"You still don't remember?" Maximo inquired.Grey reasoned it for another moment. "I don't seem to remember."Maximo moved away from his men and walked closer to Grey. "On a Saturday night, at Plankton restaurant, I was the one you gave your money to. Do you remember now?"Suddenly, Grey remembered it all. It was indeed a Saturday night. It was at the plankton restaurant, where Grey used to work evey night. Then one day, a boy of his age robbed one of the rich customers.In fact, the boy would have been taken and maybe whipped or taken to the police station if Grey hadn't come in. He listened to his story and felt bad for him.Grey rescued him and gave him all the money he had on him at that moment. Grey had to starve for several days."That boy_," Grey's voice trailed off.Maximo nodded briefly. "That was me. You see how much I suffered? How then could you expect me not to take what belongs to me the moment I discover it?""So, Ferdinand is really your father? Or are you just from th
Grey was shocked for a moment. "Seriously?"Maximo smiled softly and slipped the wine. "I looked for you actually. I have always wanted to repay you for what you did for me that day but now that I'm seeing you, I selfishly want something more. I mean I wouldn't be here without your help."Grey smiled. "Actually, I'm staying in Italy for a while. So, we can make that work out. I also need to know about my father's shares.""Sure," Maximo was happy. "You can come over to the company tomorrow. We will discuss it more. But why did you decide to stay here. Is everything alright at Jacksonville?"Grey nodded once. "Its just a long story. I will explain it to you later but, I have a last request," he regarded him for a moment. "I'm undercover here. So, no one must know that Hercules is in Italy or that Grey is Hercules. I haven't revealed what I look like to the public.""That's simple. I can do that," Maximo assured. "I will make sure I handle it on my men's side. You don't have to worry ab
For a moment, Grey zoomed out. Maybe it was because he had never imagined kissing Aphrodite or because it felt weird. No, it was the fact that he didn't expect it to happen at all.But after a minute, Grey found himself responding which was weird.Aphrodite pulled away suddenly and smiled. "This was what Charles was caught doing with Aurora before I called the spy back."Grey hesitated, totally lost. Actually,he didn't expect the rise in his heart or the feeling of happiness that he felt when he kissed Aphrodite.It could be because he missed Caramel."Are you surprised?" Aphrodite laughed as she moved back to sit. " I thought you knew about it all already."Grey cleared his throat meaningfully and looked away, as he ate slowly. "I knew they had something like a spark together but I didn't know it was going to happen so fast."Aphrodite smiled again and continued to eat."Alfred and Gregory are on their way. Actually, I'm meeting them at the Italian shoe company," he revealed.Aphrodi
Two men moved closer to the receptionist as she rolled on the floor with tears in her eyes.Another woman who was the one that spoke to Enzo moved closer to Grey, with a stern face. "Have you seen what you've caused!" She pointed an accusing finger at him, with disappointment written all over her face. "Bow to the lord and apologize for looking down on him."The receptionist nodded quickly, as tears slipped out of her eyes. "Bow to him! It was all your fault anyways. I must not lose my job!" She muttered.Grey couldn't believe his eyes, and couldn't believe his ears either. He didn't believe that he came to Italy to go through insults again when he was trying to keep it as low as possible.It wasn't their fault anyways. If only he remembered to collect Maximo's number, then he wouldn't have to go through the embarrassment.But it doesn't matter what they do, Grey was determined to be unbending."Did you hear me!" The woman's voice rang through his thoughts and brought him out of them
"You heard me!" Enzo yelled again. He was so angry now, blinded by it. At first, he wanted to keep Grey beside him but he was too angry at his choice of words to do that. So, he changed his mind.He was currently after letting Grey get what he deserved."Mr. Enzo. Killing the secretary is a bit too much. Please, forgive her. You can punish her but don't kill her," the woman who seemed to be the secretary to Maximo said. She was shocked and scared. Enzo could have just punished the receptionist. Killing her was out of it."What!" Enzo roared as he turned his heavy gaze on her. "Do you wish to join them?"The receptionist's hands that were holding Enzo by the feet dropped, with every last hope of her. She didn't even know why she stepped in for Grey when she had an ongoing issue beforehand.Now, she was going to die. She didn't even have a boyfriend or a child. And she was the only child her parents had. They would eventually die of depression if anything happens to her.The receptionis
Grey smiled at Maximo. "Your men are quite weak," he muttered."What the fuck!" Maximo gasped. "Grey!"Enzo and the rest concentrated on Maximo. They were shocked that he even knew who the stranger was.The receptionist was behind Maximo, with fear still in her eyes."You know who he is?" Enzo inquired."Fuck! Enzo! This is the man you are supposed to see!" He revealed.Enzo was shocked, in fact, had never been so shocked in his entire life. The man in front of him was Hercules.Grey, on the other hand, was surprised as well. He was supposed to meet with Maximo alone. Maximo didn't even tell him about Enzo. Maybe it was the decision he made later on. Well, he would still need to meet with every mafia lord in Italy if he would be staying in italy."I_," the secretary started but stopped almost immediately. She swallowed harder and started again. "But he's one of our newly employed security guards."The word upset Maximo."Are you out of your mind? Are you trying to teach me what I know?
Linda was worried sick after hearing the news that Hercules had been killed. She had trouble sleeping the night before. She had even tried Grey's number but it wasn't reachable.Could it be true? Could Grey really be dead?Linda couldn't believe what she had heard, and she prayed that it was just a rumor. She knew that Hercules was a powerful man, but he was also a target for many of his enemies. As she thought about the possibility of losing him, she couldn't help but worry about her daughter, Emily, who had fallen in love with Hercules.Linda knew that Emily was aware of Hercules' status as a mafia lord, and she didn't want her to be involved in any of it. She had tried to warn her daughter about the dangers of being with someone like Hercules, but Emily was head over heels in love with him.Just as Linda was about to break down in tears, Emily rushed into the room, "Mom, are you alright?" She hesitated as she read through Linda's expression.Linda let out an exasperated sigh. "I'm
Grey returned inside the office after Alfred and Gregory had left. Though, they didn't leave until they had asked him how he did it. And he took his time to explain everything.They were so happy that he didn't encounter much trouble. Who actually knew that Grey getting lost was going to be a blessing? At least it was because of that he was able to help Maximo.But if he hasn't helped him, Maximo might have died and he wouldn't be revenging at that moment. It just wasn't fair enough. Maximo had lived his life as Grey did. He deserves to enjoy, like Grey.When Grey walked inside the office again, Grey was surprised to see several other mafia lords gathered there.They all turned to look at Grey as he entered the room, and there was a moment of silence as they evaluated him.He raised skeptical brows at Maximo. "What's happening here?"Maximo smiled. "It's normal for other mafia lords to greet a fellow one. We should all get to know each other, isn't that right?""As I said earlier, I