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?"

an expression that implied, that she wasn't going to give her

didn't dare try to hide it from her any longer. Ashley heaved

I visited the Star Asylum?"

that I had to do. And you went there by yourself, I remember,"

ran into someone- a

eyes, they were so kind and shone so brightly and beautifully. I guessed that he

spot, while she held Ashley by the arm. She

voice down, Ellie?" Ashley said through

rush hour, Ellie's loud remark had drawn

people thought of her, she felt self-conscious about being gawked at

to compose herself and after a few moments she said, "Okay,

has passed since that day that I ran into him and to be honest I even forgot about him. Then recently, he sent me a buddy request and I accepted. It turns out that he isn't a beggar

to J City to visit his relatives but got mugged. He lost everything and that was why he was in such a bad way. Later on, he managed to contact his relatives and recover some of his things. He thanked

good with computers and offered his skills to me if I ever needed them. And

shrugging her

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

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

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

bet he isn't the evil person that

a book by its cover, just like you can't judge a person by his appearance. If there were no bad people in the

on, Ellie. Don't be mad at me. I've learnt my lesson," Ashley said in a pleading voice, as she shook Ellie's arm. 'I didn't have the heart to ignore him because he has the most beautiful eyes, ' she thought.

but since they kept stopping to talk

Ashley walked into the house, her phone

who could be calling her

down at the caller ID on the screen, her good mood suddenly

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

she answered the phone, an irritated