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Chapter 304

    Chapter 304


    In the plush cabin


    Romeo had Arabe sitting on hisp, gently stroking her soft hair. “How many secrets are you hiding


    from me?” Arabe sheepishly avoided his gaze. “Not a lot,” she thought, “although more than the


    fingers on both hands.”


    “Are you after the cinnamomum tenuis because of my grandma’s condition? Romeo asked softly,


    looking at the girl in his arms. “Did you know how serious her condition was when you were treating


    her? That she didn’t have much time left?”


    “Yes”


    “Why didn’t you tell me sooner? Romeo gazed into her eyes. “Or had you already decided to go to the


    triangr zone on your own to find the cinnamomum tenuis? Who told you that could save my


    grandma?”


    “I read about it in a medical book a long time ago.”


    Whether it could cure her or not, that would depend on his grandmother’s condition.


    “The triangr zone is too dangerous. What am I supposed to do if something happens to you?”


    Romeo couldn’t bear to imagine.


    “The ones in danger would be others.”


    Yes.


    His girl was a better shot than Carl. She took on the Cooper family’s goons all by herself, taking down


    over twenty men with ease. The ones in danger were indeed the others.


    “And you had the nerve to tell me you were at apany meeting?” Romeo gave her a peck. “How


    long were you nning to keep this from me if I hadn’t run into you?”


    “I wasn’t lying to you.” Arabe said calmly. “I just didn’t want you to worry.”


    “I’d worry more if you were in danger.” Romeo kissed her lips again. “Promise me, you won’t take such


    risks in the future.”


    “Okay. Although she agreed verbally, Arabe was thinking, “Just agree to get him off my back.”


    “Mafia me was founded three years ago, how old were you then? Why were you in the triangr


    zone?” Romeo was puzzled. “Why did you be the boss of Mafia me?”


    Hearing this, Arabe’s eyes dimmed a little. “It’s a long story


    Three years ago, her grandmother’s illness worsened, and she desperately needed a certain herb.


    That herb only grew on the mountain in the triangr zone. At that time, several gangs were fighting for


    that mountain. Arabe appeared at the height of their conflict.


    Because her grandmother needed that herb and needed to take it for a long time and because that


    herb only grew in the soil of that mountain, after a series of coincidences, Arabe not only founded


    Mafia me, took over the mountain, but also expanded her own power.


    Although she nearly lost her life in the triangr zone on several asions.


    Even though her grandmother’s condition got worse again and she needed other medicine.


    But luckily, she saved her grandmother’s life, and under her leadership, Mafia me grew stronger and


    stronger.


    Now with the protection of Mafia C, no one would dare to mess with the two gangs in the triangr


    zone.


    As he listened to her briefly recount her past, Romeo was deeply pained by what she had been


    through.


    She was so young, yet she had already experienced so much hardship.


    No wonder she always seemed cold and uninterested in anything.


    No one had ever protected her or cared for her since she was a child. She had to rely on herself for


    everything, which had shaped her independent and strong character.


    Her indifference, her resilience, her abilities, were all earned through pain and tears.


    Normal girls who hadn’t been through the trials of life could neverpare to her. She had struggled


    every step of the way, going through endless darkness and suffering to achieve what she has today.


    Romeo’s voice was full of heartache, “If I hadn’t shown up today, what were you nning to trade with


    Keith?”


    Over three billion dors in cash wasn’t easy toe by.


    Arabe took a small bottle out of her pocket. “This.”


    “What is this?” Romeo asked, puzzled.


    The antidote to Virus X3.” Arabe said tly. “Keith was infected with Virus X3. I thought he would


    agree to exchange the cinnamomum tenuis for this.”


    After all, everyone wanted to live, everyone cherished their own life.


    “So that’s why you dared to take the risk?” Romeo suddenly understood. It turned out that she was


    even smarter and more capable than he thought.


    “Yes.” So, from the beginning, Arabe had never nned to use money to exchange for the


    cinnamomum tenuis with Keith. She had thought of a barter.


    “Why do you have the antidote to Virus X3?” Romeo asked softly. “Did you make it yourself?”


    Arabe lifted her head, as if to ask, how did he know?


    “There’s no medicine that Ms. Aria can’t make.” Romeo said with a smile.


    Ms. Aria?


    Who spilled the beans about her identity?


    “I guess I was right.” Romeo said with a smile. “The gift you gave my grandpa that day.”


    Arabe suddenly realized.


    ? 2024 N?v/el/Dram/a.Org.


    So, he had suspected her identity since that day, but hadn’t said anything?


    “I had the antidote sent to Mafia C before boarding the ne.” Arabe said calmly.


    The bottle in her hand was originally intended to be exchanged with Keith, but now that Keith was


    dead..


    “I was nning to put this in your water when you weren’t looking.”


    Hearing her say that, Romeo’s smile grew even more indulgent. “You were worried about me getting


    infected? You care about me.”


    “Since you already know who I am, just take it.” Arabe handed over the small bottle. Those who


    weren’t infected would develop antibodies after taking this medicine, and they wouldn’t get infected


    even if they came into contact with the infectedter.


    “You feed me.”


    Arabe was silent for a bit.


    “Is he pulling my leg again?” she thought.


    “I’ve been missing you these past few days.” Romeo softly whispered into her ear.


    Arabe couldn’t stand his sweet nothings, so she unscrewed the bottle cap, poured out the pills, and


    forcefully stuffed them into his mouth.


    He chuckled, “Your pills are worth their weight in gold. With so many people in Mafia C, I’d–feel guilty


    taking so many of your pills.”


    Each pill could save a life..


    The value of that was priceless.


    “Take whatever you want,” Romeo said lovingly, gazing at her. “Everything I have is yours.”


    Arabe didn’t say anything.


    “We have seven hours left, you should rest a bit,” Romeo noticed her fatigue.


    “Okay.” Arabe had been working non–stop for a long time to help her infected subordinates.


    Between that and handling other matters, she had barely had a moment to rest.


    She snuggled into Romeo’s arms like a docile little kitten and soon fell asleep.


    Seeing her sound asleep, Romeo gently lifted her and ced her on the bed in the bedroom.


    The ne had several bedrooms, and Romeo ced her in the most spacious one. As he was about to


    cover her with a nket, he noticed that her phone had fallen out of her pocket and was vibrating.


    Someone was calling her, a string of numerical codes disyed on the screen.
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