The strains of Rihanna's unfaithful suddenly came over the speakers that Antonio was using to accompany himself and his girlfriend at the time, Sydney, to dinner.It had been a long time since Sydney had gotten a new manager and some busy schedules, they hadn't seen each other. Texts and phone calls were only occasional as they were both busy at different times of the day. When Sydney wakes up and gets ready for work, Antonio is busy on the streets with his group. Sometimes he's busy counting the deals they've made, or other times, Antonio is dealing with a heated struggle between rival groups in his dirty business. And when Antonio has some free time, Sydney can only text him, letting him know that he's standing in front of the camera, getting ready for a photo shoot or some other important meeting.Client meetings, she said.But Antonio couldn't believe it.Ever since Nathan had told him that Sydney had been out with a man, at night too, and that they didn't seem to be talking about
Chapter 66Carl turned the wheel and entered the slums of the New York City suburbs. Here, many ladies of the night were seen hawking themselves to guests, mostly older men and young married men.Nathan, who was sitting next to Carl, rolled down the window and took a look around. His eyes were quite interested when he saw a woman standing in a short knee-length dress among the narrow alleys. The red color of her dress stood out against the yellowish street lights. The woman waved and blinked one eye at Nathan as they met eyes, but Nathan only snorted amusedly in return."Is she your type?" Carl suddenly commented.Apparently the man in his all-black outfit had observed Nathan and the woman before they turned the corner. Flo, who had almost closed her eyes, suddenly perked up and lowered her legs from the seat. She leaned forward and looked at Carl and Nathan in turn. "Which woman?"Nathan turned his head in displeasure, while Carl only chuckled briefly."But seeing them all here, make
Chapter 67Previous Chapter.The man who was slightly taller than Carl frowned. "Do you suspect Monsta sent their people all the way here?""There's no harm in checking. This area is quite safe and rarely raided by the police. I might choose this location as well to distribute my goods if the opportunity arises," Carl explained. "Seeing that it moves so fast, Monsta could have quietly penetrated into the central region. Isn't that right?""Actually, your worries are overblown, Carl. A new player like Monsta wouldn't dare to jump over the tiger's cage just like that."But Carl tapped Nathan on the shoulder and brought his face closer to the man. The interlocutor flexed his forehead as Carl gave another lecture there. "We don't even know if Monsta is a predator... or a victim. That's why we need to check."Carl distanced himself from Nathan, giving him distance as their eyes finally met there. As Nathan digested the words coming out of the man's mouth, the sound of a DJ from inside the
- previous chapter...Nathan gasped. He had no idea that someone would make small talk with him like this. And it was a woman. Nathan mumbled for a long time, wondering what he should say to Jessie to make her less suspicious."I'm... refreshing my mind here.""Boring job?" Jessie asked again. "Or did your girlfriend just dump you?""Sorry, miss." Nathan got up from his chair, preparing to move so that the woman named Jessie would stop interviewing him. "But I have to go now."Suddenly Jessie jumped up from the chair and grabbed the sleeve of Nathan's shirt. Nathan's eyes widened. But Jessie hurriedly explained. "I can give you something that will make you better."Nathan said nothing but looked at the short-haired woman who had removed her hand from the man. At first he didn't feel curious about the woman, until she finally took something out of a small pocket on the right side of her skirt. It was a small transparent package. Jessie smiled wryly as she held out the object in her han
CHAPTER 69The sound of overlapping steps in the corridor after corridor passed by Rose did not make her thoughts about Antonio fade away. The aroma of the honey-covered pancakes he had made to greet her in the morning on her bed was still fresh in her mind.Piece by piece, until Antonio finally finished it all, but Rose's tears couldn't stop flowing. Her blue eyeballs were even starting to tear up again now. The kiss and touch they had last night, went too deep... deep into the woman's heart.She took a deep breath, hoping that the oxygen surrounding her could hold back the puddle of tears that was ready to spill at any moment. Rose occasionally looked up while walking just to prevent her tears from falling again."Don't cry."Those were Antonio's words before a warm peck landed on the slender woman's lips. Ah! Rose couldn't take it anymore, she was going to cry right now. Her memories of Antonio only made her more tormented. Rose thought their relationship would improve, in fact, An
CHAPTER 70- Previous Chapter -But seeing Rose's panicked and increasingly pale face, Williams could not bear it. He continued. "Maybe you've had a male friend close to you lately?"Rose's eyebrows knitted together. "Boy friend?"Diana smiled again to hide the laughter that was about to come out of her mouth. And this time, Rose realized it. She felt that what Williams was trying to tell her was sensitive. So she chose to remain silent rather than talk about Antonio or Nathan. Rose suddenly felt strange, why should she include Nathan in her list of male friends. They never even declared their friendship or anything. Nathan was just an assistant to her boss, and they happened to have a few conversations. Ah, just cracking a few jokes doesn't mean they're close, does it?Rose shook her head. She didn't want to think about Nathan right now. Thinking about just one man gave her a headache, so why bother involving Nathan at all. It was just too much trouble!"But what does this have to do
Chapter 71- previous chapter...Nathan gasped. He had no idea that someone would make small talk with him like this. And it was a woman. Nathan mumbled for a long time, wondering what he should say to Jessie to make her less suspicious."I'm... refreshing my mind here.""Boring job?" Jessie asked again. "Or did your boyfriend just dump you?""Sorry, miss." Nathan got up from his chair, preparing to move so that the woman named Jessie would stop interviewing him. "But I have to go now."Suddenly Jessie jumped up from the chair and grabbed the sleeve of Nathan's shirt. Nathan's eyes widened. But Jessie hurriedly explained. "I can give you something that will make you better."Nathan said nothing but looked at the short-haired woman who had removed her hand from the man. At first he didn't feel curious about the woman, until she finally took something out of a small pocket on the right side of her skirt. It was a small transparent package. Jessie smiled wryly as she held out the object
Chapter 72Rose drummed her fingers on her thighs as she waited for her name to be called by the nurse in front of the hospital's laboratory room. She had been feeling uneasy ever since Williams, Serra's attending physician, had attributed her poor condition to a special relationship with a man.Pregnant? Rose shook her head to dismiss her bad thoughts about pregnancy. If asked if Rose expected to bear Antonio's child, the answer was that she could. But not in this situation. Serra could have fainted, or worse, had a heart attack if she heard the shocking news. Come on, Rose and Antonio weren't even married yet. Their relationship was just... Ah! She couldn't even explain it.The sound of the door opening brought Rose out of her reverie. She looked up to find a stocky nurse coming out with a small board in her hand. Her eyes, adorned with square glasses and slightly drooping, tried to confirm the writing on the board. She was muttering a little when Rose observed her."Miss... Rose Ba