All Chapters of I'm In Love With A Criminal: Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

Eugene murmured like a sigh, standing in that spot for a long while before turning away. The cool night breeze struck his cheek. It was as chilling as that day from his past.Eugene woke to Angel's meowing for food, rubbing his heavy eyes as he checked the clock. 7:54 AM. He had slept in later than usual. Angel, confirming that Eugene was awake, went to the food bowl and meowed vigorously. The sound made his heavy head feel like it was rattling. Eugene sighed deeply, got out of bed, and picked up the cat food.After satisfying Angel, he looked out the window to see a scene no different from any other day. It was completely different from the previous dawn filled with shouting, gunshots, and police sirens. Chinatown was generally bustling, but gunshots were uncommon. Thanks to that, he'd spent the night sleepless. As the talkative Italian apartment manager had told Eugene when catching him on his way home, it was likely a clash between Vietnamese and Chinese gangs that had been infiltr

"I really wanted to throw them away, but I was worried it might cause problems!" Jerry explained, flustered. Valentine silently stared at Jerry while methodically crushing the flowers. Each time Valentine's foot pressed down on the flowers, Jerry looked as if he himself were being crushed."Throw them away," Valentine ordered after completely crushing all the flowers without missing a single one."Yes!" Jerry exclaimed, finally looking relieved as he crouched down and began sweeping up the crushed flowers."Here's the money," said the children who had gathered at the counter with their selected candies, placing coins on top. After Eugene checked the amount and nodded, each child firmly grasped their candy and ran out of the store.Ding-a-ling. As the bell rang and the children left the store, Valentine slowly walked toward Eugene. The pressure felt with each step he took was tremendous. Valentine grabbed Eugene's shoulder and guided him toward the back of the store.They stepped throu

Derek raised his eyebrows at Eugene's request. Eugene spoke again."It would be better to see directly rather than checking by touch, so unbutton your shirt or lift it up.""Eugene, I'm not wearing a wire."Eugene's gaze sharpened. Seeing that intense look, Derek ran his hand through his hair and muttered, "Right, that's the kind of person you are."Derek pulled out his shirt that was tucked into his pants and lifted it up to his chest. Derek's upper body, once a high school starting quarterback, was still as muscular as before. Eugene confirmed in the darkness that there was nothing attached to that torso. Though not asked to, Derek turned sideways to show his back as well."Are you certain there are no listening devices recording or monitoring my voice right now? Whether in this car or anywhere on your person?"Eugene asked firmly one more time."Yes."Derek answered definitively.Eugene nodded with that confirmation. Even if there were listening devices in the car, since Derek had

The two old men appeared to be longtime friends, but there was clearly a hierarchy between them. When Janni, the consigliere, spoke, Henry eventually sat back down in his seat.The air in the room was very heavy. Everyone was staring at Henry. Exposed to their gazes, the old man hunched his neck and wiped his temples and the nape of his neck with a napkin. Sweat dampened the napkin."We were old friends."Janni Alburno suddenly spoke. Henry's wrinkled neck moved slightly as if swallowing dry saliva. Henry put down the napkin he was holding and reached out to Janni."Listen, Janni."The voice calling Janni was soaked with tension, and also very desperate. Given their similar ages, the two must have known each other for decades. But there was not a hint of warmth in Janni Alburno's eyes as he looked at Henry."Take off your clothes."Janni Alburno said. Henry swallowed hard. He no longer seemed to have the luxury of hiding his tension."I said take off your clothes, Henry."Janni Alburn

"Hey."Valentine greeted casually and turned his eyes to the television. He had a lollipop in his mouth. The crinkling sound of candy wrappers kept ringing out. Eugene looked down and saw candy wrappers at Valentine's feet and Angel playing with them.Eugene's brow furrowed. He irritably picked up the candy wrappers and put them in the trash can. The trash can was right under the coffee table, right at Valentine's feet. It was unbearable that Valentine would just drop them on the floor with the trash can clearly visible."Didn't anyone teach you to put trash in the trash can?"When Eugene complained, Valentine lightly snorted. Eugene's frown deepened. Valentine stared at Eugene for a moment, then took out the white stick from his mouth. It was an empty stick after he had finished eating the candy. Valentine showed it to Eugene conspicuously and then threw it in the trash can. The candy stick made a 'ting' sound as it hit the inside wall of the metal trash can."So you do know how."Eu