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

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

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

could to get ready for work. He still had the cheque that Alfred wrote for him but he had no

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

a smirk

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

work,” he

just joked about something. “Anyway, the boss will like to see you. But where

towards the boss’s office. Replying to Chris would be a waste

knocked slowly. “Good morning boss,” he whispered with his

before I force you to,” Philip

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

said you wanted to see me,” Grey tried his best to pretend he didn’t know

hands in front of him. “What is good about the morning, Grey? Why were you

He hadn’t really thought of an excuse

need to!” Philip said the moment Grey opened his mouth to say something. ” I’ve always known that you were this good-for-nothing

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

was actually expecting

Seth, he would always find a way to humiliate him wherever he went. He knew that

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

leave your company but you are going

that would happen. You don’t deserve a penny and you

right now? I worked for this! It’s

telephone. He pressed some buttons. “Hey! Get

almost didn’t finish talking when the door burst open

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