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

assistant's words, neither of them understood

now that they know Angelina is not a member of

seems so," Tomas said, agreeing

me something. Is any of you that snitch?" With his doubtful eyes, Jacob gazed at Thomas

like our bank from whom we exract money.

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

listen carefully to that assistant's last sentence? What did he mean? He asked us to treat Angelina the same

that mean we can still extort a small fortune

so," Thomas echoed.

brother of hers won't kick her out so soon. We need

"That's a good idea."

phone and began to text

was nothing more but a conundrum to Angelina.

seemed Jeremy was deliberately distancing himself from her.

going on?

because my intentions have become too obvious?

can't be!' She finally shrugged off these

very discreet about it. There was

was the only way

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

since Angelina saw Ashley, she had been feeling this

had already known that Ashley was a member of

but a

so, she would not give up without

ways to reach her goal.

Jacob's message, Angelina

first time she tried, no one

him,

answered. "Hello? Brother, where are you now? Why aren't you

house since Jeremy found his missing younger

Jeremy was supposed to be home by now.

was way past his work

specially made a telephone call to his company to ask about Jeremy's schedule.

why

to pick you up. Just stay where you are,

got ready to pick him

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 go out at

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