Chapter 5 5. Andrea's Threat

Andrea, who had thought everything through, took a different approach. She immediately contacted Michael Smith's family.

Andrea asked to meet John Smith, Michael Smith's father.

The woman arrived at Star Lounge, where she had arranged to meet Michael's father.

When the door opened, Andrea saw a middle-aged man sitting down, with another man standing beside him like a statue.

The middle-aged man was John Smith, and the man beside him was Elvan, his personal assistant.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Smith," Andrea greeted him with a light smile. But of course, John responded coldly. Not only was Michael known for being flat and cold, but John was the same.

Actually, the middle-aged man admired Andrea's appearance, but unfortunately, this woman had come to extort him.

"What do you want?" The middle-aged man didn't want to waste his time with a gold digger like this.

"I want to marry Michael Smith."

"Why?"

"Because we had unprotected sex. Aren't you afraid that there's a Smith child in my womb right now? Besides, I have photos and videos from that night..."

"How dare you!!" The man's hand slammed the table in front of him.

"If you don't let him to marry me, I'll spread all the evidence. The Smith family's reputation might be ruined. I can also use the internet to make the whole world know about this scandal."

"You can choose whether to let your family's reputation be tarnished or let me become part of your family." The woman continued her words in a calm tone.

"Miss, you're really daring! Do you think you can threaten us?" Elvan, John's personal assistant, spoke firmly. This man had done many things for the Smith family, so eliminating a woman wouldn't be difficult.

"Go ahead if you want to try. I don't mind showing you that I can do what I say!"

The phone she had been holding connected to someone, "Immediately spread the photos of me with Michael, as a test..."

After that, Andrea walked away without looking back.

John stared at Andrea with overflowing hatred. But he couldn't act rashly, because the woman held the key that kept him in check.

"Gather information about that woman. Who is she, that she dares to threaten me?" he said to his personal assistant, who immediately carried out the order, as he was also annoyed by Andrea's behavior.

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Meanwhile, elsewhere...

"Sir, here is the report you requested." Michael's personal assistant handed him a file about Andrea.

Michael took the file from his assistant and began to read Dave Black's report in detail.

Next to his desk, Dave tried to explain verbally.

"Miss Andrea moved from New York to the Netherlands. She studied jewelry design. A few years ago, Miss Andrea started her own company while still in college. During that time, Miss Andrea's company was managed by a famous jewelry designer from Frans Co. In just a short time, the jewelry company successfully entered the international market. The woman also won numerous international awards. She was recognized as one of the youngest jewelry designers and one of the best designers in the world."

"Not only that, Van Houten's company is also the most sought-after by the elite and celebrities around the world. The woman is known to be antisocial and never involved in any parties; she is also a cold-hearted worker." Dave continued to his boss.

"But behind all that success, Andrea's past record before she went to the Netherlands is truly terrible! Andrea had a very free-spirited lifestyle and was a troublemaker. She and Jessica were complete opposites. She was also expelled by her father for getting pregnant out of wedlock!!"

Michael had finished reading all the data collected by his assistant. Why was the data before she left for the Netherlands so different from the data after she arrived there?

"So when she was kicked out by her father, Andrea was taken in by her mother's family, who are billionaires in the Netherlands?" Do you have any information about Andrea's child? Wasn't she kicked out by her father because she got pregnant out of wedlock?"

Michael was slightly intrigued by the information provided by his assistant. For some reason, he felt there was a connection between himself and that woman. Even in the midst of his anger over the trap Andrea had set for him, he couldn't help but recall the moments he had spent with that beautiful woman.

How contradictory! The man really wanted to strangle Andrea to death for daring to play with him like this. But on the other hand, he wanted to know more about her.

As Michael thought about Andrea, his phone suddenly rang. He looked at the screen and saw that it was his father calling.

"Come home now! I have something important to discuss with you!" His father's angry tone startled him. His father had never been angry with him before because he had always done his best for the family.

Even his cousin Brian Smith had to resort to dirty tactics to free Michael from the evil that would destroy Michael's power within the Smith family.

So why was his father angry?

"Alright, Dad, I'll come home right away!" Michael didn't say much else before grabbing his phone and car keys, eager to get home as soon as possible.

But his phone rang again, indicating someone else was calling him. The number was a private number he hadn't shared with anyone, so it must be someone close to him.

When Michael looked, it was Jessica calling.

"Damn! I haven't given her any certainty or clarity yet."

Without thinking much, Michael quickly answered the call.

"Hello," Michael answered the call with a flat and cold tone.

"Michael, are you busy?" Jessica asked in a soft tone.

"I have an issue to handle. I'm sorry I haven't contacted you because the past few days have been extremely busy. There's a lot I need to take care of."

"I'm sorry for disturbing you..." Jessica couldn't say much because once Michael mentioned he was busy, she knew she couldn't demand anything.

"I'll call you when I have time to explain everything. Maybe I'll also invite your parents to sit down and talk about our problems. For now, I can't do that because I'm really busy."

Again, Michael said it in a flat, cold tone, as if there were no emotions in it.

Jessica could only hold herself back from getting angry in front of Michael because she always wanted to maintain a good image in his eyes.

"Alright, I'll wait for you. Don't forget that I love you too!"

"Hmm," Michael replied indifferently because he didn't feel anything for Jessica.