"How is the outcome? How did Alfred take the news?" Giovanni demanded with curiosity."Yes, boss. Alfred left his house an hour ago. In fact, he went directly to Hercules's house."Giovanni smiled softly. He was glad that his plan was working. "But boss, may I ask why we are doing this? We should be thinking of a way to get the small boss out.""Well, Grey would definitely buy the idea that his father's watch was going to be auctioned, especially if Alfred was the one that told him this. He would want to do everything he can to retrieve it. He wouldn't know it's an imitation," he explained.The man regarded Giovanni for a moment. "Imitation?" He repeated as if tasting the sound of it. "Where is the original watch? Is that with you?"Giovanni shook his head briefly. "That would have been good actually because I heard that Hercules kept a lot of things in that watch. In Fact, I was supposed to get it on the day the previous Hercules died. But, It didn't reach my hand somehow.""We have
Grey caught her very fast. He didn't know what was happening but he was able to see Avery before she fell. Avery blinked once as if she couldn't comprehend what had just happened. "Are you alright?" Avery pushed him away as if he was dirt. "I'm fine!" Her voice was firm, unlike before. And it felt weird. Grey readjusted himself and took a step backward. "That's ok then, to know you are ok." Avery regarded him for a moment. "You are Grey?" Grey nodded once. "Of course, I am." Avery huffed. "Seriously? So, you didn't expect me to believe that, do you?" She chuckled. "I just wonder if all men are the same. You go around adhering to match-making as if you are some useless vase or you are merely trying to have a rich bride." Grey was taken aback. "Pardon me?" "You do know what I'm talking about, don't you?" "Well, maybe I do but you shouldn't talk to me in such a manner. I just saved your life." Avery huffed."Should I, because you saved my life, give you what you want?" Grey ga
"But what if it's not? We still have to think about that," Charles muttered. "It could be Giovanni's idea for us to think in that manner. He could be planning to have the watch for himself and I don't want you to forget that we need this watch." Grey nodded once. He bent his head thoughtfully. Charles was right. Any mistake and they might lose the chance to get at Giovanni. "What should we do, boss?" Grey looked up finally. "We will go with our initial plan. Only a little of it will change. We will lure Giovanni to be able to succeed with our plan." Charles raised skeptical brows. "What do you mean?" Grey looked at him. "We are vacating my estate. Make sure everyone gets to safety, only leave behind some men, and make sure they leave the moment Giovanni's men arrive. No one must die," he explained. "Alright, boss," Charles nodded briefly. "I will tell the governor that the plan has changed. He will have to move very fast. That aside, I think you will have to move as well," Grey
Grey hung up and sent the address of the location to Titus."Is everything alright?" Alfred asked suddenly.Gry looked at Alfred. "The governor is missing and it's almost time for him to get Alex to the designated location.""What!" Alfred exclaimed softly. "How did that happen?""Titus said he received a call and he was suddenly gone."Could Giovanni have gotten hold of him?""That could be the case but we need to do something very fast or we would lose Alex."Alfred nodded briefly. "I will look for the governor. Make sure Titus gets Alex without any hindrance."Grey nodded once. "Do that. I will call Don. Everything will go accordingly. But if Giovanni already had the Governor, we would need to fight for his freedom or the case would be withdrawn."Alfred nodded once. "I will do all it takes. But make sure you don't miss the auction because of this."Grey nodded again. "I won't. Inform me of how it goes."Alfred bowed briefly and moved to his car, with two of the men.Grey watched t
At that moment, Grey realised that Giovanni needed the watch as well. "22.5 million dollars!" Grey announced and stretched out his card. Giovanni looked over at him, with a smirk on his face. Grey felt the urge to punch the smirk off his face. The anger he felt for him at that moment couldn't be measured. He couldn't wait to get everything done with. He could wait to punish him for all he had done to him and his family at large. But he knew that he would be as sad as he was when he saw Alex. He would never imagine what Grey had done to him. Without being tried, and released, Alex wouldn't be able to repair the damage he had done to him. He could spend half of his years being a one-eyed fellow. That was something that Grey was proud of. Giovanni opened his mouth as if to talk. "23 million dollars," Grey interjected very fast. "Yes! 23 million dollars from Mr. Grey. Is there anyone that wants to go further?" He hesitated briefly before he hit the table. "The Patek Philippe Gran
Grey placed the phone in his pocket and got out of the car. He went inside the house straightaway and collapsed on the chair. He felt a bit exhausted.He pulled out the watch and regarded it for a moment. The watch looked very old.He couldn't wait for Alfred to come so they could sort it all out. He would like to take Giovanni down very fast, he couldn't wait.It was taking time.His phone rang suddenly. Grey stared at the screen for a moment. It was the governor."Hello, Governor.""Thank you so much, Hercules," The governor muttered. His voice was filled with a lot of emotions. "And I'm so sorry that I nearly betrayed you, I'm really sorry," he beseeched softly."Well, you don't have to be sorry. I understand. I'm so glad we were able to solve it all earlier.""Yes, boss. Alex is in our custody, currently receiving treatment. I will take the case harder than you imagine. I will do a great job," he promised.Grey smiled softly. "I know and I'm counting on it. Alfred said you would
"I don't understand you. What did you say just happened to Alex?"The man hesitated, the word suddenly stuck in his throat. "Talk!" He yelled, in anger.The man swallowed harder. "Alex has lost an eye.""What!" Giovanni muttered. Shock kept him motionless for a moment. "What did you say happened to him again?"He couldn't believe what he had just heard. "Where is he? I must see him right this moment!" He muttered.He was filled with rage. Pains ate him deep.He couldn't believe Grey could go so far. Well, he blamed himself. He was too late."I will speak with_," one of the men started but Giovanni cut him off."Place me on a call with the governor," he muttered. "Now!" He yelled when he saw that the men were not making any attempt to heed what he had said. When he yelled, they all hurried out of the room.Giovanni released a forced and restrained sigh. He felt his body shudder with anger. He really was going to deal with Grey for taking Alex's eye.No, he was going to take Grey's e
The governor of the FBI couldn't believe his ears. He found it amusing more than he found it surprising.There was no way he would have expected it. How could Alex be having a loss of memory?"So, how soon will he regain his memory?"The doctor sighed. "We are not sure yet. We will need to observe him some more to conclude that. So, for now, I might say you should leave him at the hospital. It's for his health," he explained.The governor nodded once and stretched out his hand for a handshake. "Thank you, doctor," he expressed with a smile.His phone rang as he stepped out of the hospital. It was one of the FBI agents, his junior.He picked it up. "Hello. Is something wrong?""Yes, governor. Giovanni is here to see you and he has refused to leave until he does so," he explained.The governor groaned inwardly. "Alright, I will be there," he announced and hung up.He dialed Grey's number. It rang several times but he didn't pick it up. He dropped it, having it at the back of his mind th
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