A Love Trap

Leo felt like it was the most awkward afternoon he had ever had. Time just went by as Leo and Peggy were chatting, or so it seemed. That afternoon passed so quickly with no important topic arising in their supposed 'conversation'.

Peggy took a look at her watch and found out that it was already five o'clock. As it should always be, Spencer, her husband, would be back soon.

Having been together for years, Peggy knew exactly Spencer's tempers and habits. One that was particularly bizarre was he always hated her association with anyone of the Su family, because he simply... hated them. It was even more perplexing, considering that Peggy herself once lived with the Su family! Spencer simply overlooked that fact and pretended that it never was the case to begin with.

"Alright, it's getting late now. You should probably go back. And never look for me if you have nothing important to say, please," said Peggy apathetically as she half-glanced at Leo.

Although Leo wished to stay a little longer, to wait and see his uncle and, most importantly, his seemingly pretty cousin, he had no other choices but to get ready to leave since Peggy had, rather forcefully, bid him farewell. But he had been yearning to see his cousin Lena for a long time, especially after the last unsuccessful blind date with Ashley.

After Peggy's words, Leo could only stand up obediently and said, "Well, Aunt Peggy, I'm leaving now. I'll come and see you next time."

With a faint smile on her face, Peggy then pronounced, "Terri, take my guest to the door, please!" Though she nodded at Leo, she did not actually pay much attention to what he was saying.

"Oh, yes, ma'am," responded Terri Chen as she walked out quickly of the kitchen and approached Leo. She looked at him and said politely, "Mr. Su, this way, please."

"Mother, I'm home!" Right before Leo and Terri Chen could reach the door, there came this sudden but pleasant sound from the other side of the door and then the door of the villa was pushed open.

Almost at the same time, Peggy and Leo turned their heads to look at the direction where the voice came from.

When the door was widely opened, what they saw was Lena in a white lace dress with high-heeled white shoes. Under the lace dress, her skin looked as white as snow and the white dress made her skin look even fairer and more delicate. With the high-heeled shoes, her legs looked even slenderer and sexier.

Her black straight hair was waist-length, with a bit curl at the end of the hair. There was the latest Chanel bag in her hand, and her fingers looked very slim while they rested on the bag. With a touch of makeup on her delicate oval face, she looked so youthful and gorgeous. Leo gazed at Lena ever since the moment she popped into his eyes, unable to look away or even blink.

Meanwhile, Lena took only a brief look at Leo, who was standing in front of her, after she opened the door and she was kind of taken aback at the sight of Leo. For one, she knew nothing about him. Another reason was his look disgusted her. She then turned and looked at Peggy, and she uttered, "Mother, we have a guest at home?"

to leave anyway. So you don't need to think about him. It's all right, dear, come here," replied Peggy as she stepped toward Lena and embraced her, distracting her focus on him,

at the same place as he could barely take his eyes off Lena. He was so

was not excluded. However, out of the ordinary, this time, he just thought, other girls could not compare with the pretty Lena in front of him, at all, in any way. Besides, other girls he deemed gorgeous simply didn't notice his existence! No wonder that he was thrilled to see Lena for the first

moment. He seemed to be totally immersed in his

Leo in his heart, with a look of a romantically 'drunk' boy depicted

his sight off Lena.

the photo when he was too angry after leaving the coffee shop last

and she hastily withdrew her gaze from Leo after only a quick glint at him. She assumed that the person in front of her was too ugly to have anything to do with her family.

Leo," uttered Leo as he rubbed his hands and walked quickly toward Lena. Then, he gave her what he thought was his most charming smile, with his hand held out, intended to reach her.

contrary to his excitement when he saw her, Lena suddenly stepped back several steps as if she had found something dirty and horrible in front of her. She gave him a look of disgust and turned to her mother and asked, "Mother, who is he? Since when I have such a cousin? Why did I know nothing

been restraining herself for long ever since she found out that Leo approached Lena. However, with Leo's eyes glued to Lena's body all this time, her face just

be a match of my daughter, not even a single chance!' screamed Peggy in her mind while

is my aunt, that makes me your cousin. I just came back from abroad after finishing my study there. It's totally normal that you don't know me before." As he was speaking, he kept his eyes fixated on

she could do anything she wanted because she simply was too gorgeous to have an argument with. No one would love to have an argument with such a goddess when you could observe her grace from a near view instead, right? He didn't even find it offensive when she did not

moment. 'What did he say? My mother is his aunt? So he is my cousin? Wait, didn't mother tell me before that her families were all gone and she was all alone while she married father?' Struck with a contradiction of what she just heard and what she knew all along, she could not find what was the right response

Terri, see my guest off right now!" Peggy gave the order stringently.

rushed over right after her master's order and said to Leo, "Mr.

time, Leo could only retreat his sight from Lena. After another brief farewell, he then followed Terri Chen out of

and the door of the villa was shut, Lena felt relaxed and tossed her bag on the sofa. She then sat on it to relax

really my cousin?" asked Lena as she looked at Peggy, waiting for the truth.

was always tired of her relationship with the Su family from the very

she had gotten married years ago. Neither had she mentioned her original family in front of

would come to her house today. And