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 be

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

the famous Hercules’son is a delivery man? It was very

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

already driving to the delivery company on his bike. He arrived on time

Chris teased with a smirk the moment he

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

for work,”

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

boss’s office. Replying to Chris would be a

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

now before I force you to,” Philip boomed

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

said you wanted to see me,” Grey tried his best to

in front of him. “What is good about the

kept quiet. He hadn’t really thought of an

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

for your baubles! Just leave

anger at his words. He was actually expecting him to fire him because he heard

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

fault. If he wasn’t absent the day before, then Philip wouldn’t

leave your company but you are going to

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

now? I worked for this!

about that,” Philip hissed and picked up the telephone. He

the door burst open and eight

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