Alex paced endlessly, as different thoughts collided in him in some sort of crazy confusion. He couldn't stop thinking that Maximo could have deceived him. Could that have been the case?The door opened and one of his men walked inside. "Boss."Alex stopped to look at him. "What did you find?""Maximo hasn't met with anyone. His routes aren't suspicious. From work to his house and then to the club. I haven't seen him with Charles or anyone from Hercules's side," he explained.Alex released a sigh. Maybe it was only his thought. Well, he had to eliminate suspicion. His phone rang suddenly, almost startling him. It was his father.Alex picked it up immediately. "Good morning, Dad.""Alex, I think something is going on in Italy. It looks like Maximo and the rest might have been deceiving us."Alex gathered his brows. "Why do you think so? Did your men inform you of anything?""Not yet. I'm unable to get across to my men but I've sent a few of them again. But one of the spies I planted w
Grey got down and released a sigh. It felt good to be back in Jacksonville. A message popped up on his phone, just as he took it from aeroplane mode. It was from Charles and he only informed him that he had arrived in Jacksonville. Grey smiled at this and turned towards one of his men. "Is the suite ready?" The man nodded briefly. "Yes, boss." The night before, Grey and Charles went through their plans again. Grey informed him that he wasn't going to lodge in one of his hotels and suites because Giovanni and Alex could really be watching, especially with the trick they were going to play the next morning. "What if? Just what if Alex is able to get to me?" Charles had asked a question that hadn't come to Grey's mind. After several minutes of thought, Grey said. "If that happens, we will have to make sure he doesn't leave Jacksonville. We could send a letter to him, from his father or anyone. Something that would make him stay longer till we think of what to do with him. He must b
Chloe furrowed her brow. "What are you talking about? I don't understand. We all knew who Grey was before you left Jacksonville. So, what are you talking about now?"Avery regarded Chloe for a moment. "I still remember how you kept mincing words whenever I speak of dealing with Grey. You used to tell me to be very harsh towards him and suddenly, you were taking his side and telling me to be careful. Why did you say that?"A flash of expression flickered across Chloe's face as an admission of a tactical error. "I might have done that because of so many reasons. I mean we've bullied him enough. He was supposed to live his life as well," Chloe accused.Avery sighed. "I regret my decision now but it's too late, isn't it?" She let out a sly smile. "Grey is dead already. So, even if you tell me anything about him, there will be no problem because he's dead," she teased, knowing fully well that it wasn't true. Grey was alive well, it wasn't a lie on her part. Grey already declared himself
"What the fuck!" Avery released a chuckle. "You are kidding, right? Is this a joke to you?""Does this look like a fucking joke to you?" Chloe asked, half yelling.Avery was taken aback. "What!" She repeated, half-conscious. "There's no fucking way! How?""I didn't believe it either, initially. I mean it wasn't possible. How could Grey be Hercules? How would Hercules be the man that we do insult," Chloe made a rumble of laughter as if she was still finding it difficult to accept the truth, even at that moment?"I mean_," Chloe took her seat. "I only saw him with the rest of the elders and they very much respected him. But later on, when I appeared at the party. Yes! The party!"Avery's eyes went wide. "The party where you danced with Hercules?"Chloe nodded quickly. "Yes. I was able to confirm it that day and he made me promise not to tell anyone under any circumstances," she revealed.Avery couldn't move. She had never felt so shocked in her entire life. She couldn't think about it f
"Aurora," Charles called softly, unable to decide where to start from. It was his fault anyways. If he had been able to explain everything to her initially, it wouldn't have resulted in her making such a decision."Or are you disappointed to see me now? You obviously didn't think there would be a chance for us to see each other in such a big city," Aurora expressed in a voice that showed how angry she was."Aurora, I can explain," Charles said eventually."Ok, let's see what you are going to say then. Maybe I would be able to believe it because I'm currently finding it difficult to.""See, Aurora. Calm down. It wasn't my intention to convey such information. In fact, I wanted to see you before you leave. I didn't even know you planned to do so very soon. But all the same, I'm sorry. Though, I still plan on explaining everything. Can we just see later? Maybe dinner or cinema?"Aurora regarded him for a moment before she slowly released a sigh. "Alright. Dinner is fine."Charles said a
Actually, Aurora was happy that she saw Charles again. Even though, there was a feeling of pain that she was having, even at that moment.She was worried. Truly, she felt a spark. Something told her that Charles could have something for her but maybe it wasn't deep.Or maybe he changed his mind because she had been used by Maximo already.But she was overjoyed when she saw him walk inside the restaurant. She stared at him for a moment, while contemplating on moving closer to him or not. She watched her talk to the waiter before she made the decision to eventually approach him.And dinner was what she had always wanted. Maybe, just maybe Charles would change his mind. Or maybe, she would be able to convince him.She really loved Charles. Actually, she had never loved anyone like she loved Charles. And she desperately wanted it to work out between them.She got herself dressed in a short sleeveless blue gown. She added little makeup and packed her hair in a ponytail.She regarded hersel
Charles pulled back slowly and wiped off the tears on Aurora's face. "It's going to be alright," he assured with a smile. Aurora nodded once. "Thank you." Charles nodded once. "Can we hurry up and finish up? There's actually a business I need to attend to. But I will make it up to you later," he promised. Aurora nodded once. "Alright, should we go now?" Charles shook his head briefly. "Let's have a few minutes of dinner. I'm still taking you sightseeing, remember? We can go anywhere you want." Aurora smiled. "Alright, I won't forget." Within a few minutes, Charles and Aurora stepped out after Charles has settled the bill. Charles made a joke and Aurora found herself laughing so hard, forgetting there was any problem in the world. "Can I drop you off?" Charles asked suddenly. Aurora released a sigh. "We were actually not able to sit very well for tonight. So, I would like us to take a walk instead. That is if you don't mind because you would have to leave your car here." Charl
The blood drained off Charles' face at the realisation. The first thing that came to his mind was tracking the phone before they discovered there was a tracking device on it.Charles had to pick a race back to the restaurant. When he finally got to the car, he checked the location and realised that the phone was on another street.What was so surprising was the fact that it wasn't going towards Giovanni's house.And Charles had to wonder what was really wrong. Or could the kidnappers have been Alex? Maybe he already caught him and thought of a way to make him pay.But Charles planned to treat his fuck up if truly that was what happened. He wouldn't let any of them go scot-free if they harm even a hair on Aurora.He pressed on the accelerator, driving as fast as he could.Fuck! The next day was the announcement day already. And Charles wondered what Alex and Giovanni were planning.His head banged at the thought of it and he couldn't stop blaming himself. He regretted letting Aurora ou