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

assistant's words, neither of them understood

now that they know Angelina is not a member of the Gu family, I doubt whether she

Tomas said, agreeing to it.

any of you that snitch?" With his doubtful eyes, Jacob

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

she didn't have the guts

mean? He asked us to treat Angelina the same way we treated

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

suppose so," Thomas echoed.

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

"That's a good idea."

out his cell phone and began to text Angelina.

text message was nothing more but a conundrum to

seemed Jeremy was deliberately distancing himself

is going

too obvious? Or has Jeremy

can't be!' She finally shrugged off these

it. There was no way Jeremy

herself was the only way

but lately she had been having negative thoughts.

Ashley, she had been feeling this

known that Ashley was

nothing but a worthless impostor.

not give up without a fight.

other ways to reach

Jacob's message, Angelina dialed Jeremy's

first time she tried, no one attended to the call.

him, Angelina tried

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

one house since Jeremy found his missing younger sister.

true that Jeremy was supposed to

way past his work

had specially made a telephone call to his

why he was

for me to pick you up. Just stay where you

got ready to pick him

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

going to pick

time, Angelina! He is an adult who is capable of returning on his own. You'd

"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