“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.

As Maria had 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 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 all, his identity remained encrypted.

answers aligned perfectly 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 like Claudia had been.

hanging a banner that read, “Warmly welcome Mr.

had sought Larry’s assistance for her admission process before he had even come to handle

university’s admissions office. This meant that no one knew

plans to study at the university long ago, and their

occur in Thompson’s underground garage. If Maria’s claim was true and

lied

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 this may simply

that moment, he heard footsteps and recognized the familiar voice

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

immediately recognized that it was Angela’s

state, Jagoan promptly erased Maria’s memory of the

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

had heard rumors about the arrival of two stunning beauties in the Department of Archeology. She had deduced that Maria would be reporting to

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

she never could have imagined that this surprise would turn into a shock at this very moment. Furthermore, she had never fathomed that her beloved would be standing in Maria’s dormitory of

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

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

dazed state, and thought to himself, “It seems like I used a bit too

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