Avery's last words kept ringing in Grey's ears. Well, he was also tired of hiding but there was nothing he could do at that time.He still needed to stay hidden, he needed to pretend for his wife and others. He had to trust Alfred and the rest of the elders, except for Charles anyways.Grey kept thinking Charles might know something about his father's death. Though he hadn't confirmed it he hoped to do so soon.So, there was no way he could stop being the live-in son-in-law. It was what he needed at that moment.A soft knock sounded on the door again and Maria walked in."Here, it's the copy of the signed contract," she stretched out a file that Grey took.He flipped through the pages while perusing them."A half payment has been made? The WW Products?" He raised questioning brows.Maria nodded briefly. " Yes, we are supposed to deliver the full products on Monday, which are already available. However, we got the message that they would be needing an extra package," she explained." T
Avery didn't talk to Grey that morning, despite how much he tried. He didn't bother having breakfast with the family and he didn't know if they discussed Protos Pubblicita or not.Well, he had already told Jane to give him feedback. So, if she hadn't called, it only means grandpa Lucy didn't talk about it at the breakfast table."Don't be late and get Grandpa a nice gift," Avery muttered before she eventually took off.Grey found an old box at the maid quarter. He kept the wristwatch in it as he didn't want it to attract any attention. He was only going to drop it at the gift area.Some ladies were chatting when Grey pulled up in front of the hall.Avery said Lucy was going to invite friends and families but it looked like it was the opposite or perhaps, they had a very large family."Who's that getting down from that less fancy car? He's handsome" One of the ladies complimented, her gaze at Grey." Avery's husband, of course," Smith said suddenly, almost startling the ladies. " He's
Emma eyed Grey levelly. "As if he would be able to get a decent gift. He just started working as a manager and he has a lot of money to pay back at his previous work," She hinted." Yes but maybe he took some advances," Smith laughed." Grandpa, you can always check it later. It doesn't have to be now," Avery complained, supporting Grey." He's one of my sons-in-law, it's right that he presents it to me as others have!" Lucy said with finality and with a voice that left no room for more.Grey looked at Avery but she averted her gaze, already feeling embarrassed.Grey stood up, with the box and moved closer to Lucy. Just as he stretched it out, Smith rushed forward and took it from him."Let's see what you've got," he smirked and brought out a stainless watch. He blinked once as he stared at it.It was Patek Philippe Ref 1518 in stainless steel. It was the same brand as the watch Chris got but it cost much."Is that Patek Philippe stainless watch?" Diana's eyes bulged at the realizatio
"What!" Lucy felt a flicker of anger at Grey's word. "What did you just say?""I said Avery will disagree. She's not interested. You can as well give the position to Smith as you've done initially," he responded calmly." Are you talking back to uncle?" Smith yelled."What are you doing Grey?" Benjamin was more than frustrated." Well," Grey started. "If something hasn't gone wrong, then you wouldn't have taken the job from Avery. And well, if something else hasn't happened, you wouldn't have decided to return it to Avery. Tell us what really happened. Has Smith disgraced you?" Smith lurched forward quickly, furious. "How dare you say something like that!" He pulled him by the collar. "Shut the fuck up and apologize to uncle!" He ordered.Grey regarded him for a moment and slowly smiled. " I'm not done talking, Smith," and he hit his hand so that Smith would be forced to pull away." What the fuck! Is your hand made of steel!" Smith was very pained at what Grey had done.Grey dusted
"What the fuck are you doing, Smith?" Avery yelled suddenly, in fright. She knew who Don was because she had encountered him before. That day, it was Chris that rescued her. There was no way Grey would be able to escape it. That aside, Grey might know some things like dodging and punching but Don was great in martial arts. Avery feared Don might even kill Grey in the process. "Trying to teach him a lesson," Smith smirked in response. Avery couldn't stop the hard beating of her heart as she hurried to Chris. "Please, stop Don. Don't let him kill Grey," she might not love Grey but she didn't want him to die. Chris sighed. "You and I know Don," he looked over at Avery. "There's nothing that can stop him if he sets his mind to something and he's really popular around here, anything can happen to whoever tries to stop him, except for Hercules anyways," he smiled faintly. " Only Hercules can stop him." Avery raised skeptical brows. " Hercules? Why him?" Chris regarded her for a moment.
Grey regarded her for a moment. "I'm Grey, the husband of your friend."Caramel sighed, frustrated. "You didn't get beaten. I heard you when you were speaking with Don. There was no way you would have talked down like that to him. And today, why did Smith turn back?"Grey sighed. " I have no idea what you are talking about. These people drugged you, you could have been hallucinating. Your ears might be playing tricks on you."Caramel shook her head once. " I know what I heard, Grey but you aren't saying the truth. Who are you really?"Grey watched her for a moment. " No one, Caramel. There's nothing to know about me. I'm just a poor live-in son-in-law that is thriving to live," he acknowledged. " I mean aside from the fact that Mr. Alfred seemed to know my father, there's nothing else."Caramel felt like she was slapped. She couldn't stop thinking about it and she was sure that he was lying. She only needed to find the right answer.She nodded briefly and pushed the matter to the back
Grey walked inside the room and regarded Avery for a moment. She sat in front of the mirror and was applying something to her face. She was in a white fur night robe."I thought you wouldn't come back tonight," she didn't turn around as she made the remark." Do you care?"Avery eventually turned to look at him, her gaze flickered over him for a moment. "I was worried. I thought you had met with Don and something had happened."Grey sighed. " You sounded worried after all."Avery rolled her eyes. " What nonsense were you saying at the party? Why should you meddle in my business? Why must you always put yourself in trouble,"she complained.Grey made a little smile but he didn't move away." Are you worried about me or yourself?"Avery felt frustrated at his question. " Damn! Grey! I'm worried about myself. I want this position more than anyone else. In fact, this belongs to me. So, I shouldn't hesitate if it's coming my way. Why were you speaking to my grandfather in such a way? What if
Grey was going through some files. He just came back from lunch not quite long.A soft knock sounded on the door and he looked up. “Yes, come in.” he invited.Maria hesitated for a moment before she opened the door and walked inside. Grey looked up at her and noticed the worried expression on her face. He regarded her for a moment.“Is everything alright?”Maria fidgeted. “I sincerely don’t understand what is happening. Mr. Jason left a note for me when we arrived at W.W products company. Here," she stretched it out to Grey.Grey took it and read through. "What is this supposed to mean?" He looked up at Maria again. "He's not going to pay? What does that mean?"Maria nodded briefly. " Exactly sir. Mr. Jason said he won't pay for the products, I mean the second package that we delivered to him. And this happened after we had unpacked. There was no way we could get our Surveillance cameras back from them."Grey thought about it for a moment and realization hit him." And it wasn't in th