A Love Trap

"They were about the same age, at most four or five years' difference. We never paid any attention to that.

Who knew it would turn out like this."

They never expected that things would come to this.

"So you were clear that Angelina was not from the Gu family?"

Because of what had happened before, the Li family didn't have it in them to lie in front of Jeremy.

"Yes, exactly.

Ah, no. We just happened to know that a while ago.

Well, we stumbled across something when we cleaned up her room last time. Since none of us could decipher it, we took it to the hospital and asked a doctor to shed some light on this matter. We got the shock of our lives when we learned it was a paternity test."

"Where is it? I want to see it," Jeremy said.

"Yes, just go and get it," Jeremy's assistant urged. Jacob gestured Hannah to fetch the paternity test report.

Hannah went inside the bedroom and soon came out carrying it. Quickly, she handed the paper to Jeremy and said, "Here it is."

Jeremy opened it and his eyes ran over the paper.

It was indeed true.

In the corner, he noticed the time. It was done almost at the same time that he was at the hospital.

Handing the paper to his assistant, he said briefly, "Give it back to them."

With that, Jeremy left, barely looking back.

His footsteps wobbled.

Nobody knew what to make of his reaction.

"President Jeremy..."

The assistant looked at Jeremy with concern.

But Jeremy only quickened his pace and soon he was out of their sight.

The assistant took out a check for one million dollars and said, "Here is one million. I want all of you to keep this a secret. Even Angelina shouldn't know that we came here. Just treat her the way you treated her before."

"Fine, okay."

the check and watched the

words, neither of them understood it.

the Li apartment, Jacob cursed and became a little irritated, "So, now that they know Angelina is not a member of the

Tomas

me something. Is any of you that snitch?" With his

that? Angelina is like our bank from whom we exract money. I am not dumb enough to kill the goose

an uneasy look at Jacob. He believed she didn't have the guts to make such a rash

assistant's last sentence? What did he mean? He asked us to treat Angelina the same way we treated her

mean we can still extort a small fortune from her?" Jacob's eyes glowed.

are we waiting for? I guess that brother of hers won't kick her out so soon. We need to

"That's a good idea."

phone and

message was nothing more but a conundrum to

it seemed Jeremy was deliberately distancing himself from

going on?

too obvious? Or has Jeremy noticed something already?

be!' She finally

been very discreet about it. There was no way Jeremy knew

only

having negative thoughts. Her intuition told her something bad was about to

she had been feeling this way.

known that Ashley was a member of the

was nothing but

she would not give

had other ways to

Jacob's message, Angelina dialed Jeremy's

time she tried, no one attended to

reach him, Angelina tried again.

was answered. "Hello? Brother, where are you now? Why

house since Jeremy found his missing younger

was supposed

past his work

to his company

understand why he

aren't you saying anything? Wait for me to pick you

Angelina got ready

as she saw Angelina getting ready to leave, "Angelina, where are you

going to

of returning on his own. You'd better not

smiled, "It's okay, mom. That place is quite close. He is waiting for me so I don't want to be late. Everything will be fine,