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."

took the check and watched the assistant leave

words, neither of

and became a little irritated, "So, now that they know

Tomas said, agreeing to

did the Gu family know? Tell me something. Is any of you that snitch?" With his doubtful

exract money. I am not dumb enough to kill the goose that

at Jacob. He believed she didn't

listen carefully to that assistant's last sentence? What did he mean? He

we can still extort a small fortune from

suppose so,"

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

"That's a good idea."

cell phone and

text message was nothing more but a conundrum

deliberately distancing

is going on?

too obvious? Or has Jeremy

finally

discreet about it. There was no

only way to go

why, but lately she had been having negative thoughts. Her intuition told her something bad was about

she had been feeling this

known that Ashley was a member of

but a worthless impostor.

give up

still had other ways to reach her

Jacob's message, Angelina dialed

tried, no one attended to the call.

him, Angelina tried again.

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

one house since Jeremy found his missing

Jeremy was supposed to be home by now.

way past his work hours.

call to his company to

couldn't understand why he was

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

address, Angelina got ready to

interrupted as she saw Angelina getting ready to leave, "Angelina, where

going to

at the time, Angelina! He is an adult who is capable 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