Secretly The Billionaire Boss by Debbie chocolate

Chapter 283: Guilt and Threats

"She just told me she's leaving," Beatrice voiced out.

The ship successfully returned to the shore. Caramel left even before Grey would be ready to leave.

She was already avoiding him. Grey drove Beatrice home and left the elders in charge.

Grey nodded briefly. "Are you leaving with her?"

Beatrice hesitated. "I guess I will have to stay behind. I mean I need to help you here."

Grey regarded her for a moment." What did she tell you when she discovered you actually worked for

me?"

"Well, she was disappointed," she sighed. "But there's nothing I can do about that or is there?"

Grey nodded briefly. "Someone will be joining you at work. Teach her everything she needs to know

about the cream so that you can join Caramel wherever she's going. She needs you more than I do."

Beatrice watched his expression. "Is that ok with you?"

Grey nodded briefly. "It is. Just update me if anything comes up."

Beatrice nodded once. "I will do that. Thank you."

Grey's phone rang suddenly and it was Alfred's calling.

"Hi, Alfred?”

"Grey, we have a problem. Leo is gone," he revealed suddenly.

Grey went still for a moment. "And so?"

His question amazed Alfred. "What! Giovanni could have taken him."

"And why would he do something like that? Is he working with him? I mean how did he even know he

was around?"

Alfred went mute for a moment. "We left the house unguarded. Anything could have happened.

Giovanni must have sent some men to our houses and found him," he explained. Anything to make him

see the reason why he should be anxious about what had happened to Leo.

"Or he could have walked out of the house on his own. He must have heard that he was left behind and

decided he wasn't needed. Anything could have happened. You shouldn't jump to conclusions," Grey

voiced out.

Alfred sighed, frustrated already. "But I still think we should look for him. There is a lot of probability."

"I don't care, you can look for him but count me out Alfred. I'm not interested.”

Alfred sighed again. "Alright. At least you gave me permission to look for him. I will do that then. Good

night, Hercules."

"Good night, Alfred." He hung up and stared at the space. He wasn't really bothered about Leo, he was

getting bothered about Caramel leaving. He didn't want her to leave but it turned out that there was

nothing he could do. Caramel's mind is all made up.

When Leo opened his eyes again, he was staring at an unfamiliar ceiling. It was semi-dark but Leo

could still see some things in the room. There were a few chairs and a desk. But he had no idea where

he was.

The door opened suddenly. "It's been a long time, Leo," a deep but familiar voice said suddenly.

Leo looked up, shocked for a moment. He realised who it was. It was Giovanni.

"Giovanni?" he called out.

Giovanni laughed. "You still recognize my voice after all these years. It's almost eleven years."

Leo struggled on the chair that he was tied to. "Why am I here? What do you want from me?"

Giovanni regarded him for a moment. "If you are still living with Alfred, it only means they are yet to

know what you did," he voiced out.

"I don't know what you are talking about," Leo feigned innocence.

"Don't play that card with me, Leo. I know everything. I know the card you are playing with the elders.

You won't do that with me!" He yelled with anger.

"For how long have you been spying on me?"

Giovanni bent to be able to look at him very well. "Don't ask me any questions. I'm the one who will be

doing the asking. You only need to answer my questions!" He barked.

Leo sighed. 'They do know about everything."

"And they still keep you around them?" Giovanni gave him a puzzled look." Maybe it’s because you

didn't tell them the real truth. If you had told them you were working with me, it wouldn’t have been

this."

"Why are you so concerned with what happens to me? The last time I checked, you wanted me to die!"

Leo stressed.

Giovanni smiled wickedly. "But you didn't. And now, I’m here to make you a great offer. This deal is

nice, Isn't it?"

"I'm not ready to make any deal with you, Giovanni. I'm not interested in your nonsense!"

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Giovanni pulled out a chair and sat on it. "Have you forgotten? We made a deal like this ten years ago.

It was smooth and you did very well. Have you forgotten what you did?"

"I definitely don't need you to remind me! And I'm not going to get into any deal with you, not again!"

Leo groaned.

Giovanni regarded him for a moment. 'This isn't an interrogation. I'm not asking for your opinion, Leo.

And you don’t have a choice but to do this."

Leo shook his head briefly. "I'm not doing this. I'm not going to listen to you again, not anymore. And it

was ten years ago. Time has changed, Giovanni."

Giovanni clenched his teeth in anger. "Well, people don't change so easily. And well, if the elders really

know what you did, do you think you will be spared? I'm sure Hercules would kill you. He would

definitely kill you for murdering his father."

Leo closed his eyes in regret. He felt a pang of sadness at what he had done.

"But tell me, Leo. How come Grey is alive?"

Leo’s breath got stuck in his chest. He didn't expect

Giovanni to ask such a question. Well, yes, he was supposed to kill Hercules and his son.

"You have a lot of explanation to make, Leo and you aren’t getting out of here until you do so!"

Giovanni threatened.

Leo looked away. "I lost some of my memories, including that."

Giovanni laughed again. "Then tell me who Hercules really is."

Leo’s eyes went wide with shock as he looked back at him." What!" "Yes, who is the man behind that

mask? Who is Hercules?"