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.

the mafia group away from him. Maybe if he hadn’t, he

he would still need to keep a low profile. He had a job

is

that Alfred wrote for him but he had no idea how to make use of it just yet.

delivery company on his bike. He arrived

teased with a smirk the moment he walked

Chris was part of the workers that was always embarrassing him at any free chance that they got. And

for work,” he

laughed again as if he just joked about something. “Anyway, the boss will like to see you. But where the

boss’s office. Replying to Chris would be a

moved to the door and knocked slowly. “Good morning boss,” he

right now before I force

man in his sixties, staring at him with

to see me,” Grey tried his

“What is good about the

hadn’t really

No, you don’t even need to!” Philip said the moment Grey opened his mouth to say something. ” I’ve always known that you were this good-for-nothing pauper. How dare you do business as if you own this company!” He

I have no use for your baubles! Just

a surge of anger at his words. He was actually expecting him to fire him because

find a way to humiliate him wherever he

If he wasn’t absent the day before, then Philip wouldn’t have used

nodded briefly. “It’s alright. I am going to leave your company but you are going

think that would

What! Are you kidding right now? I worked for this! It’s

He pressed some buttons. “Hey! Get your men inside my office right

talking when the door burst

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