The Charismatic Charlie Wade

“Angela Lombardo?” Jagoan was taken aback upon hearing that name, and he pondered, “What a coincidence… Could it be the same Angela Lombardo I know?”

Yet, he quickly dismissed the idea of encountering Angela here, as it seemed highly improbable.

Nevertheless, he proceeded to inquire, “Where can I find this Angela you mentioned?”

Maria truthfully responded, “She is from Hong Kong, and her father is Gerard Lombardo, a well-known wealthy businessman in Hong Kong.”

Hearing this, Jagoan’s breath caught in his throat.

He contemplated, “Why would Angela, a member of Hong Kong’s wealthy elite, come to Aurous Hill University as a lecturer? How did I not cross paths with her?”

Recalling Maria’s earlier revelation about meeting Angela and picking her up from Thompson First Villas, Jagoan asked again, “You mentioned earlier that you went to Thompson First Villas to pick up Angela. Does Angela live there?”

Maria confirmed, “Yes, she bought an apartment in Thompson First.”

Jagoan subconsciously massaged his temples. Considering his friendship with Angela, he couldn’t fathom how she had come to teach at the university without informing him.

More importantly, how did she become involved with Maria?

However, Jagoan’s focus was not fixated on Angela’s situation at the moment. He had already started to believe the majority of Maria’s answers. It wasn’t due to Jagoan’s gullibility, rather, Maria’s responses seemed flawless.

explained, her connection to Larry Cole was the reason she had come to Aurous Hill. Larry had indeed been the university’s greatest benefactor for many years. Furthermore, Jagoan realized that he hadn’t left

were leaving the university. Although Jagoan had noticed a car approaching from the opposite direction, he hadn’t paid attention to the occupants. In hindsight, Maria must have been in that car, likely applying for enrollment, just like Claudia had been. Moreover, there had been

hanging a banner that read, “Warmly welcome Mr. and

the university had displayed the banner long before Jagoan’s arrival confirmed that Maria had sought Larry’s assistance for her admission

Jagoan had entrusted Isaac to handle Claudia’s enrollment instead of personally contacting the university’s admissions office. This meant that no one knew of his impending arrival. Therefore,

could be inferred that Maria had already made plans to study at the university long ago, and their meeting was

heading to Larry’s house for dinner with Angela, it made perfect sense.

mind, Jagoan carefully reviewed Maria’s responses and found no flaws. He then considered, “Perhaps someone should check Maria’s entry records to confirm when she arrived in Aurous Hill and

heard footsteps and recognized

Angela, asking, “Cathy, have you settled into the

recognized that

Maria’s unusual state, Jagoan promptly erased Maria’s memory of the

state, Jagoan turned to Angela in surprise and asked, “Miss

the Department of Archeology. She had deduced that Maria would be reporting to the university that day, considering her connection

that Maria might need assistance upon her arrival, Angela had checked Maria’s assigned dormitory room number and headed straight there. When she arrived at the door, she noticed Maria engaged in conversation with a man, but she didn’t think much of it and greeted Maria directly. Little did she anticipate that when the man turned around, it would be Jagoan, the very person she had

workload eased. But she never could have imagined that this surprise would turn

and asked hesitantly, “Wade… Mr. Wade, do you…

and it turns out she ended up in the same dormitory as this lady. I just came back to look