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,

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

would imagine that the famous Hercules’son is a delivery man?

get ready for work. He still had the cheque that Alfred wrote for him but he had no idea how to make use

Grey was already driving to the delivery company on his

smirk the moment he walked to

free chance that they got. And seeing that Chris was a

here for work,”

something. “Anyway, the boss will like to see you. But where the fuck did you go

boss’s office. Replying to Chris would be

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

now before I force you to,” Philip boomed from the

door open to review a robust man in his sixties, staring at him with such intensity that could make

you wanted to see me,” Grey tried his best to pretend he

of him. “What is good about

He hadn’t really thought

something. ” I’ve always known that you were this good-for-nothing pauper. How dare you do business as

no use for your baubles! Just leave this company, Grey. You are fired!” He

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

scores to settle with Seth, he would always find a way to humiliate him wherever he went. He knew that Seth must have been the one that talked Philip into making

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

leave your company but you are going to give me my payment

that would

right now? I worked for

and picked up the telephone. He pressed some buttons. “Hey! Get your

almost didn’t finish talking when the door burst open

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