A Love Trap

After dinner, Ashley received a call from the Mu family and she was asked to come over to the family house tomorrow.

Ashley had moved out of the family house when she started college. She only ever came back when something happened in the family.

She smiled coldly when she spoke on the phone. She was shocked that Peggy had the nerve to call her after what she had done to her and acted like nothing had happened.

"Ashley, did you hear me? Come to the family house tomorrow. Answer me!" Peggy shouted angrily on the other end of the line because she had no response from Ashley, even though she had been talking for quite a while.

Peggy thought Ashley was so defiant.

She had planned to give Ashley to Michael Du as a gift earlier. But she didn't expect that Ashley would run away. As a result, they had lost a lucrative business deal. Peggy decided to teach Ashley a lesson when she came back home.

"Yes, I heard you," Ashley replied indifferently.

Ashley's reaction irritated Peggy and so she cursed her on the phone before she finally hung up on her.

When Ellie saw Ashley hang up the phone she gave her a worried look. "What's the matter? Why do they want you to come back home?"

Ellie had reason to worry. Every time her family called her to visit, there was always some sort of trouble for Ashley, afterward.

"Nothing serious. They just want me to visit. That's all," Ashley reassured her because she could see the worried expression on her face.

At least she was not alone with Ellie by her side.

"Do you need me to go there with you?"

deeply vulnerable inside. She was afraid that Ashley would be bullied by her family, especially Lena. She never got along with Ashley since she was a child and always tried

victim in front of other people

bully me." She knew what Ellie was worried about and

Ashley had already made up her mind to go on her

a long time telling Ashley to take care of herself in case she was treated unfairly by her family members.

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herself to

Mu family had its influence in the J city where they lived. Spencer, who was Ashley's foster father, was the president

notable families, the Mu

the Splendor Gardens. The land there was very expensive. The Mu family had been excited for a long time after they had bought a villa there. Ashley

close by the Splendor Gardens. People who lived there were rich and powerful, so they all had private cars and buses were

closest bus stop and walked the rest of

half an hour to walk from the bus stop to the Mu family villa. As she walked there, she enjoyed the beautiful flowers and trees along the

rush to arrive, because every time she went to the family

enjoy the pleasant scenery on the way, if not anything

Ashley thought that it

gust of wind died down. And there, staring at

ironic it was to run into Lena this way. Ashley was

Lena pretended as if she had just noticed her. She opened the car door and got out, then walked happily toward

I wasn't sure that it was you." Lena held her hand warmly then turned

and tightened his grip on the steering wheel. He pressed his lips together tightly and hummed a

together." Lena clasped Ashley's hand and pulled