Chapter 7: steel he’s made of

Avery refused to talk with Grey until the end of the party and they were heading towards the car.

Avery stopped walking and turned to look at Grey. “I hope you know there’s no fucking way I will come home with you. I can’t live in a house like that,” she snapped.

Grey watched her for a moment. “I’m your husband after all, why can’t you?” He teased.

Avery scoffed. ” Seriously? Is this because my grandfather gave me to you on a platter of gold? I’m sure you know my worth.”

” But we are married now. Should there still be any barrier?” Grey probed deeper.

” How the fuck did you get on my bed in the first place?” She asked angrily.

Grey sighed. ” I wanted to ask you the same thing.”

” Well, I don’t care. You should find something to do with that. I’m out of here,” she said tiredly. One of her guardians opened the door for her and she entered.

Grey watched her until she was out of sight. He sighed and looked down at his ring.

What if he hadn’t worn the ring to the party?

.

The alarm rang and jotted Grey out of his trances. He turned on the bed and eventually collided with the floor with a sudden thud.

He sat up and rubbed his arm slightly. He had dreams about himself, John and his father.. And it still pained him to realize that they were gone and he would never be able to see them again.

But he was somehow grateful for Alfred for he did all he could to make sure that the business empire did excellently and the mafia group didn’t break. And now that he was back, it was his turn to continue the work they had started.

father would keep the mafia group away from him. Maybe if he hadn’t, he might still

had said, he would still need to keep a low profile. He had a job as a delivery man which would be

that the famous Hercules’son is a delivery man?

Alfred wrote for him but he had no idea how to make use of it just yet. He was going to wait for the

the delivery company on his bike. He arrived on time as his house

teased with a smirk the moment he

embarrassing him at any free chance that they got. And seeing that Chris

here for work,” he muttered

laughed again as if he just joked about something. “Anyway, the boss

the boss’s office. Replying to

the door and knocked slowly. “Good morning boss,” he whispered with his head placed

right now before I

in his sixties, staring at him with such intensity that could make

wanted to see me,” Grey tried his best to

is good about the morning, Grey? Why were you absent from work

quiet. He hadn’t really thought of

No, you don’t even need to!” Philip said the moment Grey opened his mouth to say something. ” I’ve always

have no use for your baubles! Just leave this

anger at his words. He was actually expecting

scores to settle with Seth, he would always find a way to humiliate him wherever he went.

wasn’t absent the day before,

going to leave your company

that would happen.

right now? I worked for this!

Let’s see about that,” Philip hissed and picked up the telephone. He

door burst open and eight men

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