CHAPTER 4 Who Is She◇

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ALovePaintedInShadows~

If Lynn really wanted to harm me, why would it be so easy? Maybe there was something down there that no one knew about

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If Lynn really wanted to harm me, why would it be so easy? Maybe there was something down there that no one knew about. But no matter how I tried to explain or rationalize all these tragic events, nothing and no one could change this bitter feeling that was now deeply rooted. The initial promising night slowly but surely turned into a living nightmare.

(The Flower)
I returning inside the casino, now faces a crisis of reconstructing the puzzle of the evening. At that same moment, Cesar, with his eye and head bloodied, trying to articulate the situation within the building. Tension was high in the air as I assessed the consequences of her encounter with my subordinate.

"Caesar had his eye gouged out." One of them said. I remained briefly in a state of shock, silent and confused, asking, "How did this happen, mhm?" "It's because of a girl," someone replied. "She just escaped." "A girl you say—it's more like a viper sucking your blood." I had the urge to come to Caesar, sitting on a chair. "Tell me, isn't it shameful to have your eye gouged out by a girl? So what happened?" "Actually, I just wanted to have a little fun with her, " FUCK please spare me the details," Caesar said, his voice filled with pain and frustration.

"Don't make me laugh," she was right under your hand; she could have gouged out your eye. Do you think you'll get out of this alive next time? "Sir, but what do you mean by me get out alive." "What don't you understand? Do I look like I want to repeat myself? Don't touch her, or you'll lose the other eye too."

"Sir... you're going to let her escape, and if she tells, the police." "She won't do it," she's too naive for those kinds of choices."

With an arrogant and threatening air, Caesar proclaimed: "Ah yes, naive or not, she will see. If I catch this woman, she will pay for it; she will not get out of it."

I replied: "How do you expect to do that to someone who leaves a lasting impression on the first meeting? If you're looking for an untimely end, go for it. It's your decision, but I suggest you keep quiet and don't push me to the limit."

Despite my warning, Caesar persists in seeking revenge. In response, I shoot him in the leg, declaring: "I don't like to repeat myself. I don't appreciate noisy people, and I certainly have no patience for useless people."

Then I ordered my men to take Caesar to the hospital. "You two! Take that to the hospital, and I won't see its face for a few months. Stay quiet over there, don't you dare cause me any more trouble, otherwise I won't be as courteous as that girl."

"No, I won't, but Boss, I just wanted to wash your honor."

"My honor, you say? Then we will see about it later if your funeral does not appear before that. GET OUT OF HERE!!!"

"Yes, Sir."

Following this altercation, my brother Eduardo challenged me for leaving Italy without our mother's consent, which greatly irritated me. The phone rang.

[Italian version] "Halo Eduardo, what's wrong?"

"Come home now, mother is already starting to yell at me just because some idiot decided to desert Italy."

"I'm hanging up."

"You scoundrel, you think I couldn't tell him that you went to South Korea without his permission?"

"Listen to me carefully, I remind you that I am 26 years old, so I clearly have the right to do what I want."

"Whatever pleases you, my ass, what do you care about family affairs? Shit on you."

"KEEP THEM."

"YOU... I'M GONNA FUCK YOU, WAIT AND SEE."

I'm exhausted, but I can do without his nightmares.

"Ahhh damn, are you annoying me?"

[SHUT UP, SHUT THE HELL UP <<Says our mother>>]

"My darling, why did you return to Korea even though I forbade you to do so?"

"Mother, if there's one thing you and I would never be on the same wavelength, it's South Korea. And I strongly advise you not to send your men to look for me or try to track me down. My activities are going to end very badly."

"If you know me so well, why don't you ever listen to me?"

"Mother, I think you have a lot of things to do. I'll leave it to you."

After hanging up with Eduardo, I found myself plunged into a whirlwind of contradictory emotions. On the one hand, I had to deal with the consequences of the chaotic meeting between Yuna and Caesar; on the other, I was dealing with family tensions that only added to the already heavy weight on my shoulders. I knew my mother had been worried about me since I left for Korea. She had always been protective of Eduardo and me, her sons caught in the dangerous world of organized crime.

But this time was different: I wasn't just concerned about family matters or what our mother thought; I also felt a strange connection with Yuna that persisted despite everything. As I reflected on recent events, a haunting thought crossed my mind: "Yuna. Who was she really? Why did she seem so familiar even though we had just met?" I asked my trusted associate, Antonio, what I should do.

"Ahhhhh, why talking to them made me so drunk?"

"What are you thinking about?" said my right arm ( Antonio).

"Um, I was just thinking should I go back or let this disaster come here and cause damage."

"Why, I ask you?"

"You don't hold me to anything when it comes to my family. So Antonio, what can I do if I really want a few things?"

"You just have to do it by all means. (Ehh, don't tell me it's this girl he met last night in a hurry, no no no no, I had to worry about my goddamn ass.)"

"Just answer my question without your sarcasm."

"A human, what do you imagine, a fucking madman who thinks he's God perhaps?"

"It seems that you have gained in arrogance since I left. (Too bad, I would have preferred your flattery.)"

"(If you say so, you would be served.) You are so majestic, holy water will fall from the sky unless that person is blind."

Antonio, although teasing and sarcastic in his remarks towards me regarding Yuna, eventually agreed to help me obtain information about her.

"I think it's important to know the kind of person she is and what she does for a living," Antonio said seriously. "This will allow us to assess the potential risks of our involvement with her." I nodded, recognizing the importance of understanding who Yuna really was before committing further emotionally or physically.

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