Chapter 73: Hidden treasure What mystery power does Grey have? Why did he pretend to be nobody? These questions were on Caramel’s mind as she drifted off into deep slumber this time.
Grey settled her in the back seat and decided to let her sleep. He still had some hours to spend before Avery would call him.
He relaxed in the chair and decided to take a nap as well. He was feeling exhausted and thirsty but he didn’t want to leave Caramel alone in the car.
“Grey!” A soft voice jolted him out of his slumber. He looked back at Caramel.” Did you sleep while waiting for me?” Grey nodded. “I thought we could go somewhere else and have fun,” he darted at his watch. “I still have less than an hour to spend,” he revealed. Caramel nodded, with a smile. “Let’s do that. Do you have any place in mind?”
Grey nodded once and looked away. “Let’s just go to a bar. Alfred has one close by,” he responded. “Let’s go then!” Grey started the ignition but he couldn’t help but notice how much Caramel was staring at him. He knew that she had questions but maybe she didn’t know how to frame them.
“How did you save me from Don?” She asked suddenly.
Expecting that! Grey wanted to say. Instead, he said, “Well, I made a deal with him.”
Caramel stared confusingly. “What deal?”
Grey shrugged slightly. “My salary. I promised to give him my salary. And well, the month ends today.”
Caramel stared at him for a moment as if he’d grown two heads. Grey was saying things way different from what she heard but she wondered why.
“Don is one of the notorious mafia in the city. How did you bargain with him? How did you make him accept your money?” She wanted him to talk and explain things to her. Grey regarded her for a moment from the front mirror. “You seem to know every mafia in the city, don’t you?”
Caramel hesitated and looked away. Grey could swear that he saw a flicker of
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emotion in her eyes. There was something that Caramel was hiding as well. It turned out that he wasn’t the only one hiding things. “Do you know Giovanni too? And Hercules?” Grey said quickly. It was a question that would keep Caramel from questioning him. Caramel eyes widened with shock. “Who doesn’t know the two most powerful mafia lords in the city.”
Grey smiled. “But you seem to know more than others, don’t you?”
Caramel sighed. “Fine! I do know some things about them because my mother was involved with the mafia but they killed her.”
Grey raised skeptical brows at her. “They did? Why?” Caramel shrugged. “I had no idea. She died ten years ago.” Grey head did a flip. Ten years ago was also when his father was killed. It couldn’t be a coincidence, right? Grey wanted to ask her about the precise date but he decided to keep quiet about it especially when he saw the sad look on Caramel’s face. “We are here!” He announced instead with a bright smile on his face.
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