don’t think he should be seen associating with the billionaire club for now or he would tarnish our image,” Jamal voiced out. “You can’t use that against me, Jamal. My son com
Grey sat up, confused for a moment. "Smith Robinson?""Yes, Grey, and I'm aware that Hercules is the owner of this place but what I still don't understand is why you had to lie."Grey sighed. "What are you calling me for? What do you_."Grey was cut off abruptly by Smith."I'm coming for you, Grey. It's my time for revenge. You just wait for me," he finished and hung up.Alfred glanced at him. "Who's that?""Smith Robinson. "Alfred raised skeptical brows at him. "Smith Robinson, the brother of Avery Robinson, your ex-wife?"Grey nodded briefly. "He called to inform me that he's back in town for me."Alfred laughed. "Seriously? That boy is so funny. He wants revenge when you are busy dealing with someone much older than him."Grey joined in the laughter. "That's actually a funny illustration.""Where should I drop you at?"Grey reasoned for a moment. "At my house. I would like a long hot bath."Alfred laughed again. "So, we are having the group meeting in one week?"Grey nodded briefl
"I don't know, Alfred. I hope that won't be the case here but let's see how it goes then. That will determine how it would all go," Grey said truthfully. Alfred sighed. "I understand. I will give you a call later then," he finished and the phone went off. Grey regarded the phone for a moment. What if_ just what if she really had aborted it? Grey didn't want to think about it but he couldn't stop himself from going back to the question and trying to find answers to his questions. The sudden knock on the door jerked him out of his thoughts. He looked back, remembering that Aphrodite was at home. "Come down quickly, Grey. The food is ready. You should come down before it gets cold," she advised. Grey nodded once. "I will be there soon," he affirmed and hurried to have a quick bath. It didn't take long before he was done. Clad in black trousers and a brown t-shirt, he grabbed his phone and walked downstairs. Aphrodite was eating when he joined her. "You couldn't even wait for me."
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