- 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
Chapter 73"Antonio, my relationship with her is not what you think it is!" Sydney exclaimed. "We just go out occasionally, have lunch together and talk about work. That's all. My relationship with you is still the best, just so you know. And I don't mean to hurt you or anything like that. This... this whole thing is just a misunderstanding.""There's no work to talk about in a hotel room, just by yourself, Sydney."After Antonio emphasized every word that came out of his mouth, Sydney couldn't say anything else. She even stuttered when she was about to make another excuse. The cold stare that she had never seen from Antonio made her nerves shrink instantly. Until the only thing Sydney could do at that time was to cry."I don't want to be made a choice, Sydney. If you love me, then leave him right now. But if you can't do it, that means you don't love me. I won't force you to stay with me anymore. I'll let you be. So, make your choice now.""I can't leave you, Antonio!""Why can't you
Chapter 74The loud ringing of the phone managed to disturb Nathan's few hours of sleep. His eyes were still heavy, finding the time on the wall clock pointing to six. He'd only slept for three hours because he'd struggled to close his eyes last night. The heroin he'd bought from someone called Jessie was really making him curious. But the cell phone's constant buzzing couldn't make Nathan go back to sleep, especially after his hazel eyes saw Antonio's name on the screen."Why is the boss calling me this early?"Despite his grumbling, Nathan tried to remain professional and loyal in serving his master. The man blinked his eyes, trying to gather the remnants of life that were still sleeping with him, before finally moving to sit up and pick up the call from his boss."Yes, boss? What's wrong, how come you're calling me so early?"Antonio cleared his throat, "You just woke up?""Sure. I couldn't sleep last night."The voice on the other side was silent for a while, making Nathan even mo
Chapter 75- Previous Chapter -"Do you know anything, Nathan?"And the man wearing a black T-shirt wrapped in a matching leather jacket just shook his head weakly. He pursed his lips and muttered. "But I regret leaving her there alone."Antonio nodded his head, signaling that he understood the situation and didn't mean to make his right-hand man feel guilty. "I understand.""Can we check on him? We need to see him even though he's... dead."Antonio looked at Nathan, then considered his words about seeing Carl.After all, they were teammates until last night. Antonio suddenly got a message from a mysterious number showing Carl's latest condition. His body was covered in blood while his face looked bruised and blue. Carl had been murdered by someone. His body had been left on a seedy street not too far from Jean's nightclub. Antonio had called the woman, but her number was disconnected. Suddenly, their communication was cut off and Antonio was struggling to get information. Antonio tho