A Love Trap

"Yes. I don't want to continue to stay here. I don't like my job. I want to open a bakery to sell all kinds of delicious cakes," Ellie replied.

Ellie's announcement was a great delight to Fiona. "Really? When you open the shop, you have to let me know. I will be your first customer!" she gushed, gaping at Ellie with her expectant eyes.

"Of course I will. How could I forget you?" Ellie beamed as she pinched Fiona's chubby cheeks.

'It felt comfortable. I finally understood why Ashley always pinches her face, ' she thought.

"But are you really going to leave the Luo Group?" Fiona's lips curved downward as she remembered that was Ellie's intention.

The smile on her face faded off and her mood darkened.

As Ashely detected Fiona was upset, she reached out and touched Fiona's head fondly. "What's up?" she nudged in a sisterly tone.

"I don't want you to leave. If you leave here, I will have to work here alone," Fiona blurted. Her thoughts escaped her mouth in a rush and her face still carried the weariness of her fear and frustration.

"How about you take me with you?" she proposed. Her eyes lit up in expectation, staring at Ashley and Ellie.

Then she lowered her head and fixed her eyes on the delectable food on her plate. 'The food here is yummy, ' she thought.

Ashley observed Fiona's actions. 'She still acts like a child, ' Ashley chuckled to herself.

"It has not been decided yet. You should do your job. You got the chance to work here because your school works with this company. Unfortunately, you can't just leave here any time you want," Ashley said.

Fiona sighed. Ashley's reminder that she was a mere intern caused her shoulders to slump even more and she thought to herself, 'Why me? I don't want to continue to work in this stupid company.

Ashley and Ellie. Now they're leaving.' Tears began to form at the

other customers' disrespectful remarks and scornful gazes, said, "Girls, I think it's time to head back

pushed in their chairs, and let their eyes search through the crowd for a way to exit gracefully, but there was no easy way out.

out of the canteen, Ashley looked up

corner of her lips and said in her most derisive voice, "Are you leaving so soon? We just arrived. The lunch hour is far from over.

for many years and since she knew that Raymond's father owned the company, she had tried every

enough to make Raymond fall for her. But it turned out that her boss had

company. She had paid her dues and worked like mad in the Luo Group,

up with Lena

commentary and again began weaving her way through the crowd toward the exit. With knitted brows, Ashley squared her

walked past Rita, the latter grabbed her arm and whispered in her ear, "I bet you have seen the posts in

that I was leaving the Luo Group?" Ashley countered, shaking

have never seen such a shameless mistress. Miss Mu didn't come to you because she didn't want to embarrass you. You should be smart and quit," Rita quipped, as she looked at her fingernails, still grasping at Ashley's arm. Obviously she didn't take Ashley

me of stealing another woman's fiance with several photos. It's ridiculous! If I took several pictures of you at a hotel, can I say that you are a whore?" Ashley snapped back with an eerie calmness. However, her eyes threw daggers at Rita.

flashed across her face. "Don't think too highly of yourself. If you are a wise

take care of your own things," Ashley shot back. Then she took Ellie's and Fiona's hands and dragged them

parted the sea of people so

fixed their eyes on Rita. Rita threw a steely look at the crowd and

onlookers dispersed. Rita thought to herself, 'Looks like I underestimated Ashley.' Her cheeks started to burn with

It's impossible for her to continue to stay here," a girl piped up. The girl noticed the animosity spreading on Rita's face, so

shameless girl. You gave her those warnings out of goodwill. However, she was ungrateful and refused your kindness. You should let it go,"