A Love Trap

As soon as they got home, Ashley dashed straight into her bedroom. Ellie didn't call after her or follow her to her room. With a shrug, she went to the kitchen and prepared their dinner. Ashley did not leave her room until her bestie called her to eat.

"What were you doing in your bedroom?" Ellie asked curiously.

"You'll know it tomorrow," Ashley replied. Without another word, she ate her meal quickly. In no time, she got up and put her dishes in the sink. Before leaving the kitchen, she flashed Ellie a mysterious smile and disappeared into her bedroom again.

Ellie shook her head, wondering whether the posts and comments on the forum had irritated her best friend.

As she lay on her bed, Ashley opened the QQ app, her eyes glued on her phone screen.

She started to text to one of her QQ friends.

AAAAshley: "Hello?"

Skyline: "Hi, little pretty. You finally contacted me." A crying face followed the sentence.

AAAAshley: "Well, I have got my hands full lately. So how are you?"

Skyline: "Fine. I don't have much work to do. What's up, little pretty?"

AAAAshley: "You said you're one of the best hackers out there, right? I hope you can do me a favor."

After she sent the message, she waited for a while but there was no reply.

Resting her head on her hand, she wondered if she had been rude. Maybe her request was too straightforward.

As she texted a new message, another message notification popped up.

Skyline: "Sorry. I was getting takeout. So what is it, little pretty? Leave it to me and I will help you take care of it, I promise." At the end of his message was a blushing face.

Wasting no time, she quickly shared him with what had happened to her at the office. And she asked him to help her pay back in kind.

Skyline: "Little pretty, those people are too bad. How could they treat you that way? Don't worry about it now. I know what to do. I will teach them a hard lesson for you."

treat you to a meal.

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mind at rest. She had no idea what was waiting for her tomorrow in

she

luxurious booth, each having their own different appeal. They drank their wine leisurely once in

he was around his early twenties. As he broke into laughter, he flashed his two tiger teeth, which made him even more

onto his glass of brandy, while the other held onto his phone. A beaming smile spread on his face as he looked over at the screen. He looked like a

to him. There was an unease that overwhelmed him. He crossed his arms over his chest and started rubbing his hands against his limbs, trying to get rid of the goosebumps

charming eyes glittering under the dim lights. There was repulsion all over his face, and he instinctively moved far away from the giggling young

put his cell phone aside, he met Francis' resigned eyes. The dazzling smile on his face was soon replaced with a disgruntled

into laughter again. Instead of

the sleeve of another man beside him and whispered, "What's wrong with Greyson? His laughter is kind of creepy and weird.

man he asked emanated a gentle air. He cast a quick glance at Greyson. "Perhaps he is,"

was calm, and he treated others nicely. However, the distant look in his eyes implied that his heart was closed and he would

in a good good, so I will spare

help, so I have to take care of something. Have fun

'little pretty' was referring to? What kind of girl could make him act that way?" Curiosity

sitting in a corner, drinking in silence. He had not been engaged in their

to Francis's questions, Jeremy mulled

here," Francis whined.

call us here, Andrew? You just sit there drinking wine. What's wrong with you?" 'They are acting so

his glass in his hand. He put it against his lips, slowly downing its

win a girl's heart?" Andrew, who was sitting at the corner, said in a low

hesitance and helplessness in his voice.

hear this question, making him slightly choke on

chest as he coughed vigorously. There were tears starting to form at the corners

better, he stared

what I'm hearing! The aloof single man wants

eyes and watched Andrew intently,