Angela took a deep breath and said coldly, âDad and Mom are right, Dexter. Iâm out of your league. Youâre a dirty, disgusting scoundrel. Never show yourself in front of me again. | never want to see you.â
âWhat are you talking about, Angela? Did your parents tell you something? | love you. | promise | won't fall for anyone else. Is that not enough?â Dexter was starting to sound anxious and panicked.
âYou wonât fall for anyone else? Yeah right. You hooked up with someone you just met on the plane. My mother paid you to leave me. She probably gave you millions, but you... you wanted to take everything they have. That's crossing the line.â
âH-How did you know about that, Angela? No! S-She seduced me! Itâs not my fault!â Dexter was panicking now.
âEither you give the money back, or Iâll make you. Make your choice. You have three days, Refuse, and I'll sue you,â she warned him. Angela was finally starting to act like the rich lady she was after she snapped out of it.
Dexter dropped his act at once and sneered. âYour mother gave me the money, Angela. | won't give it back. You have no grounds to sue me.â
âOh, Iâm sure my father can do something about that. And | know a lot of people who'd love to help my family. Either you give my mother the money back, or you're getting it,â she threatened.
âYou canât do this, Angela. My motherâs sick. She needs the money. Can | have it for now? I'll pay you back, please!â Scared, Dexter was making a last-ditch effort to scam some money.
âYou have three days. Make your choice.â She hung up and closed her eyes for a few moments. When she opened them again, they were gleaming brightly. She was no longer the woman controlled by love. Angela turned around and handed the phone back to Richard. âThank you.â
Richard squinted. He was surprised that she could become so tough and calm in mere moments, but he was happy for her.
â| hope you'll find that lipstick as soon as possible.â Angela thought that the lipstick was the key item for this change in her life.
She wouldn't have met Richard if it wasnât because of the lipstick, and she might have had her whole life ruined by Dexter. But now Iâm saved.
Richard left her room. He just remembered that he had some reports to attend to, so he went to the room where his team members were. Just when he was about to go inside, he heard his team membersâ discussion.
âShe's only played like a fiddle because she thirsts for love. Her fatherâs an official, and her motherâs a businesswoman. They donât have time for her.â
âIt's a blessing and a curse to be born to that family. Good thing we saved her in time and stopped that a*shole from doing further damage.â
âIt's fate. She wouldn't have picked the lipstick up if she hadn't run into that burglar. | think even God doesnât want her to live her life in a lie.â
Trevor was keeping an eye on the surveillance camera footage, and he suddenly exclaimed, âSh*t! Some underworld guys just smuggled themselves into the homeland.â
Richard came in as well, much to everyoneâs shock. Can you stop showing up all of a sudden?
â| want to know who they are,â Richard ordered.
Trevor tapped away on the keyboard and plugged some faces into the recognition system. Their details were shown a moment later. âHighly dangerous individuals. Wanted worldwide.â
Richard frowned. He said, âTell the dark web we've found the lipstick. See if thatâll make them leave.â
â| tried it, but they told us the thief installed a port identification system in the lipstick. They'll only give up if the lipstickâs unsealed.â