Rose stuttered as her dim blue bead met Antonio's brown eyes. She was biting her lip nervously now. Let alone explaining what he had come to do with words, breathing was difficult. She felt like she was having a heart attack as the man before her looked her up and down, from head to toe."I-I...,""Did you come here in those clothes?""I-yes, I...,""Did you walk?""No!" Rose hurriedly denied. "Ta-taxi, I took a taxi here."Antonio took a deep breath before one hand pulled Rose's wrist closer. They were only inches apart when Antonio's hand finally reached her hip. Rose's eyes bulged, surprised. "I had enough of this yesterday, but my patience has run out.""A-Antonio... I don't-"Before Rose could continue, Antonio had already surprised her even more. Antonio suddenly brought his face closer to Rose and landed his gray lips on the surface of her red lips. Rose held her breath, but Antonio pushed in deeper until she couldn't hold back any longer. Rose opened her mouth slightly, lettin
Chapter before."The northern region was almost sabotaged, they promised about ninety percent of the sales in the couriers' cash transactions," Carl explained. "Their identities aren't known yet because they all use pseudonyms and it looks like... Monsta facilitated them with some fake documents for overseas transactions."Nathan replied immediately. "The ninety percent offer alone is quite lucrative. How could they add such perks to a courier who is most at risk of leaking our information?""Isn't it true that the more you get, the more you fear that person?" Carl asked. "My couriers are not interested in the offer because they are loyal. But how long are we going to trust that loyalty? Come on, in this world, we need money more than anything else."Antonio considered Carl's words and pretty much agreed with them. Then, he looked at Carl after taking a glass of vodka that Nathan had poured a moment ago. "Does your courier have further access to him?""You mean... we're going to see h
The sound of a knock on the door made Antonio turn his head instantly. There was Rose there, in her nightgown that made her look beautiful and seductive. She had a smile on her lips. Even without lipstick, Rose still looked charming there.Rose walked into the room with one hand holding a plate of food while the other carried a cup of coffee. Without removing the smile from her face, Rose said, "Your food is here, Prince!"Antonio chuckled after seeing Rose's adorable treatment. How could she call Antonio a prince, when he was more like a grim reaper at work. Ah, if only Rose knew. Suddenly the thought filled Antonio's head, which had been fine at first. But when the woman put the coffee cup on the nightstand, then sat on the edge of the bed and handed him a plate of pancakes, that's when Antonio started to feel guilty."I made pancakes. Do you like them?"The brown bead that had previously been fixed on Rose's beautiful face lowered slightly. He looked at the flour batter with eggs t
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