Chapter 86Chapter 86- Previous Chapter -"You'll be fine. I'll make sure you're safe."But suddenly, Rose jumped up and hugged Antonio, making him gasp. The woman buried her face in Antonio's chest."What's wrong, Rose? You don't have to worry. Ssh! Ssh! I'm here," Antonio said soothingly. "I'll ask Nathan to look after you too. So you-""Don't leave me, Antonio," Rose cut in.And Antonio was instantly silent. For the first time in his life, Antonio heard words of pleading that touched him deeply. Even when Sydney found out she was pregnant with Antonio's child, she never begged. Instead, Sydney blamed Antonio and aborted their child. The child Antonio had hoped for from the woman he had loved so deeply."I have no one and everything is hard when I'm alone."Rosepun's cries were heard in Antonio's ears. He finally knew how Rose felt when she set foot in the house again. The parting words he had spoken a few days back must have frightened her. Antonio had intended to end their relati
Chapter 1The sound of gunshots heard from outside the building startled everyone. They scattered, searching for alternative exits, while the tall iron door was being forcefully breached by the special police unit. Most of the new members chose to hide in the place and resign themselves, as they had no prior experience in this field.However, Matt was different. He was one of the most alert individuals, running towards the boss, Antonio, and standing behind him."I will protect you," he said as he pulled out his pistol.Antonio nodded in agreement and immediately ran to another corner of the building, where he had already prepared an escape route in case unexpected events like this occurred. It was truly unfortunate that this incident happened so abruptly.Matt continued to trail behind Antonio as they finally managed to open the main gate. The commotion could be heard from behind them. And, of course, some of the special police units deliberately targeted Antonio as their primary tar
Chapter 2Human life is not always smooth sailing, and the same goes for Rose's life. As the first child of Jasmine Miles and Arnold Pennington, Rose Pennington was forced to endure a difficult life at the age of twenty-five.Arnold Pennington passed away due to chronic meningitis at the age of forty-two. The doctor said his condition was already severe and problematic. Unfortunately, Rose couldn't do anything to keep him alive. The savings she had after working at Aunt Liliane's small restaurant, her mother's friend, for a few months, couldn't help much either. The wise man closed his eyes in Rose's embrace.But her suffering didn't stop there. In the following years, her mother was also diagnosed with the same illness. Her condition wasn't as severe as Arnold's initially, but gradually, everything became worse.Jasmine could only lie in her place. Occasionally, she would go out just to check on her condition, which showed no signs of improvement.Before enduring this tormenting illn
CHAPTER 3Antonio slipped his small-caliber pistol into the pocket of his jacket after loading it with several bullets without hesitation. His long wait had paid off, as Nathan had finally discovered the whereabouts of the traitor, Elliot, thanks to the organized help of some informants he had deployed.For months, Antonio had waited and investigated tirelessly. The 40-year-old man didn't hesitate to send his subordinates far and wide, even outside the city, just to locate Elliot and seek revenge. It turned out that Elliot was hiding in a densely populated suburban area of New York."He rented a modest house in the midst of cheap hotels," Nathan informed him.The man in the long black shirt then took out his phone from his pants pocket and appeared busy manipulating something on the screen."I went through the trouble of searching for him in distant places, but that filthy rat was hiding right near us. Just like before, he positions himself close enough to his own enemy.""I've shared
Chapter 4The Previous Evening.Antonio observed the petite and agile woman lying in front of him with her eyes closed. His purpose in coming here was to trap Elliot and kill him as revenge for Matt's death. However, when Antonio set foot here, he unexpectedly encountered Rose wearing a low-cut nightgown that accentuated her curves. To be honest, he couldn't consider this girl in front of him as unattractive. He was still a normal man with a burning desire. The firm and challenging pair of breasts caught Antonio's attention from the moment he saw Rose in this room.Nevertheless, above all, Antonio's common sense and logic still functioned as usual. Because nothing was more suspicious than a woman placed as bait against a mortal enemy. He immediately reached for his phone and called someone."Nath, have you gone mad, huh?" Antonio became instantly emotional as soon as their call connected and he heard Nathan's voice."What? Is there something wrong, Boss? Do you have a problem?" Nathan
Chapter 5Antonio gazed at the woman he had brought last night. She was wearing a red dress, with a seductive and arousing figure, but Antonio suspected her to be one of the traps left by Elliot.Meanwhile, Antonio and Nath had no other choice but to search for any traces of that damn fraudster. Both men had thoroughly searched every place Jean had been, even within a five-meter radius, yet neither Antonio nor Nathan found Elliot.At first glance, what they had discovered seemed impossible. How could someone under surveillance suddenly vanish and leave behind a beautiful woman in a tempting red dress? Nathan himself had been the one looking for and trapping him. The information was not invalidated because Nathan was certain that Elliot had been there before. Jean's words also confirmed it."Are you sure you didn't do anything to me?"Antonio sighed, perplexed by this woman's thought process, blaming and accusing him of doing something wrong. It should be him feeling anxious and worrie
Chapter 6From any angle Nathan looked at it, he truly admired Rose. Never before had he seen a woman as bold as Rose who could stare at Antonio with such seductive facial expressions. Marquez Antonio was a mafia boss, the owner of the largest drug cartel trade that was feared by those who lived in the underworld. Of course, the man was feared and respected even by civil authorities since the exposure of the drug cartel network due to Elliot's carelessness.However, behind all of that, Nathan had to admit that every woman in New York who saw Antonio would automatically fall in love with him with just one blink and one smile. At first, he thought it was an exaggeration to describe a man's charm, until Nathan saw it with his own eyes. Yes, perhaps Rose was an exception because she was naturally not one of those naughty women who chased after sex for mere satisfaction or pleasure."You're enthusiastic, that's good," Antonio extinguished his cigarette and gazed at Rose intently. "Let's se
Chapter 7Rose saw a chat message about that one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, and she was ecstatic. She couldn't believe what she had just heard. The dark-skinned man she met earlier was nowhere near as attractive as he looked now, with a lascivious expression in Rose's eyes. What is this all about? Does Rose look a certain way? Like a cheap woman? She snorted and couldn't believe what was happening. Did a few hours in Jean's place turn her into the most desired prostitute? To the point that this crazy man wanted to buy her for a private contract? Madness! Rose hadn't fully accepted the fact that she had been sold by Elliot and had to serve the man who paid for her through Jean. Good Lord, why did this have to happen to Rose? What was her sin, oh God?"Why?" Antonio smiled smugly, then looked at Rose, who quietly clenched her fists and gritted her teeth. "Is this amount not enough for you, or are you surprised that your price turned out to be so high?"Rose remained silent. Hon