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."

and watched the assistant leave as well.

assistant's words, neither of them understood

apartment, Jacob cursed and became a little irritated, "So, now that they know Angelina is not a member of the Gu family, I doubt whether she can extract money

Tomas said, agreeing to it.

of you that snitch?" With his doubtful

could you even doubt that? Angelina is like our bank from whom we exract money. I am not dumb enough

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

What did he mean? He asked us to treat Angelina the same way we treated her

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

suppose so," Thomas

I guess that brother of hers won't kick her out so soon. We need to

"That's a good idea."

phone and began to text Angelina.

text message was nothing more but a conundrum to

it seemed Jeremy was deliberately distancing

is going on?

too obvious? Or

can't be!' She finally shrugged off

very discreet about it. There was

the only way to go

didn't know why, but lately she had been having negative thoughts. Her

she had

had already known that Ashley was a member

she was nothing but a

so, she would not give up without a fight.

had other ways to reach her

Angelina dialed Jeremy's number.

time she tried, no one attended to the

reach him, Angelina tried

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

house since Jeremy found his missing

true that Jeremy was supposed to be home by now.

way past his work hours.

specially made a telephone call to his company to ask about

why

anything? Wait for me to

Angelina got ready to

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

to

capable of returning on his

mom. That place is quite close. He is waiting for me so I don't