Luo knew she must keep her emotions intact and maintained a poker face, but it was hard because she was raging inside. But then she was there already, so better she proceeded with her initial plan.

  "I'm looking for Mr. Cain Ticke." she casually asked.

  The man's forehead crinkled as he asked, "I'm Cain. What is it that you need?" He was staring at her closely, as if he was trying to recall where he had seen her.

  'Can he recognize me? That's too impossible… I was just a baby at that time,' Luo mused.

  "You look much like her…" she heard the man speak.

  "I'm sorry?" Luo hissed.

  "My wife… You look so much like her. Are you perhaps my daughter? Is that why you're looking for me?"

  Luo gulped hearing that question. She probably looked too much like the woman he was referring to for him to recognize her, but something was off.

  "You don't have a wife." Luo stated.

  "Let's talk inside, follow me." The man invited. Luo did not follow, and the man paused and turned to look at her and said, "You are here because you wanted to know everything, right? I will tell you everything and show you the picture of your mother."

  Luo cursed. She hated how her curiosity was always able to dominate her. But then she was truly dying to find out the truth. His place was too small and Luo could smell the stinking scent of his smokes and alcohol.

  "I'm sorry about the place, dear. I did not expect you will ever find or look for me." The man apologized as he made some tea, but Luo plainly said, "I won't stay long. I just want to?hear what you wanted to tell me."

  He took out something from inside the cabinet and handed her, it was a torn picture of someone. Luo took that picture and looked keenly at it and noticed that the woman in the picture had a great resemblance with her.

  "This woman in the picture is your mother. She was an orphan. We grew up together at the same orphanage, then later we ended up in the streets like stray cats. We were in a relationship and we dearly loved each other, but you see at that time we couldn't even afford to keep our lives alone. And in that difficult time she got pregnant with you. But you see…"

  Cutting him off, she asked, "What's her name?"

  "She's Belle. Belle Lua." the man uttered.

  "So you're saying that you two irresponsibly had a child and ended up leaving me at a stranger's doorstep.

  The man began crying as he repeatedly said, "I'm sorry."

  "Your mother left after giving birth to you, so I didn't know what to do. How was I supposed to take care of you when I could barely take care of myself?"

  "Where is she now?" she asked without an emotion.

  The man paused and Luo looked at him, "She… I… I don't know her whereabouts or what happened to her because… I haven't seen her since then."

  Luo frowned. The man was lying and she could easily tell that right from the start. But she thought that she should act like she believed him. She hated these kinds of scenarios where she knew she would need to do another round for a maze.

  "Can I keep this photo?" Luo asked, and the man nodded. She then stood up and said, "I will leave now."

  The man walked her out and saw her off. After he confirmed that she was gone, Cain grabbed his mobile phone and dialed a number.

  "She came looking for me. I just talked to her now and she left. Dude… What is it you're up to again? Are you sure I won't have a problem with this? And don't forget about the money we agreed to, also make sure I have that within tomorrow!" he barked before ending the call.

  He looked one last time as to where he last walked the woman before he shook his head and spit on the ground.

  Luo on the other hand dialed a number while she was diving on the road.

  "Get me details about Belle Lua. And also, can you manage to get a sample of that man for DNA testing without suspicion?"

  Vin laughed, and it roared inside of Luo's car since she was on speakerphone.

  "Hey, that's too easy. Why do you sound like that? Okay will immediately produce the result you're asking for."

  Luo then ended the call. If he was not her father, then what could be the reason for him to lie. More often than not, she was not wrong in reading people. The man was lying, and he was definitely not her father or she could be wrong this time? Yet there was nothing wrong in confirming it with the DNA test. Then she would deal with him later if he lied or not.

  She was on her way back to the office when her mobile phone rang. A mischievous grin curved on her beautiful lips, seeing who was the person calling.

  "Yes? What can I do for you?" She immediately answered.

  "Where are you?" she heard Noah hissed. She shook his head because he sounded irritated. Luo's eyebrows raised as she answered, "At the road driving?"

  "Give me an exact address because I will come to the place where you are right now." she heard Noah yell.

  "What for? ALso, can you relax a bit? I have settled everything with your company already so why are you still running after me?" Luo casually answered.

  "You still have a debt to repay! How about your bill on my card!" Noah barked.

  "Stingy," Luo mumbled with a playful smile.

  "What?!"

  "Nothing. I'm on my way to Sy's building. If you want, then you can see me there. I will welcome you into my office with open arms, Noah… We can talk about the bill there…" Luo concluded before she ended the call.

  Noah was even worse than her nagging mother, and she would surely hear more words if she would not cut him off. She had no intention in paying Noah at all but she was willing to return the favor to him.

  "I guess he won't be able to get over me that easily…" She playfully whispered, followed by a chuckle as she imagined the wrinkles appearing on Noah's face at that time.

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