Grey reasoned it for a moment and stood. "There's only a way to find out. You guys can go in now. I will get back to you later," he assured.Cynthia and Mercy bowed slightly and walked inside.Grey glanced down at his wristwatch. He needed to leave immediately so that he could catch up with Aphrodite.Just as he stepped out, he noticed a figure leaning on his car. He moved closer nonetheless, only to realise it was Aurora."Aurora," he called softly but no answer came. "Aurora," he called again and she jerked up. Grey regarded her for a moment. "What are you thinking of? Are you alright?"Aurora released a sigh and managed a smile. "I'm fine. I just had a lot to think of. And I want to discuss something very important with you."Grey watched her for a moment. "What happened to you?" Aurora released another sigh. "I don't know how this is going to be but I still think I need to speak to you. You and Charles are close like brothers. So, I just feel it wouldn't matter."Grey moved to st
Grey and Aphrodite stepped inside. They quickly found their way to the secured corner, without anyone noticing them.The place they were, made it easier to look down as the others dine a few feet below them."This location is cool," Aphrodite complimented as Grey beckoned the waitress over."Good evening, what would you like to get?" She stretched the menu over to Grey and Aphrodite.They took it and went through it quickly."Get me a nice red wine, perhaps the most expensive one," Grey started. "And spaghetti Bolognese and fried chicken.""Alright," the waitress nodded once and took the menu from Grey. She looked at Aphrodite, expecting her answer."You know what," Aphrodite sighed and stretched out the menu to the waitress. "I will just have Spaghetti Bolognese and fried chicken as well.""Alright, on it," the waitress took the menu and walked away."There is a lot of food here that I get confused sometimes.""What do you order here whenever you come here?""Well, sometimes, I take
Grey was taken aback. "What do you mean by no way?" The security guard looked at Grey again and did a mental check. "This car can never be yours. There's no way it's yours."The statement upset Grey. "How can you say such a thing? Why would you even say something like that? How can you say my car isn't mine?""Because it cant be. This is Bugatti La Voiture Noire. It is worth 13.4 million dollars. There's no way you can afford such a car unless you want to steal it."Aphrodite was shocked. "What?""This car is mine. I gave the key to the security guard I met here when I came. How can I be lying about that?"The security guard had a wide smile on his face. He didn't believe Grey could be the real owner of the car. Though Grey was dressed attractively, the guard just thought he wasn't really dressed for the worth of the car. "You had better leave at this moment before I call the police," he warned.Grey scoffed. "I need to see the manager. I really need to because there's no way I will
Alex awoke with a sense of doom. His senses rushed in quickly.He opened his eyes briefly but all he saw were rays of light. He closed them back quickly.He mentally counted from 1-3 before he opened them again. At this time, he could see his surroundings very clearly.He was in a room. A nice one at that. But he had no idea how he got there. It felt as though his head was blank.His head hurts a lot suddenly as if he had banged it hard on something.Everything still looks dizzy to him, even his thoughts.He tried to sit but realised he had been bound to a chair. He struggled for a moment as if the ropes would go loose on their own.After several minutes of trying, he stopped struggling and tried to think of what he was doing in the room and how he even got in.Then it came at him at once. He remembered eating hamburgers at the prison. There was Kingpie, a man he just met sitting in front of him as if they were old friends.Then, he remembered how he started feeling weak and dizzy. An
"You do know how my father can be. If you kill me, you know what my father would do. It wouldn't matter. He would search through every corner for you."Grey laughed briefly. " I'm not scared of your father. If I was, I wouldn't have brought you here in the first place but_," he hesitated for a few minutes as he regarded him. "But I don't plan on killing you, Alex. "I didn't bring you here to kill you. As I said, even if you close your eyes this instant, I will have people to wake you up.""What?" Alex was shocked."Death is far too cheap for you, Alex. You wouldn't know the gravity of what you have done. Instead, I will show you," he smirked.Alex suppressed a shiver."Mind you, you are in my estate. You can scream as you like and no one will hear you talk more of coming over to save you from me."Alex's heart made a sudden thud. "That's a lie! My father will find me! He will!" He repeated as if merely trying to convince himself.Grey took the gun again and moved closer to Alex. "You
Giovanni's phone rang suddenly. He stirred in his sleep for a moment but before the phone would stop ringing, he had already reached for it. He placed it on the bed tiredly, still feeling very much sleepy.It stopped ringing, only for it to start ringing again.He cursed mentally before he picked it up. It was the captain that was calling."Hello, Captain. Good morning.""Good morning, boss. We just discovered that Alex is not in prison."Giovanni sat up. "I don't understand. What do you mean?""Didn't you rescue him out of the prison?""What are you saying? He was supposed to stay calm for some days. There's nothing we will gain if we rush this, and you are aware of this. So what are you talking about?""Well, we can't find Alex in the prison," he announced."What!" Giovanni exclaimed softly. "What the fuck happened?""Well," the captain took a deep breath. "According to the CCTV camera, we realised that he was taken out when he was unconscious. There's one of the prison mates that w
Grey didn't bother going to Avery's room because he knew that Avery's parents would be there.So, he walked towards the doctor's office instead. He placed a call to Maria. She picked it up immediately."Hello, boss. Good morning sir.""Good morning, Maria. I have an assignment for you. Alex has escaped. You have to write about him and publish it immediately. I want you to make a huge publication and announcement on our website. Can you handle this as quickly as possible?""Yes, boss. I will. I will start immediately," Maria assured.The moment the door opened, Grey couldn't believe who he was looking out for.Emma and Benjamin walked out of the office, with eyes wide with shock at the sight of Grey."Is he a ghost? I thought he died," Emma muttered."Obviously, we can't all be seeing ghosts," Benjamin responded. Grey bowed slightly. "Good morning ma and sir.""So, you are alive?" Emma questioned again."Or wait a minute_," Benjamin hesitated briefly as he thought about it. "It's you
Grey entered his car with a smile on his face. He was actually glad that he was finally able to reconcile with Emma after such a long time.His phone rang suddenly. It was Jason.Grey picked it up immediately. "Hello, Jason.""Hello, Hercules. The work is done here. I have those two men in my custody already and Alex's case is for the FBI. Also, I've asked the police to pull back as some of them were already at Giovanni's place," he explained.Grey nodded once. "Thank you. I will call you later when I'm ready to release Alex.""Alright, Hercules. I will be waiting.""Alright," he finished and hung up.He pulled the car out of the hospital..Giovanni wasn't only dumbfounded, he was irritated. He reluctantly let the police leave. Well, there was no way he could keep them or force them to go to Grey's estate.He knew he had to think of something very fast. Grey was already trying to rubbish him. He couldn't continue taking the bullshit.Grey was showing him and he had to step up his gam