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.

Larry had indeed been the university’s greatest benefactor for many years. Furthermore, Jagoan realized that he hadn’t left any specific information for Maria in Northern Europe. He had merely shared his name,

Jagoan had noticed a car approaching from the opposite direction, he hadn’t paid attention to the occupants. In hindsight, Maria must have

were in the midst of hanging a banner that

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

university’s admissions office. This meant that no one knew of his impending arrival. Therefore, it was clear that Maria’s appearance at the university was not in response to his

that Maria had already made plans to study at the university long ago, and their

it did occur in Thompson’s underground garage. If Maria’s claim was true and she was indeed heading to Larry’s house for dinner with Angela, it made perfect sense. Jagoan

and found no flaws. He then considered, “Perhaps someone should check Maria’s entry records to confirm when she arrived

and recognized the familiar

Angela, asking, “Cathy, have you settled

that it was Angela’s

wouldn’t notice Maria’s unusual state, Jagoan

to Angela in surprise and

Archeology. She had deduced that Maria would be reporting to the university that day, considering her connection to Larry and Angela’s own position at

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 been longing

have imagined that this surprise would turn into a shock at this

Angela glanced at Jagoan, then at Maria, and asked hesitantly, “Wade… Mr. Wade, do you… Do you

out she ended up in