A Love Trap

Ever since she was a kid, Ashley always wore the shiny jade pendant. As far as she could remember, she had the necklace with her even before she was adopted by the Mu family. It must be given to her by her own family. Although she didn't know what the jade pendant meant for, she instinctively believed that it must be very important to her.

When she first came to live with the Mu family, Lena who was two years younger, saw the jade pendant and cried for it. Ashley was a child then but despite her young age, she knew the importance of the jade pendant.

With all her meager strength, she protected the jade pendant and refused to give it to Lena. Taking Lena as the apple of their eyes, Spencer and Peggy shunned the idea off and thought it was just a jade pendant and was no big deal.

Helpless and vulnerable as she was, Ashley was only a kid at that time and couldn't win over Peggy in strength.

Thus when Peggy forcibly grabbed the pendant on her neck, Ashley could not fight back and had to let go of the pendant.

Thankfully, without expecting it, the pendant was returned to Ashley after a few days. However, because of the innocence of her youth, Ashley didn't know whether the jade pendant was fake or not during that time. Nevertheless, she had worn it for more than ten years.

Now that she was more matured and could weigh things rationally, she thought things over. How could Peggy be so kind as to return her something she had robbed out of her? How selfish the woman was.

"What the hell do you want me to do?" Enraged, Ashley scorned at Peggy and thought why the Mu family could be so harsh with her.

With her eyebrows raised a little, Peggy answered,"It's easy. You just need to do one thing."

"What would that be?" This time, Ashley stared at Peggy inquisitively sensing that something wrong was about to happen.

Seeing Ashley so shaken, Peggy was certain that she had won the bet this time.

Indeed, she had placed a bet, a very personal bet that Ashley had no idea of. Ever since she took the pendant away from Ashley when she was a child, Peggy had known that the jade pendant was important to Ashley. It must bear sentimental values for her. Making the jade pendant as a bait, Ashley for sure would accept her request. She wouldn't dare say no, lest she would lose a valuable piece that might be the key for her to know her real parents.

Peggy secured the jade pendant happily in her hand. "I have only one request. I just want you to get married, either to Leo or to anybody else. It doesn't matter who you will marry as long as you get married. I'll give you one week to do that."

What if I can't

jade pendant in her hand,"If you can't,

toxic words she knew. However, Ashley being raised to be a respectful daughter just managed to sneer her frustrations. All her life, she really wanted to know why she was the object of the Mu family's hatred and why everyone in the family seemed to push

the Mu family had adopted her, she learned how to control herself and behave properly,

to do things for Lena's benefits. Worst was Lena, who seemed to dislike her innately, would grab away everything she owned whenever she fancied

her to get married in one week's

didn't have any relationship with Raymond and swore that she would never contact him again.

with a scornful expression.

surprised by her reaction,

am just afraid that someone can't keep

Ashley said, Peggy got

even more, Ashley curled her lips and

not? It's

She was eyeing the pendant in Peggy's hand

you well even if you haven't done anything for the family. Now, how dare

confused mind, Ashley closed her eyes for a while and slowly said,"Alright, I agree. But I hope you would really live up

glanced at Peggy coldly and then took her stuff so she

over Peggy, at the same time she couldn't understand why she was suddenly terrified by Ashley's

mind that if she couldn't return the jade pendant to Ashley in due

to her senses until Ashley disappeared. The idea that she was alarmed by Ashley's stare just now, made her even vexed. Why was Ashley so arrogant? In fact, she was just an orphan adopted by

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examining a document in his hand. He was reading carefully and made many notes

neat handwriting portrayed that the writer was a calm and reserved person, resolute and well