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.

keep the mafia group away from him. Maybe if

keep a low profile. He had a job as a delivery man which would be the best cover for

famous Hercules’son is a delivery man? It was

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

Grey was already driving to the delivery company on his bike. He arrived on time as his house was

Chris teased with a smirk the moment he walked

was part of the workers that was always embarrassing him at any free chance that they got. And seeing that Chris was a full worker that earned more than he does, he didn’t blame

here for work,” he muttered

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

and walked towards the boss’s office.

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

You had better enter right now before I force you to,” Philip boomed from

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

morning boss. Chris said you wanted to see me,” Grey tried

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

really thought of an excuse to

opened his mouth to say something. ” I’ve always known that you were this good-for-nothing pauper. How dare you do

for your baubles! Just

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

some scores to settle with Seth, he would always find a way to humiliate him wherever he went. He knew that Seth must

was also his fault. If he wasn’t absent the day

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

must be dreaming if you think that would happen. You don’t deserve a penny and you won’t

now? I worked for

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

door burst open and eight men

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