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.

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 any specific information for Maria in Northern Europe. He had merely shared his name, which wasn’t enough to trace him in such a short span of time. After

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,

in the midst of hanging a banner that read,

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

enrollment instead of personally contacting the university’s admissions office. This meant that no one knew of his

be inferred that Maria had already made plans to study at the university long ago,

she was indeed heading to Larry’s house

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

moment, he heard footsteps and recognized the familiar voice behind

asking, “Cathy, have you settled

that it was

wouldn’t notice Maria’s unusual state, Jagoan promptly

Maria still in a dazed state, Jagoan turned to Angela in surprise and

stunning beauties in the Department of Archeology. She had deduced that Maria would be reporting to the university that day,

noticed Maria engaged in conversation with a man, but she didn’t think much of it and

him once the freshmen began their military training and her workload eased. But she never could have imagined that this surprise would turn into a shock at this

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

waved his hand dismissively. “Oh no, I don’t know her. I brought my younger sister to report to the school, and it turns out she ended up in the same dormitory as this lady. I just came back to look for my car keys that I accidentally