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.

still for a moment.

question amazed Alfred. "What!

why would he do something like that? Is he working with him? I mean

have sent some men to our houses and found him," he explained. Anything to make him see the reason why he should be anxious

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

should look

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

gave me permission to look for him. I will do

the space. He wasn't really bothered about Leo, he was getting bothered about Caramel leaving. He

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

"It's been a long time, Leo," a deep but familiar

He realised

"Giovanni?" he called out.

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

that he was tied to. "Why

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

you are talking about," Leo

card with me, Leo. I know everything. I know the card you are playing with the elders. You

long have you been spying

me any questions. I'm the one who will be doing the asking. You only need to answer my questions!" He

do

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

so concerned with what happens to me? The last time I checked, you wanted

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