A Love Trap

"Well, you've seen me. You can go," said Ashley as she looked resentfully at the hypocrite, Lena. Thinking about what they had done to her. She couldn't be bothered trying to hide her true feelings.

"Ashley, I have come here to visit you. How can you say that to me?" said Lena in a soft voice.

"Who knows what your true intentions are?" answered Ashley coldly.

"Of course I'm here to visit my dear sister," said Lena with a hint of menace in her voice. Then she paused a moment and looked at Ellie.

"Well, since I'm already here. I would also like to say that 'someone' shouldn't call Raymond every time she is in trouble. Raymond is very busy running the Luo Group. He doesn't have time to deal with meaningless tasks. Please don't come to him anymore."

When Lena had finished, she walked out before Ashley and Ellie could say anything to her.

But she didn't hide the pride and triumph?in her eyes.

She could tell that she had annoyed them and that gave her a sense of satisfaction.

"Ellie, I'm sorry,"

Ashley knew that Ellie disliked Raymond since then. But she still called him today and Lena had found out. Ellie must be feeling very upset now.

"Silly girl, don't say?anything about being sorry. Just go to sleep and I'll keep an eye out for you," said Ellie as she gently touched her head.

"All right," Ashley yawned.

She found that she was very tired and lethargic due to being sick. As soon as Ashley lay down, she had fallen asleep.

a presence in her room and slowly opened her sleepy

dim light, she could see who was standing there. She calmly looked at him but

in Ashley's room while she was sleeping, was Raymond. Just two days ago, he

elegant as before. His white suit was rumpled and his

decadence in the

at her.

gazed out of the window at the bright sunny day. The sun was so strong outside that she

to the time when they had met for the first time. It was at school, Raymond was

and always wore a bright and happy smile on his face. Rarely would you see Raymond lose his temper. He eventually took her under his wing and

years. He even knew better than she did, what her preferences were to things

any kindness, from when she was

at least once a day, for hours on end. About nothing in

he took over the family company. That was when

became self-conscious and felt that she didn't deserve him. Ashley was out of her depths and didn't want to be involved in the struggle with the rich and powerful. So she decided it was best to break up

Ashley. He promised her that things wouldn't

give up such a

at all happy that they were together and asked Ashley to leave her son. However, when Ashley refused to, Raymond's mother began to harass her. She made regular visits to her, only to torment her with threats and insults. She

about him? Ashley didn't want to burden Raymond with what his mother was doing

when she saw Raymond was with Lena. She then realized, just what a fool she had

Raymond's mother

...

was getting worse and waited a moment for

He could stand and stare as much as