Chapter 41***[Antonio, 9 PM]: Is she home yet?[Nathan, 9.02 PM]: I haven't managed to find her since this morning.Antonio rounded his eyes in disbelief. He scanned the content of the message Nathan had sent once more, then confirmed that the clock on his left hand was pointing to the same time as the time on his own phone. It was late but Nathan had given him some bad news. The feelings of guilt that had previously been faint were now becoming more pronounced and disturbing. He dialed the number on his cell phone and started calling someone on the other side.[Hey, Boss?]"What do you mean you haven't managed to find him yet? Didn't you say you were close to my house this afternoon, hm?"Antonio's tone which sounded impatient and annoyed made Nathan a little nervous. He then replied to his boss. [I'll check with the hospital, he might have come back to see his mother.]"Make sure you find her right now! Understood?""Okay, boss."Antonio turned off the phone and squeezed the flat

Chapter 43The sound of knocking and a door being pushed caught Antonio's attention. The man's eagle eyes then turned to the source of the sound, to the sight of two people who were familiar to him, Nathan and Rose.Antonio stood up from his long sofa after waiting for several hours. He felt happy, but did his best to hide it. So there was only a flat, expressionless look that meant nothing on Antonio's face as those blue eyes looked at him.Nathan lifted his face, looking proud. He shoved his hands into his pants pockets and squared his shoulders. "Here comes your woman, Antonio. Now you don't have to worry anymore because again, I managed to do my job right," he boasted. "Make sure you give me a raise for looking after this kid too, boss.""Nathan, go away," Antonio ordered coldly. "I need to talk to this woman."Which made the confident curve of his smile fade instantly. Nathan sneered at Antonio. But there was nothing he could do but obey his superior's orders. He saw Rose and wav

Chapter 45***The scorching sun dazzled Nathan's eyes even though he had covered them with dark-colored glasses. Dressed all in black, Nathan walked through the suburbs of New York City with great care. Since Antonio had become a national fugitive, Nathan's movements had been restricted. Antonio's name had been on the wanted list since the big raids at several points, so some of the big businesses they were running had changed. Whichever way you look at it, Elliot's betrayal has put the business on the edge. It was fortunate that Antonio still had loyal people behind him, so that the information that was kept secret did not completely leak into the hands of the police.Nathan looked up at the corner of the small building in front of him. A CCTV camera was mounted there, pointing right at him. Then casually, Nathan waved his hand, as if knowing that the owner of the CCTV camera would see him.And not long after, the door of the house opened. Nathan no longer raised his hand and waved.

Chapter 47[Antonio, 10:00 AM]: Are you at the location?[Nathan, 10:03 AM]: What do you think?[Antonio, 10:04 AM]: I'm serious, you idiot![Nathan, 10:04 AM]: Look behind you.Nathan waved his hand in the air as he widened his smile at the sight of Antonio. The neat rows of teeth were on display for all to see inside the coffee shop called Amour. It was on the outskirts of town and not too far from the hospital where Jasmine was being treated. Antonio had suddenly texted Nathan to meet him there and it had taken Nathan by surprise.Never in the history of their friendship had Antonio asked Nathan to meet him at a coffee shop. Even more so, after they were declared fugitives. Imagine, what fugitive could casually sit incognito and enjoy a hot cup of coffee in the midst of other patrons? Antonio was crazy!But Nathan was no less crazy.He walked casually over to Antonio who was massaging his temples on the chair. If you look around, there's only Antonio and one other patron there. Whe

Chapter 49Rose stared at the two donuts in the open cardboard box. One had a white topping with small black powder, while the other had a red raspberry topping. She let out a long sigh before finally taking the vanilla-flavored donut and began to nibble on the edges.While sitting at the bus stop and staring at the passing vehicles, the long-haired woman could only rumble with her own thoughts. "Why did I get fired?" Her mouth filled with doughnut pieces made her voice sound like a mumble now. "He just gave me the day off and then fired me. Do I look stupid now?"Rose took another bite of her donut, "You should be happy, Rose," and went back to talking to herself as if she were two people at once. "You didn't have to come to that horrible man's house and do - AH! Never mind! Why am I even thinking in that direction?!"Another bite. "But I'm really curious why Antonio fired me so suddenly. What did I do? I left his house because he asked me to." The woman shrugged her shoulders indiff