Avery met him with Maximo in Italy. And then, she was there at the announcement party.That aside, she even danced with him?"Alex stared with eyes gone wide at the tv. In fact, the news was being broadcast at that moment. Hercules was the King of the World. His other name was Grey. And in fact, there were pictures of him and Avery together.He had to put 4 and 5 together very fast. He realised that Avery does know that Hercules was Grey. In fact, she and Hercules could have been together that night that he saw her again. Perhaps, she even had to distract him so that Grey could leave.Alex's head banged so much at this. The realisation made him so angry.But he knew what he had to do, even if he was going back to the prison thanks to Grey.There was a secret hideout in his room. He moved closer to his shelf and opened the door.He got inside, just as the main door opened and the police rushed inside."Mr. Alex?" One of them called, and Alex heard before the door closed, shutting the
It was actually James, one of the special members that was calling Grey. Grey heard but he couldn't bear to turn back. He knew that doing that would mean staying but he didn't even have the luxury of time to waste.The only thing that went through his mind was what had really happened to Aphrodite. How could she be found half-dead?What really happened?That wasn't even the most painful thing. Grey couldn't think of the fact that he was at the party, enjoying himself while Aphrodite was almost dead. The guilt that gave him almost ate him deep."Hercules!" Another voice called suddenly, a feminine yet familiar one. It jerked Grey out of his thoughts and he realized that she had been calling out to him.He stopped suddenly as the figure raced towards him."Her_cules," Avery moved to his front, taking in several fast breaths to steady her breathing. "Is there something you want?" He asked, in a deep voice that actually scared Avery. That was the second time he would be doing it."A con
Grey drove so fast that he almost hit cars from behind.Whenever he drove past the cars, they would horn out loud or give him the fuck-up sign but Grey didn't care. The only thing on his mind was Aphrodite.He hurried inside the hospital. He hesitated briefly when he entered the ward. Aphrodite was on the bed, lifelessly. She wasn't moving an inch and several machines were attached to her body.Grey nearly stopped breathing. How could he have allowed something of such to happen to her?Charles was in front of her bed, with his head hung strangely."What the fuck happened to her?" Grey muttered.Charles jerked back at this, then looked back at Grey. He stood up and stepped aside. "Grey?"Grey unconsciously took the mask off his face, as he moved even closer to Aphrodite. His heart skipped several beats. "Is it so bad? Why does she need oxygen?" He muttered, in a shaky voice.Charles didn't talk, he didn't even know what he was supposed to say.Grey ignored him and regarded Aphrodite
"Sir," The manager cleared his throat meaningfully. "I'm so sorry. I will inform the receptionist about what to do. I'm really sorry for the inconvenience. Please, give her the phone." Grey stretched the phone out to the receptionist. The receptionist bowed severally before she took the phone. She knew that Hercules was angry by the tone of his voice. He was a mafia lord anyways and mafia lords were always callous and wicked. She couldn't afford to get on his bad side. "Alright boss," she hung up and looked at Grey. "Please, come with me. I will escort you there." Grey didn't answer her. Instead, he followed her into the elevator. The receptionist almost stopped breathing as the elevator moved slowly. She couldn't believe that she was riding with Hercules alone. If it wasn't because Hercules was in a bad mood, she would have asked for his autograph and framed it. She would make it her next big achievement but maybe a time like that would come again. They both stepped out of the
Giovanni banged his table angrily as he thought about it. He had been deceived by Grey several times. The fact that Grey was as young as his son, yet he could deceive him so much amazed him.He wasn't even ready to think about what would happen after the news got out about Alex's escape.He would need to go through several proceedings to prove himself and escape punishment or the disgrace would be too much for him to handle."So, Alex ran away?" He muttered."Yes, boss. The police looked for him everywhere but they couldn't find him before they left. In fact, after they left, we tried to look for him too but we discovered he wasn't even in the house. One of the cars went missing as well.""Well, one of the security guards said they saw him drive out."Giovanni looked away, as a flash of anger passed through him. "There's only a way out for us both. You have to look for Alex. We have to be the one to deliver him to the police before it gets broadcasted and before it looks like I had pl
“Boss!” a man yelled from afar and several men rushed towards Alex. “We have to leave now boss. We really have to. The police are coming here.”Alex stared at Avery for a moment and aimed to shoot again. But this time, Avery was really fully all over him. There was no way Alex would be able to kill Grey. But that was exactly what he wanted. He didn't expect Avery to even come in. And he wasn't even sure who he shot.“Boss, your father wants us to bring you over,” one of the men said urgently as they started to drag him away.Alex shook his head briefly and instead, aimed the gun at Grey’s leg. He pulled the trigger and a groan erupted before he was eventually pulled away.Actually, the men didn't have the time to cross-check who was with Avery. Maybe they would have allowed Alex to kill one of their boss’ nemesis before they pull him away.For a few minutes, after Alex had left, Grey couldn't move. For once in his life, he felt like an idiot. He walked into Alex's trap without a back
The ambulance arrived at the hospital in a few minutes and while Avery was ushered into the operating room, Grey was led towards another. "We need Doctor Jason now!" One of the nurses yelled. Grey could only watch as he was pulled towards the room. He glanced back, looking at Avery for the last time. His heart ached so much. And he was in for revenge. His mind was made up already. He just needed to get the leg taken care of. He had decided to infiltrate Giovanni's base, no matter what. Soon enough, the doctor walked inside with two nurses. One of the nurses moved towards Grey with a syringe filled with anaesthesia. "No! Don't use that on me. I don't want it," Grey protested, calmly. The nurse looked at the doctor for answers and confirmation. "Mr?" "Grey." "Ok," the doctor nodded briefly. "This injection contains a dose of anaesthesia. And it's important so that you won't feel the pain while we remove the bullet," he explained. "I'm aware." The doctor was shocked. "And you
The men parted slowly, leaving a space for Hercules to drive through.Grey regarded them for a moment. "Good!" He muttered and walked to his car.He got inside and started the ignition. He looked up and realised that Gregory was standing in front of the car.He watched him for another moment before he pressed the accelerator so that the car would move very fast and make Gregory leave.Gregory was instead very determined. Grey realised he was going to kill him and veered from the direction very fast, almost losing control.Grey jerked forward and hit his head on the steering. He hesitated for a few minutes, as the pain in his head collided with the one in his leg and his heart to make him feel very miserable.For a moment, he didn't know what he was supposed to do. The pain in his heart had all gathered and beget anger.The only thing he wanted to do at that moment was kill Giovanni. It was the only way to heal. He couldn't even think clearly. He felt so hurt inside."Grey!" Alfred cal
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