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"Is that so?" Leonard took a sip of coffee with a blank face.

Alisa's expression grew somber as well. "That's right. My gambling addict of a brother has been stealing company funds. Dad wouldn't have allowed me to get involved in company matters if we weren't short on funds.

"Look into the matter if you want. I bet everyone in Melgrove has heard about it by now. Jasper owes La Vergara's casinos 300 million dollars, and he's still abroad now.

"Dad is nothing but a hypocrite. He's always been cold-blooded, and as a result, made many enemies. Who knows? They might add fuel to the fire when my family declares bankruptcy, and I might end up the heiress of the Green family!"

It was at that moment I realized my lack of knowledge about Alisa. I had always taken her as a fool, but Leonard and I had been duped by her.

Leonard tapped his fingers on the table without a word. Alisa patiently stared at him with a smile.

She added, "You and Eva are childless, right? Her family genes aren't that great-her mom has cancer. I'm sure you won't want your child to have cancer."

My heart tightened at her remark. I wonder if the Greens were in the know about Mom's family matters. Was it just a careless remark by Alisa, or did her family harbor skepticism all along?

He shrugged. "I'm fine with that. With the advances in modern medicine, we can always get a surrogate."

Alisa seemed speechless at his indifference. Squinting, she questioned, "Are you still in love with Eva, your college crush? I don't believe that."

I didn't believe in it either.

Leonard chuckled and tapped the table absent-mindedly. He revealed, "Remember Randall Vargas, the guy you mentioned to me? He's managing a trust fund for Eva."

"That's impossible!" Alisa's expression fell. "What nonsense! I told you he wouldn't dare show his face!"

"I have no idea about that. Anyway, Eva's grandpa left her family some fortune after he passed away. That's why they're doing well.

"Eva's dad created a trust fund for her after making his first profit. If I guessed correctly, Randall Vargas is the person in charge of it all."

I was confused by Leonard's outrageous claims. The Green family never had any trust fund.

Alisa, similarly puzzled, gave it some thought before shaking her head defiantly. "That doesn't make sense. If Eva had a trust fund, she wouldn't have had to beg your family for money after her mom passed away."

I tightened my grip on the phone. It turned out that the Greens were always in the know, but they nonetheless refused to lend a hand.

Leonard shrugged again. "How would I know? You must be aware that my grandpa is the biggest shareholder even when I'm the company CEO. I won't easily agree to a divorce even if that's what Eva wants.

"As for you, what else do you have to offer, apart from a near-bankrupt family?"

Alisa bit her lower lip before rising from the couch. "I look into the trust fund matter. Leonard, you're a

smart guy. Do not be blinded by short-term gains."

It took Leonard another two minutes after Alisa left his office to look into the camera.

"You saw that?" he asked.

I nodded. "Did you do that on purpose? What if the Green family probes my non-existent trust fund?"

Leonard leaned against his chair and guffawed. "They can't get anything on you if we say you went abroad and set up that trust fund in a foreign country!

"She won't believe me if I tell her I'm with you out of love. I needed to make it sound like you brought something to the table."

Chuckling, he tapped on the screen. "Alisa has been playing dumb all this while. We've underestimated her. But it's great that we laid things out. I'm now curious about her next move."

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