The moment Jeremy heard what Angelina said, he couldn't stay calm anymore.
He immediately turned and focused his gaze on Angelina. Tilting his head, he asked, "What did you just say?"
Upon seeing his reaction, Angelina smiled in triumph. Returning Jeremy's stare, he looked at him and asked, "I said, don't you want to know where the real Camelia is?"
Jeremy looked at her more intently. "What do you know about it?"
Angelina replied, "I know much more than you think!
So what will you do then? Will you keep on treating me like this?"
"Are you threatening me?"
"Oh Brother, how can I even dare to threaten you? All I want in this world is your love. I have been in love with you for so long. Do you really not have any romantic feelings for me?
I'm not your sister anymore! I am simply myself. I'm Angelina!"
"Don't you think you should be ashamed to say that?"
"But why would I? I'm only telling the truth! We are not related by blood!"
"I've always treated you as my sister for so long. How could you have such ideas in your head?"
Jeremy did not avert his gaze at Angelina for even a second. No matter what she wanted, he was still hesitant when Angelina mentioned Camelia.
For countless years, he had been looking for Camelia. Since it turned out that he found the wrong person, he couldn't help but think that he had just wasted a lot of time.
Trying to steer the conversation to the most important thing, Jeremy asked, "Where is Camelia right now?"
Angelina responded, "I will tell you if you promise me one thing."
"What do you want?"
"Be with me."
"No, that's impossible! I can't do that" Jeremy didn't have to think about it. He just refused right away.
How could he be with Angelina?
Jeremy and Angelina had been living their lives for five years as brothers and sisters. He had never once thought of treating her as more than a sister. From the start, it was very clear to him that they had a familial bond. Even if she was not his sister, Jeremy had no idea if he would actually look at her that way.
"Why not?" Angelina asked while looking at Jeremy with a pout.
How could he refuse such a simple request?
Was it really unthinkable for Jeremy to be with her?
If it had been like before, she could understand that Jeremy would not want to be with her. After all, they were brothers and sisters so Jeremy might not look at her as a romantic interest.
But at that moment, she was no longer his sister. They had nothing to do with each other. So why was he still very much opposed to the idea?
Out of sheer stubbornness, Angelina did not avert her eyes from Jeremy. She was waiting for his response.
After a while, Jeremy finally spoke. "I don't think of you that way, Angelina. I have always treated you as my sister."
Angelina smiled and said, "But I'm not your sister anymore. You already know that, right? It goes without saying that you can be with me now."
Jeremy looked at her with coldness pouring from his eyes. "Go away right this second!"
Angelina had never thought that Jeremy would react like this. She was desperate at that point. "Jeremy, I have news about Camelia! Don't you want to know where she is right now?"
"I'll find her myself."
It was the last time that Jeremy addressed Angelina.
The moment he finished talking, Jeremy turned around and got into the car next to him.
Without wasting another second, he drove to the hospital.
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