Chapter 26

Chapter 26: Letting the secretary know her place “Thank you!” Grey said into the receiver and dropped the call. He was starting to get tired of receiving calls. He stood up to get lunch. It was lunchtime but he had been receiving customer calls.

The only reason why he would reconsider his decision of telling Alfred to take him to another department was that Alfred provided him with an office, so he would have privacy.

He entered the cafeteria and ordered Hamburger with Americano. He settled down to eat, then remembered that he had left his phone in his office.

He hadn‘t seen Jane since that morning and he wondered what she was up to. Though, he knew that Alfred would deal with her accordingly.

Within minutes, he was done eating and decided to resume office quickly. Just as he entered the lobby, it was Cindy that he saw.

She was coming out of the manager‘s room. She stopped to look at him, shocked. Grey saw her but pretended as if he didn‘t.

She thought he didn‘t and inclined her head to another side. She used her hair as a shield as Grey walked away. He wondered however why she was there at that moment. Though, it was suspicious. If it was a normal day, Cindy would have come over to rant.

Grey opened the door and stared at Jane and Alfred. He wondered why they were waiting for him in the office.

Grey stepped inside and noticed that Jane‘s head was bowed towards Alfred. Also, her palm was over her left side. It looked like Alfred was scolding her.

“Welcome Grey,” Alfred greeted as he closed the door and moved closer.

“Is there anything you need?” Grey asked, and pretended that he didn‘t know anything. He moved to his seat.

“Grey, Jane told me everything that transpired between you two and I‘m just scolding her. Though, I think she will have to go home.”

Jane looked up quickly with eyes gone wide.” What do you mean by going home?” Alfred looked at her for a moment. “You did make a deal with Grey, didn‘t you? You were supposed to let him lose his job.

But tables have turned and you will be the one to lose it.”

“Oh my!” Jane gasped.” Please, I‘m sorry! Please, don‘t sack me! I‘m so sorry,” she pleaded quickly.

Grey chuckled.” I told you, Jane, didn‘t I? That I‘m not someone you can mess with.” “You will respect Grey as you respect me in this company!” Alfred yelled at her and she jerked back in fear. Jane turned to Grey quickly. “Please, don‘t sack me. Please, plead with Mr. Alfred on my behalf, ” she said with tears in her eyes.

Grey regarded her for a moment, feeling pity for her. “I will on one condition. You won‘t lose your job if you will change your behavior towards me in this company. But if you keep acting like a bastard, you will need to go home one day.”

“I won‘t! I promise! I will never insult you again!” She promised.

“And no one must know about this. It must be between you and me. If third parties know about this, you won‘t only lose your job, you might lose your life as well,” he muttered thickly. Jane‘s eyes widened as she nodded quickly.” I promise.

“You can leave then,” Alfred barked and she sauntered out of the office.” She‘s such a pain in the ass.”

Grey smiled. “Thank you for helping Avery‘s company.”

Alfred reciprocated his smile.” It‘s ok. I‘m glad I could help. Oh, do you remember it‘s this night? It‘s auction night and Aphrodite will be around. It‘s also the right time to see her that won‘t arise suspiciously,” he explained.

Grey nodded briefly as he thought of it. As Gregory had told him the kind of lady that Aphrodite is. She was also one of his elders and he must find a way to curb her.

“I won‘t be following you because I don‘t want to arouse suspicion. And you might meet Giovanni.”

Grey eyes went wide at the revelation. He had always wanted to see his rival.

“And you have to be cautious of Aphrodite. She‘s as dangerous as sweet. It depends on how she sees you.”

Grey nodded, ” who‘s taking me?”

“I will inform Saint. He will pick you up at my restaurant. So, you should stay there so that no one would suspect anything,” he explained.” That reminds me,” he dipped inside his suit pocket and brought out a card.

“Here. This card is a VIP card that is used by big men in the city. Wherever you take this card, you will be treated accordingly. I will advise that you take it everywhere.” Grey took the card and stared down at it. There was a courtesy on it. And it was Hercules. He looked up at Alfred with a surprised expression.

Alfred nodded, understanding why he was shocked. “Hercules is respected in all and sundry and the VIP cards were made because of his elders. If people know you are the Hercules, you will be worshiped but since you are currently in hiding, we need to tread carefully,” he indicated.

The day went so quickly. Grey couldn‘t finish compiling the files and thought that he would finish up on the second day.

That aside, he heard from one of the maids that Avery‘s birthday was near and he wanted to get her the most expensive diamond in the city. He wanted it to be a ring since he hadn‘t gotten anything for her since they got married. But that evening was booked already. Instead, he thought of getting a nice suit because he was going to meet Aphrodite. Instead of going to the restaurant, he pulled up at the boutique. He took the VIP card and kept it inside his pocket before he walked out of the car. The boutique was a big one and the biggest in town. When he entered the luxury shop, he marveled at the neat arrangements of clothes. There were suits of different textures and materials.

Grey turned to the saleswoman. “Hello, may I_” he stopped talking when the woman gave him a dirty stare.

The door opened again and a fat middle–aged man walked in with a beautiful young girl. The saleswoman smiled and rushed to them.

“What would you like to buy? I will show you around,” she advertised.

The beautiful lady pouted.” I want some dresses.”

“Here then, come,” the saleswoman led them away.

Grey‘s gaze searched around and realized that the salespeople were not ready to attend to him. He decided to leave. Perhaps he should go to another store. Just as he turned around, a young lady was staring up at him.

“Do you want to get something in this store?” She asked in a soft voice.

Grey stood, skeptical for a moment. Then, he decided that he would reward the lady and disgrace others.