But they were never able to get mamed. The lady in question, her name was Alicia, she passed away in a car crash about six years ago. However, twenty four years prior to her death, she gave birth to a baby girl" paxson paused, allowing his words to sink in. "A baby pid?" He asked, his mind already forming a picture of what Jaxson was telling him chuckling, he said, "You mean to tell me The righteous Benjamin Romero, hava love child?"

banon nodded his head and swiped next on the tablet, showing his boss the picture of Benjamin's love child.

The resemblance he could ser Jamil barked a laugh, a devilish glint in his eyes as he stared at the picture.

"Jassen, " He called without looking at the male, more focused on the picture of said love child, "set up a meeting with her, I'm sure she's be more than glad to koorw she has a nici father like Benjamin Romem."

Time's Ticking

Trete sat in the farentofacate, picking on her nails as the impatiently waited for someone to atrIVE.

After a few simites, she sighed loudly and shook her head, cursing at herself interally over the fact that she had actually chosen to meet a total stranger becaus they said they had crcial Information relating to her father

Her father, just the thought of the man she had not known for her entire thirty years of life hmught a sour taste to liene's mouth

But why did she care so much about him. He had disappeared even before she was born and her mother, when she had been alive, had always told her the story of how her father had abandoned them both, choosing to many arich heiress instead.

ab cene considered him an ungrateful bastard, and still does, an why show up today? Well it was obvious, she wanted to find that nich son of a bitch and min his life. scatter his family like he had chosen to hers.

Trene was pulled out of her thoughts by the sound of someone pulling the chair in front of her open

"apologize if I kept you waiting." The handsome stranger flushed her a sulle as he slipped into the chair. Hishlur eyes scanned her for a few seconds before he added, "The resemblance really is apparent."

tiene shrugged his woods off. "And you are?

"Jamil Vanadas," He extended his hand, awaiting a handshake that never came. Calmly, he withdrew his land. "One of my employer contarted you, saving he bud crucial information conceming your father You're interested in finding bin, right? I can help with that, for a price of course

"Crucial information, price and all, none of that matters as long as I saven't seen prove. Where's the evidence that you know who my father."

Jamil smiled at this and he pulled out a small brown envelope from his salt pocket. "Here's your proof." He said, handing the envelope to liet.

She took it and pulled out a few old loolding pictures of a woman who she recognized to be her mother, clinging happily onto the arm of a man who was smiling brightly, and judging by how happy the two of them looked, trene knew the man was her father "These were taken about thirty two years ago."

"so what?" She spat, forcefully showing the picture back into the envelope and fixing Jamil with a stemlook "All this proves is that he and my mother were an item. For all we know, my mother could have met someone else."

"You're a pessimist," Jamal chuckled. I don't blame you, thoughs. It must be tough not lowing your father."

she retorted vehemently infact, 1 consider myself luclg. Not knowing a bastard like him has been a pleasure."

Jamil laughed at her words as it reminded him a lot of a critain someone he had visited two days ago. "Yeah, the resemblance sure is there."

Trene sighed, her impatience growing by the second. "Why the fuck did I even listen to some bullshit said over the phone?" she muttered and stood up. "It's obvious you don't know what you're saying So, I'll take my leave."

Jamal raised his hand before she could leave. "Hold on, I sew you wouldn't believe me so easily." He suddenly pulled out a transparent zip back. "So how about a DNA best to conclude it all."

"DNA test?" she asked as she eyed the bag suspiciously. "How do you plan on getting his DNA sample

"Not hem." Jamil mused. When irene gave a look filled withconfusion, he added. "Well, let's just say your dearest daddy started a new family, quite the happy one, must say, and you see, from that happy family, you have what they call siblings. And I happen to be..." He paused, looking for the right words before he continued "Infatuated with one of them. She's the reason I'm doing this. So you see, getting a DNA sample from her to conduct the test wouldn't be hard

"So, if you'd please, aloccof your sale." Jamil added as he pulled the transparent zip bag open, waiting eagerly for trene to drop in a lock of hair.

handsome creep a locket your hair wasn't the safest

and she did as told, pulling a single locks off and dropping it into the zip bag. "Thank you. "Jamil flashed her another channing smile, one she didn't return and he stuffed the envelope back into his packet, then stood up. "I'll contact you in two days." Ashe tumed to leave, lene asked. "Why are

the only way Lean love her is to ruin This happy family of her, break down everything she had ever struggled to protect, that way, she'd come rating to me, begging that I help her.

his

with you?" she

bon askatter he was done

she wanted to make her father pay, and surprise sumpsise, she had a valid reason behind it, not this dude, Jamil Vanadas or whatever his name was,

home all become of

question, Jamil answered with a smile.

that, he tumed back and left, leaving bene alone

thought as she picked up

around the same time at the next day, Lronica was hard at work in her office. She was cuently signing of a

her eyes still trained

the door opened, her

"There's some

Ms. Romero," He informed and

Send them in

nodded and stepped aside,

guest, to

been so busy with the contract, that she didn't bother to glance at the person

who entered, not

He flashed her a smile the moment their eyes met. She glanced at Kennedy at this and the assistant, as if realizing

guts you have to return here, Vanaday."

greet an old friend,

She turned her attention back to the papers she had been signing, only raising her gaze at the sound of

shamelessly leaned on

out

Now," Leonica put downher pen, a bored expression on her

of her hair, before pulling back. "But fear not, I didn't come here for that. And since it seems like you still don't have an answer to my request, I'll leave. But remember what I

narrowed her eyes at his audacious words.

if I still refuse?" She

though he didn't need to, but just decided to be dramatic. After a few seconds, he answered with a bright

Ruining The Romero Family

"You'll regret it."

front of her vanity miror, taking off her make

matter the number of times she thought about it, Lronica really couldn't

to boast, especially when he knew he

back in high school, had been a confident one, be always acted as if he was better than everyone else, even if he wasn't, which was the case for Leonira and as soon as he malized that, thetronce happy relationship

hian, blamed her for being to straightforward, for

to realize that even if im was a

started off by calling hernames, insulting her, but that soomescalated to the point where he got physical, all in the bid to mend

schools, but that didn't quench the

him and his guts just as

she didn't think twice about refusing, not because she feared him or his threats, but rather became she didn't want any business

with his threats, all because he wanted that very

never give him that chance, post lilie Gabriel, he had lost a shot at her

she recalled that a long with Ashley, she had

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