Grey watched him for a moment, unable to comprehend it all. He didn’t know what he was supposed to make of her. Avery was being stubborn as usual. She didn’t even care if it was going to cause her trouble.Though Grey wasn’t in any relationship with her, he didn’t want her to die. If Grey tried to do it the normal way, it’s either Avery gets to discover the secret he was keeping or she gets in danger and Grey doesn’t want any of the options.Grey released a sigh, while still watching Avery with a confused look.Avery was disturbed. Though, her mind was made up already but she desperately wanted Grey to accept her proposal. And it doesn’t even matter if Grey was going to accept to work for her, she was still going to find out who David was to Maximo, secretly.Grey cleared his throat meaningfully. “What position are you going to offer me?”“My secretary,” she muttered.Grey chuckled. “For real? Are you kidding?”“Why?” Avery pouted funnily. “A guy can’t be a secretary to a lady? Is tha
“What?” Grey inquired. It was as if he didn’t hear what Maximo had said or perhaps he was just playing tricks on him.“Alex called me now to ask me some questions and he knew. He said he knew that you were alive and currently in Italy. I tried to argue and act as if I didn’t know what he was talking about. But he said one of his men saw you. He even emphasized the fact that the guy recognizes you very much. So, he was positive that it was you,” he explained. "Now, Grey. What the fuck happened? How were you able to be recognized by one of Alex's men?"Grey released an exasperated sigh. For a moment, he was short of words. How should he say Alex found out? Could it be that the other guy sent it to Alex before he was killed? That was the only explanation that Grey could gather in his head."I told you that Avery was kidnapped by Giovanni's men, right?""Yes, you did," Maximo responded immediately."Well, it was one of the men. One of them recognized me and sent a message before he died.
"Tell me about it and let's start with the process. We can't afford to tarry. The more we wait, the more dangerous this can get."Grey nodded several times. "I know. Did you bring the boss' phone?"Charles nodded once and delved into his pocket for the phone. He withdrew it and stretched it out to Grey. "Here it is."Grey took it and went through it. It took a few minutes before he dropped the phone. "Let's wait for feedback from Alex."Charles nodded again. "What else are we supposed to do?" "I need to speak with Maximo. We need to lure Alex back to Jacksonville and he has a part to take in it. Even if Alex had told his father, it wouldn't matter. We just need to confuse him and make him return to Jacksonville. Well, I will be doing just that,” he assured.Charles nodded at this. “Alright. Do that and get back to me on the outcome. While you do that, I will take a bath. I’m so irritated. I need to get this blood off me,” he complained as he walked away.Grey nodded once and dialled
Alex regarded the man for a moment. “Strange men?”“Yes boss,” the man nodded once. “Should we get them? We could question them what they are doing in our territory,” he suggested.Alex nodded once. “Get the men to do that.”The man bowed slightly and walked out.Alex took his phone and read through the message again. He found it strange. Why would he inform him that Grey was in Italy and then, he’s saying it might be his lookalike?Surely, that could have been true but Alex didn’t want to believe, not yet because it kind of sounded somehow.And that means he won’t be telling his father until he has confirmed everything.He dialled the number. It rang severally but no one picked it up. He rang it the second time before he gave up on it.Maybe he was asleep or perhaps he was at a nightclub. So, he decided to send him a message.The door opened again and the man from earlier on walked inside. “Boss, they left before I got out. They left in a hurry, according to the men outside. One of t
“Are you sure about what you are saying?” Alex inquired. While a part of him wants to believe him, the other part found it difficult to do it. "I have no reason to lie to you. I took James off this position so that I can be here. I wouldn't want Grey to drag it with me," he muttered.Alex regarded him for a moment before he cleared his throat. "Did they really see Grey?"Maximo nodded once. "Yes, though I'm still not sure if he really is Grey. I mean none of my men have seen Grey in person. But maybe we can trace him and find that out, don't you think?"Alex nodded once. "I like that idea of yours. It sounds cool actually," he sat well. "You said he was sighted at the airport? Do you think he's leaving Italy? I mean if he's not Grey, then he has no cause to leave.""I've thought about that as well. But as I said earlier, we still can't judge things yet. But I will keep my men around for now. Though, since he knows we are tailing him, he would be very careful now."Alex released a sig
"So, we are safe for now?" Aphrodite inquired jokily.Grey laughed at this. "Yes, we are. It's nothing to worry about actually. I told you I would handle it perfectly."Aphrodite moved closer and planted a kiss on his cheek. "I know, love. I know that you are capable. I just get worried sometimes. There are lots of dangers lurking around and I wouldn't want you to fall into what your father did."Grey looked up at her for a moment and slowly held her hand. "I'm not my father, Novia. I won't die like him. And I won't let the woman I love die as well," he swore.Somehow, his inner voice asked. 'Does it include Avery?'Even though Grey doesn't want to be with Avery again, he wouldn't doubt the fact that he still wanted her to be safe.Aphrodite stepped back and smiled briefly. "Alright, I will trust you on that."Grey reciprocated the smile. "Go, get dressed, and let's go shopping."Aphrodite's smile widened. "Alright!" She whooped with delight and hurried inside.Grey regarded her for a
He was staring at Avery, Grey's ex-wife. Why was she in Italy? Actually, it all seemed suspicious. Why was Avery in Italy just when Grey lookalike was recently sighted in Italy as well?"Where's he?" Avery inquired.Maximo looked at Alex, then at Avery. "What are you doing here?""I'm looking for David and you know that. I'm sure he's here. Where's he? To get a drink?" Her gaze searched around quickly for Grey."David? Who is David?" Alex asked suddenly.It was at this moment that Avery turned to look at Alex. Her eyes went wide with shock.Maximo watched these two for a moment before he stood, took Avery's hand, and walked her away.Maximo pulled her aside. "What are you doing? How did you even find me here?"Avery was still looking at Alex, even from where she stood. "I know you are a mafia lord but do you seriously roll with someone like Alex?"Maximo's eyes tightened for a moment. "You know who Alex is?"Avery sighed and looked up at Maximo. "Who doesn't know who Alex is? He is qu
Avery huffed. "Seriously? That's your way out?""What other punishment is there for you to mete out?" He stepped out of the car and leaned on it. Because of this, he was standing too close to Avery for comfort. She felt a tinge of emotion at their closeness. She swallowed hard and took a step back."Isn't that the general thing? Employees get fired on a daily basis from coming late to work, especially on the first day," he teased.Avery laughed and threw her car keys at him. "You are driving," she muttered and started the walk away, expecting Grey to follow behind.Grey regarded her for a moment before he locked his car and followed Avery. He quickly sent a message to Maximo, asking for the location of the special members.Avery leaned against her car, waiting for him with a cute frown on her face."Where are we going?""We need to start with finding a nice location for the company. I have two locations in mind already," she explained and got into the passenger's side.Grey got insid