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
Alex closed his eyes in fear. "Please," he said suddenly. "Please, don't kill me. Please, don't shoot. I'm begging," he pleaded softly. Grey regarded him for a moment and dropped the gun. Alex opened his eyes slowly and looked at Grey. "Thank you so much," he said softly. "So, you are scared?" He scoffed. "I didn't know you could fear so much. Yet, you commit stuff that you aren't supposed to. Do you know the condition you have placed Avery?" "Please, I'm sorry. Have mercy on me and don't kill me." Grey watched him for a moment before he turned around. "See you later, Alex," he muttered and took three steps forward. He stopped suddenly. "But on a second note_," he drawled lazily and turned to look at Alex. He pointed the gun at him and pull the trigger. A cry of terror ripped through Alex. "Oh my! Wtf!" He yelled so loud that his voice echoed throughout the whole room. Pain fell on him, a wall of it as the blood streamed down slowly. Grey watched him for a moment and smiled,
Avery hesitated as she concentrated on the nurse. "You are the nurse that unblinded me?" She gestured at the lady in front of her. Emma yelled with happiness. "Ben! He can see!" She was so overjoyed. Grey smiled softly, as happiness surged through him. He was so happy that her sight was eventually restored. "I can see!" Avery yelled suddenly as she touched her eyes. "I really can," she dragged slowly. "Mom! I can't see!" She yelled again as she looked at Emma. Emma moved closer and hugged her. "I'm so happy. I'm really happy that you can now see," she sobbed quietly. "I am so happy. I am really happy you can see," she stroked her back slightly. Avery couldn't stop smiling. She felt on top of the world. Emma pulled back after a moment and stepped back for Benjamin. "My daughter," Benjamin called softly, a wide smile on his face. "Come here," he moved closer and hugged her. "I'm so happy for you, Avery." "Oh, yes. Avery. There's someone here to see you," Emma called her attention
Grey's heart was beating faster as he drove. He pressed on the accelerator, increasing its speed. Several cars horn while some passed insults as he zoomed past them. But Grey barely saw them. His mind was ahead of him. What could have happened? How could the SU world have caught fire? There was no way that would have happened. There was definitely something else he didn't know. Something was definitely wrong and he was sure of it. His heart went to Giovanni. Could it be him? He was actually the only one that he could suspect. Well, he was the only one that would do anything to free his son. His phone rang suddenly but Grey barely heard it as he sped off, driving as fast as he could. He only stopped in front of SU world company. As Charles had said, there were firefighters everywhere, trying to quench the fire but it looked like the fire has done more harm already. The documents, the files, and everything in the company are all gone. Someone tapped him suddenly, jerking him out
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