But they were never able to get mamed. The lady in question, her nwas 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 tellThe 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 handsstranger 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 blyou, 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 sbullshit 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 believeso 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.
Irene however, hesitated. Was this really safe? She thought, afterall, giving a handscreep a locket your hair wasn't the safest thing to do out there But the need to confirm or deny if the man in those photos was her father outweighed the risk, 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 you doing this?" "Didn't I tell you," Jamil said as he stopped and glanced over his shoulder "A sibling of yours happened to catch my eyes and 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 crating to me, begging that I help her. And when that timecomes, I'll gladly do so." frene's face twitched uncomfortably. at his words. "What the hell is wrong cong with you?" she couldn't hel help bon askatter he was done spealing.
Sure, 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 nwas, seesned Like crazy psycho Destroying someone's prace hall becof a sick infatuation Alfer question, Jamil answered with a smile. "Love makes you do crazy things." with that, he tumed back and left, leaving bene alone with her thoughts.
What a creep she thought as she picked up her pause and headed out.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtIt was around the stat the next day, Lronica was hard at work in her office. She was cuently signing of a contract when there was a knock on the "Cin." She called, her eyes still trained on the paper.
When the door opened, her assistant, Kennedy entered.
"There's ssomeone here to see you Ms. Romero," He informed and she nodded her head.
Send them in Kennedy nodded and stepped aside, allowing.
g the guest, to enter the office.
Leonica had been so busy with the contract, that she didn't bother to glance at the person "Leonica, Hi." person who entered, not until they spole.
Her head snapped up at the sound of Jamil's voice. He flashed her a smile the moment their eyes met. She glanced at Kennedy at this and the assistant, as if realizing his mistake, quickly bowed.
"The guts you have to return here, Vanaday." She spat "Is that how you greet an old friend, Leonica?" "Old friend?" Leonica laughed. "The audacity you have. Get out. I'm not in the mood to deal with you. She turned her attention back to the papers she had been signing, only raising her gaze at the sound of Jamil's approaching footsteps.
He stopped in front of her desk and shamelessly leaned on it. "You still haven't cropped that hostile attitude of yourself." your ass out of my "I'm only hostile towards people I dim enemies. Now," Leonica put downher pen, a bored expression on her face as she looked up at him. "Get your hospital before 1 have security throw you out." "Sold threat." Jamil chuclded as he reached forward and suddenly ran his tinger through her hair. He took a second to enjoy the feeling of her hair, before pulling back. "But fear not, I didn't chere for that. And since it seems like you still don't have an answer to my request, I'll leave. But remember what I said Leonica, it's not good to makewait Time's ticking" Leonica narrowed her eyes at his audacious words. Was he threatening her? "And if I still refuse?" She asked, Jamus stopped to think of an answer even though he didn't need to, but just decided to be tic. After a few seconds, he answered with a bright smile. "You'll regret it." Ruining The Romero Family "You'll regret it." Leonica thought about famil's words as she sat in front of her vanity miror, taking off her make up for the day But no matter the number of times she thought about it, Lronica really couldn't tell what he meant Anobilous blut, she thought, He had always been a person who liked to boast, especially when he knew he believed he had a trump card ur two Jamill, even 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 weel snaf, He blamed her for people looking down on hian, blamed her for being to straightforward, for having better grades, family and dress sense than him.
And as their relationship got more toxic, Leonica was forced to realize that even if im was a great boyfriend, his toxic and prideful side was something she couldn't put up with.
Then she broke up with him and that marked the beginning of the bullying, Jamil took that as his own way of getting revenge, he started off by calling hernames, insulting her, but that soomescalated to the point where he got physical, all in the bid to mend what he claimed to be a broken heart.
But right before the start of college, he disappeared, transferred schools, but that didn't quench the hatred Leonica had developed for him She hated him and his guts just as much.
So when Jamil, after all those years, cback, asking her for a partnership, she didn't think twice about refusing, not because she feared him or his threats, but rather becshe didn't want any business with him, didn't want him anywhere near her.
But yet, bere he was, back with his threats, all because he wanted that very sRelationship be destroyed. Lennica scoffed at the thought, she'd never give him that chance, post lilie Gabriel, he had lost a shot at her heart.
Speaking of Gabel, Leonica's mind dashed back to their encounter at the hospital and she recalled that a long with Ashley, she had to show up for their weekend hang out.
H "Great," she muttered wealdy with a sigh as she trashed her used malup wipes "1 already have one fish on my plate, why not throw another one in." She didn't want to show up, she didn't want to meet Gabriel, not when she had a lot going on and the last thing she needed was a headache.
(wasab And she was certain Gabriel would becone, after all, he had been just that before he lost his memories, Memories, she thought as she slipped under the covers of her bed, wondering when or if he was ever going to get them back
Not that it concerned her, right now, she had other things to think about Ashley was one of them, the mast important in fact and then there was E her relationship with Owen, it was second important to Ashley. After that, Gabriel followed and Jamil, he was the least of her problem. But despite that fact, a voice in the back of her mind couldn't help but war her to be careful of Jamil, as she drifted asleep.
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Two days for trene felt like an entire week, so when she had gotten the call from, call from Jamil, telling her that he had NO gotten the results for the DNA test, she didn't waste a single minute and rushed down to the cate dno tand took a seat in front of him.
Jamil was already seated in the sspot as the last tand she wasted no "The result, where is it?" She asked eagerly.
"Calm down." Jamil chuckled: "I have it here." He fished around his suit pocket, pulling out a brown envelope, and handing it over to her.
As expected, I tore at the cover, desperate to get to the white paper inside which contained the information she needed.
And the moment she saw it, the percent reading 99.99%, her eyes widened, only to narrow seconds later as she spotted the nof her supposed father.
"My dad is Benjamin Romero?" Her question was filled with disbelief and the glanced at Jamil for answers. "Oh, did I forget to mention that?" Jamil questioned, frigning innocence. "Well, yeah, that old man is your father. Congratulations." He joyfully announced, but Irene's face was far from joyful.
In the few seconds that famil had confirmed the identity of her father and the seconds it took her brain to replay their last conversation, trene connected several dots.
"Then my sister, is the -?" Jamil mimicked the sound of a ringing bell with his lips. "Connect! Your sister is Leonica Romero." Irene's face completely fell.
"What? Wasn't the resemblance obvious?" Jamil imorteil.
"That woman is my half sister?" trene shouted "Yup," Jansil confirmed. "But that aside, you know Leone?" Irene cringed at the nickn"Who doesn't? That bich bad in the mussion to ruin early everyone's life, mine included!"
you hate her?" Jaanil interpreted her words in simpler tems" "And you're willing to pull her down, making her pay for malning you such a pathetic soul? Chich, Irene thought, but chose las ignore the obvious insult. "Of coTwould, but last frbecked, the bitcit's untouchable. As much as i hate to admit it."