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?"

best friend a stern look and an expression that implied, that she wasn't going to give her any other choice but to answer her question.

so she didn't dare try to

I visited the Star Asylum?"

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

when I came back. I ran into someone- a beggar," Ashley

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 something to eat. And then we exchanged contact

spot, while she held Ashley by the arm. She gaped at her and

you keep your voice down, Ellie?" Ashley said through clenched teeth as she glanced around

remark had

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

deep breath to compose herself and after a few moments she said, "Okay, I'm

that I ran into him and to be honest I even

bad way. Later on, he managed

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

said shrugging

here I was thinking that she was upset because of the rumors, ' Ellie

still an idiot. What if he was a bad guy? Bah! He came to J City to visit his relatives and

herself in unnecessary

really nice guy. I bet he isn't the

his appearance. If there were no bad people in the world, then we wouldn't see policemen

a pleading voice, as she shook

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

instant Ashley walked into the house,

who could be calling her at this

phone from her pocket and glanced down at the caller ID on

hands and made her way into the kitchen to start cooking dinner for them. Whereas, Ashley sat on the

she answered hesitantly. The instant she answered the phone, an irritated voice screeched