Chapter 19: Tarnish in the image
The drive back to Lucy‘s house was slow and quiet. Grey still felt pains in his hands from having to beat fifty men. It was something he hadn‘t done for a long time. He pulled up in front of the house and inhaled a deep breath before he got down. He walked inside the house, slowly.
“I don‘t know if there‘s anything we can do about it then. Hopefully, we should wish that Ken would talk to Alfred, perhaps he could help,” Benjamin muttered.
“We need to have the King‘s Corp support if we want to do this. Perhaps, we should ask the help of foxgreen holdings,” Emma suggested.
“No mom! There‘s no fucking way we will try to meet Hercules. No one has ever seen him,” Avery argued.
“Perhaps Chris would help us then,” Emma said finally, with a hint of defeat. “Well, I will gladly finalize your marriage. What has Grey done for us anyway?” She sneered.
Grey walked inside, wondering what was really happening. From what he heard, it seemed like Avery‘s company was having issues.
“Greetings,” he greeted and everyone‘s gaze turned towards him. “Oh seriously!” Emma barked. “Greetings to you too Grey!” She yelled.” Right timing!”
Grey looked over to Avery for a hint of what was happening. Avery sighed and looked away.
wrong?” Grey asked, skeptical. Benjamin took his phone from the table and pressed some buttons before he stretched it out. Grey moved closer and took the phone from him.
he knew why they were being hostile
but Emma cut him
That you couldn‘t pay for the meal and you had to embarrass the young man to get away with it?”
first place? I thought you said you
talk about her. He didn‘t want anything that would upset Avery the more. “I don‘t believe we allowed you into this house, only to disgrace us,” Benjamin said sadly.” How could the husband of Avery Robinson be caught behaving like thugs!” He spat
all. This man embarrassed me, I was with a_,” he stopped suddenly as he remembered that he didn‘t want to talk about Caramel. He didn‘t
Avery required and
knew it! This guy is a filthy liar!” Emma yelled again. “He came here to brag and bluff but went ahead to steal from this
who we want our daughter to spend her life with?
What are you going to do about it?” Benjamin
he didn‘t even know what he was supposed
sorry but he deserved
and you want to tell me you
job and you have never thought of helping this family. What you could think of was bringing disgrace
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