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.

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

with the instances when the ring had jumped twice. The first time it occurred was when Jagoan and Claudia 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

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

Jagoan’s arrival confirmed that Maria had sought Larry’s assistance for

of personally contacting the 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

inferred that Maria had already made plans to study at the university

ring’s activation, 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 contemplated whether

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 whether she has been truthful. If she wasn’t lying, then all of

heard footsteps and recognized the familiar

have you settled into the

immediately recognized that

notice Maria’s unusual state, Jagoan promptly erased

in a dazed state, Jagoan turned to Angela in surprise and asked, “Miss Angela? What brings you

of Archeology. She had deduced that Maria would

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

She had planned to surprise him once the freshmen began their military training and her workload eased. But she never could have imagined that

glanced at Jagoan, then at Maria, and asked hesitantly, “Wade… Mr. Wade,

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