Grey squeezed his face harder as he tried to process the information. He wasn’t quite getting it at all. “What does that mean? I don’t get it?” “The shoe company in Italy, do you remember that you have shares there? That aside, you are one of the directors. The CEO shouldn’t have changed without your knowledge. It means something has happened,” Alfred explained. Grey nodded briefly. “That’s right. But how did you know the CEO has changed when you weren’t able to get across to the men you sent over there.” “I just saw it online. I had to seek information about Italy in all ways since I couldn’t get across to my men. The shoe company is a big deal. If things are normal, I could tell through the company. Guess what, the inauguration was yesterday and now my men are missing,” he explained further, a little anxious. Alfred was right, something is definitely wrong. “Who is the new CEO?” “That’s the weird part. He didn’t show his last name but he’s Maximo,” he hinted. Grey reasoned it
One of Giovanni’s men walked inside and bowed slightly. “They are all here, though, not all. Three of them refused to come,” he announced. Giovanni raised his head, a silly smile on his face. “Those men must be the ones that are already thinking of fully serving Grey. They don’t know that the tide has turned and they would eventually work for me,” he stood, with happiness surging through him. “Everything will change today. I will return everything to the way it was before Grey showed up,” he looked at the man. “Let’s go.” He ordered. The man nodded and led him out of the living room into the special meeting room where there were a lot of men already waiting for Giovanni. Giovanni regarded them for a moment before he moved to sit at his usual place. “What is this meeting for exactly?” Someone asked. One of the men grunted at him. “You don’t have permission to call us out here for anything.” “Does that mean you haven’t heard the news?” Giovanni questioned suddenly and looked at the
Grey woke up with a sudden headache. He had a lot of drinks last night with Charles. In fact, Charles decided to sleep over. While Grey walked inside to sleep, Charles and Aphrodite were still chatting. They seemed to like each other's company recently or maybe Aphrodite was already falling for him. Grey looked up and realized it was almost 9 o'clock in the morning. He walked inside the bathroom for a quick bath. He picked up his phone and walked out of the room. Charles and Aphrodite were in the kitchen cooking. Grey regarded them for a moment before he turned to return to his room and probably give them time to talk further but the door opened and one of the men walked inside. He moved toward Grey and bowed slightly. “Boss, there’s someone here to see you.” Grey raised a skeptical brow. “Who?” “The man that brought her said she’s from Mr. Alfred.” Grey reasoned it for a moment and remember what he had discussed with Alfred the night before. The woman must be a family of Jimmy
Seth and Smith met each other at the office. They were very excited that things were going fine. With Grey gone, things would go even better. “Yesterday night was fun. The girls were amazing!” Smith laughed. Seth joined in. “ I told you. I told you it was going to be a lot of fun! Come, hurry up! We need to get the order and all our dreams will come through,” he jubilated. Smith smiled. “I can’t wait. We have to hurry up. Maria might have a lot of appointments today. Though it doesn’t matter how long it takes, our order will be waiting for us whenever we are given the chance to come forward,” he explained. “But I think we should do this now. I can’t wait to get my hands on it,” they both walked into the car. Smith took the driver’s side and soon, they were on the way to Protos Pubblicita. Smith was so happy and would have mocked David and the rest if they were in Jacksonville at that moment. They had all refused to help him, yet Grey eventually died. Though, he couldn’t stop think
“Yes! I think that should be fine. Gregory should go to Italy,” Luciano supported Gregory. Grey released a sigh. “I don’t want Gregory to go in my stead because I have a main plan,” he announced. Alfred looked at him. “What is your plan?” Grey sat well, “I want to leave Jacksonville for a while. Giovanni can think all he wants but it would only be for a while,” he revealed. Charles gathered his brows. “What?” Grey nodded once. “ Yes, I’m leaving Jacksonville but just for a while. Come to think of it,” he looked at Alfred. “I still want to grieve and get even more prepared to defeat Giovanni. Along the way, I would be able to help James and also take care of the company,” he explained. “But leaving Jacksonville. Is that supposed to be the solution? Is it the right one?” Luciano questioned. “It is,” Grey responded Aphrodite squeezed her brow together. "I don't understand. You will be living two lives? A dead man in Jacksonville, and a living man in Italy? Does that even make any
Grey stood far away and looked over at the people dressed in black as they performed the burial rite. Clad in black trousers and a black hoodie to cover his face, he was sure that no one would recognize him as Grey. There were many people there, as Alfred gave Grey the idea of having the fake Grey’s burial be at the same time as Jimmy's. And it was a bit disappointing that the members of the billionaire club were not in attendance. What if he was dead for real? Was that how they were going to turn against him immediately? Though right, they weren’t supposed to show up because he died as Grey but they could find a way to turn up. They would find a way if it was something else but not for Grey. Well, he didn’t expect them to be faithful. They weren’t his family after all. The people started to leave one after the other but Grey stayed and continued to look at the procession. Everyone left except for Jimmy’s wife. She clutched hard at her baby as she stared at his grave. And Grey k
Giovanni looked up. "Did you spy on Caramel?" He demanded. One of the men nodded briefly. "We did but we didn't see her meet with anyone asides from Alfred. We couldn't get what they discussed but she has not acted any difference as to how she did when she heard the news about Grey's death. Infact, she spent a lot of time at the burial, crying about Grey." he explained. "Why?" Another inquired. "Do you think Grey isn't dead for real?" Giovanni made a side smile. "Of course, I know. I know he's dead but there's no harm in confirming things. What was Jamal's response?" "That the meeting will hold tomorrow afternoon." Giovanni's smile got even wider. "Good. He has finally succumbed. I'm sure he would. He only needed some time to confirm the allegations from Alfred. Several times now, the allegations have always turned out unreal. So, I don't blame him but I'm going to deal with him for turning his back on me. But that will be when I'm done with Grey totally," he revealed. Giovanni w
“Boss,” a soft voice reached to his ears.Grey looked up slowly. He slept off just a few minutes after the plan had moved. Though, it was part of the plan. He wanted to look wasted.“Have we arrived?”“Yes boss, we have,” Dominic responded. “It’s kind of late. It’s thirty minutes after eight already but this is the time for nightclubs to get even more interesting.”Grey sat up. “Tell me more about this nightclub.”“It’s frequently visited by the mafia bosses in town. In fact, it’s the most popular one in the city. This particular nightclub even has a casino. And just as Protos Pubblicita is popular in Jacksonville, Ex Maximo is here,” he responded.Grey nodded once and got up. “Two men are coming with me. The other should stay back. You can stay around but I advise you to go to Charles's house. I won't be needing your service today.”The men bowed.He stepped out of the plane with Dominic and another man. Dominic decided to go with him because he knew that Charles would kill him if an