Giovanni, Alex, and his men got to Richard's house.He saw the corpses laying around and he went red with anger. "Who the fuck did this?" He yelled."I will check around for anyone," one of the men told Giovanni and hurried inside with some of the men."Where's Richard? Find him!" Giovanni muttered.Several men rushed inside again.Giovanni entered the main lab room. His gaze searched around quickly before he rushed toward the table where several syringes were.He searched for the tablet but didn't see it. His mind made a sudden thud at the fact staring right at him. Could the attacker have taken both Richard and the tablet?"What are you looking for, father?""The recipe. I mean no one would go for the recipe unless they know its usefulness. Asides, who would do something like that?""And are you sure it wasn't Richard? He could be trying to play smart with you. You did tell me he had been struggling with the steps. What if he had figured it out and had to stage this because he didn'
Avery knew that she had to do something and it had to be very fast. Alex wasn't supposed to see Grey at that moment.She looked at Grey. "Can we leave now?"Though, she knew that wasn't going to be easy. Leaving would mean Alex seeing Grey and that was what she wanted to avoid.Grey raised confused brows. "But we just got here. Why do you want us to leave? I've already ordered something for us to drink and chew on. Is there something else wrong?" He was skeptical.Avery bent suddenly, "I think I'm having pains in my tummy," she lied and feigned pain. "I think we need to leave this instance," she looked ahead of him, at Alex who was currently speaking to an unknown man in the club.Grey saw this and followed the path of her gaze. He was quick to look away just as Alex looked over to their side.Grey's heart made a sudden thud at this. What the fuck was Alex doing in his club? Actually, he thought Megaphone Attitude would be the safest for him. Why would Alex come to his club?And Avery
“So, have you settled with the barman?” Avery asked as she got inside the car beside Grey.Grey nodded once. “What were you discussing with Alex?”Avery regarded him for a moment. “You know who Alex is?” she feigned surprise.“I thought I told you I was a mafia lord. Why won't I know the likes of Alex?” he grunted and started the ignition.Avery laughed. “Great, I'm glad you know a lot of people. It's really going to help my business.”Grey grunted and pulled the car out of the park and into the street. “Which hospital would you like us to go to? And how do you feel now?”“Well, let's check out another club because I currently feel very good.”Grey couldn't believe it. “What?”“Yes, I suddenly feel better. It's a miracle, isn't it? Let's find a nice club to go to. Maybe a club owned by Alfred.”Grey glanced at her. “Oh, you knew clubs owned by Alfred. Apparently, you knew that Megaphone Attitude belonged to Hercules?”“Yes,” Avery smiled briefly. “The dead Hercules.”Grey was a bit su
"Please," Avery said softly, her voice sounding as desperate as ever. Grey had never heard her sound like that. He had to succumb. "Alright, I will see what I can do about it," he assured. There was a few minutes of silence. "You promised?" Grey found himself smiling. "Ok, I promise. I will." "Alright, later then," she muttered and hung up. Grey placed a call to Charles. He hadn't heard anything from him since morning and he was supposed to be in Jacksonville already. Charles picked it up immediately. "Hello, Grey. I and Aphrodite just arrived in Jacksonville. I will meet up with Alfred and Gregory so we can go on with our plan," he muttered. Grey nodded once. "Alright, tell Aphrodite to stay alarmed. When Jimmy tries his best to help me eliminate the security problem, he might need help with sending my suit inside. So, she could help him." "Alright, I heard that," Aphrodite responded. “But who is Jimmy? I thought Jimmy died already.” “Yes. This Jimmy is the man from Giovanni
Within minutes, Grey was already clad in the blue suit. "You can go inside immediately. The men wouldn't notice," Jimmy muttered. Grey nodded once. "I will be expecting you very soon. Jimmy nodded once. "Alright boss." Grey walked out from hiding and moved towards the door. Truly, no one stopped him as they thought he was one of them. But when he got to the main door, he discovered that there were other security guards. And they were dressed in a tuxedo. It was as if it was planned. Grey bowed slightly so that they wouldn't be able to see his face, even though he has glasses on. "Is everything wrong? Why aren't you at the garage?" "There's something I need to tell the boss. That's why I'm here." The man regarded Grey for a moment. "I'm sorry but I can't let you in. The boss didn't give me the order to let any man unverified inside." "I'm not unverified. I work for him. I just need to give him some information. Jimmy is around and he wants me to pass some information to him. I
Maximo and the rest of the elders got to the entrance but they weren't allowed to enter. Charles had already arrived with some of his men as well.So, Grey's men and Maximo's men came together to fight Giovanni's men.Jimmy hadn't shown up and Grey was still waiting in the restroom. And the special was about to announce the King of the world."Where is Grey?" Dante required.Maximo didn't reply as he dialled Grey's number. Grey picked it up immediately. "Hi, Grey. Where are you?""I'm in the restroom. I'm waiting for Jimmy or Aphrodite to come with my clothes.""Damn! You have to be fast. I just received a piece of information that the announcement for the king of the world is happening now. You have to enter the hall.""Find me Aphrodite. I can't leave this place. Find her and get my clothes. That's the only way out," he informed and the line went off."Is everything alright?" Enzo asked.Maximo turned to them. "Grey is already inside but he needs to change so he can enter the hall."
"He's dead, do these special members know what they are doing?" Someone voiced out."Yes, Hercules is dead or is there something we don't know?"Even the members have started to blame themselves. They had no idea where Grey was and they knew the repercussions. They didn't want to fail in two places. Giovanni was obviously going to make sure they pay because they didn't choose him. If Grey was alive, it would balance everything.Suddenly, someone shouted. "He's alive!" The lady gestured ahead at the entrance.Everyone followed the path and they soon froze when they saw Hercules walking towards the podium.Grey was clad in Dormeiul Vanquish Ii Suit and there was a black mask on his face.The special members smiled softly at this. They were glad that Grey showed up.Giovanni couldn't believe his eyes. In fact, he grew red with anger. How could Hercules still be alive? It was just so impossible."Hercules is this year's King of the world!" James announced again.A round of applause ensued
It was as if Grey wasn't really interested in her and it hurt greatly to see that.But it didn't matter to her again. She just wanted the dance and she was going to get it.Avery took another step closer to him, moving too close for comfort.Such movement amused Grey because he didn't know that Avery knew he was Grey. But he knew what she wanted and thought he could at least give her that since Aphrodite wasn't available.So, he stretched out towards her and waited.Avery hesitated, as if just seeing the consequences of her action and wanting to make a rethink but it was too late. She took it.She felt an electric sort of thing as she took it and they started dancing.Though, she felt like he was a bit different, just like he was when she met him in Italy. He seemed to command authority. The aura of authority and fear that hovered around him was not what she was associated with. But she loved it."Hercules doesn't talk to the lady he's dancing with?" Avery teased.Hercules regarded he
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