A Love Trap

'This is the most efficient way to make Fiona shut up!' Ashley thought with a victorious smile visible on her lips.

Seeing the way Ashley treated Fiona, Ellie rolled her eyes at her disapprovingly.

However, Ashley just grinned back mischievously. 'Got a problem with that?' she thought.

The trio ran into Rita, and she was looking a lot less confident and much less cocky than she had been yesterday.

Ashley gave her a vague glance, thinking, 'It looks like the tides have turned, after just one day. But it's wrong to gloat over other's misfortune.'

Sensing Ashley's gaze on her, Rita looked at her with a blank expression on her face and then looked away.

'She must hate me very much.

But it's not my fault. She brought it all on herself!' Ashley thought.

The time had passed in the blink of an eye and it was already dusk. The three girls stood in front of the Luo Group's building preparing to bid each other goodbye.

"Ellie, Ashley, see you tomorrow," Fiona said cheerfully, waving to them.

Her house was in the opposite direction to where Ashley and Ellie lived. But since the girls were all good friends, they would always walk out of the company together and then go their separate ways.

"Bye. See you!" Ellie and Ashley replied in unison.

They watched Fiona for a brief moment as she walked down the street and then they too headed to their apartment.

Ashley and Ellie rented an apartment in close proximity to the company. It made it more convenient for them to walk to and from work every day. It would normally only take them around ten minutes to get home at strolling pace.

On the way home, they chatted happily with each other.

All of a sudden, Ellie stopped and asked, "Now, can you tell me how on earth you managed to pull that off?"

friend a stern look and an expression that implied, that she wasn't going to give

she didn't dare try to hide it from her any longer. Ashley heaved a heavy sigh.

when I visited the Star Asylum?" she asked.

I couldn't go because I had something else that I had to do. And you went there by

Well, when I came back. I ran

and he smelled terrible. But there was something about his eyes, they were so kind and shone so brightly and beautifully. I guessed that he would have been hungry, so I gave him

the spot, while she held Ashley by the arm. She gaped at her and then frowned and said, "Have

voice down, Ellie?" Ashley said through clenched teeth as she glanced around embarrassed.

was rush hour, Ellie's loud remark had drawn the attention

Ashley didn't care what other people thought of her, she felt self-conscious about

let out a deep breath to compose herself and after

down. I only gave him my QQ account. Anyway, a long time has passed since that day that I ran into him and to be honest I even forgot

way. Later on, he managed to contact his relatives and recover some of his things. He thanked me for helping him and we would chat through QQ

of our chats, he told me that he was really good with computers and offered his skills to me if

said shrugging her

locked herself in her room after work yesterday. And here I was thinking that she

J City to visit his relatives and was mugged! Only you would believe a story like that," Ellie lectured, her face darkening

Ashley? She really put herself in unnecessary risk. Thank goodness that nothing bad happened to her, ' she

I bet he isn't the evil person that you imagine him to be," Ashley responded in her

its cover, just like you can't judge a person by his appearance. If there were no bad people in the world, then we wouldn't see policemen everywhere," Ellie snapped in a sulky tone.

said in a pleading voice, as she shook Ellie's

get home, but since they kept stopping to talk about Ashley's new friend, it took them half an

Ashley walked into the house, her phone started buzzing.

could be calling

phone from her pocket and glanced down at the caller ID on the screen, her good mood suddenly disappeared.

for them. Whereas, Ashley sat on the couch to take the call in

The instant she answered the phone, an irritated voice screeched