A Love Trap

No matter what the senior staff had to say, Johnny refused to enter that office again.

'They are talking complete nonsense! And I don't want to take the risk of bothering Mr. Lu.

I just walked out of that scary office and I don't have courage to enter it again so soon!' thought Johnny.

…

Ashley held up the jade pendant and examined it. She had taken care of this pendant for more than ten years. But she hadn't expected to be told that this wasn't what she thought it was.

The fake one looked so similar to the original that she wouldn't have realized it if Peggy hadn't told her the truth.

And now Peggy had used the original one to threaten Ashley and wrangle what she wanted out of her.

Ashley somehow knew that the jade pendant was a crucial clue towards finding her real family. And to see that Peggy had the one thing that was bound to shed light on her family irritated her to no end.

She wanted to find her real family and this jade pendant might be crucial.

…

"What happened to you? Why are you so absent-minded? And what's this? Why have you taken off your pendant? I told you to keep it on!" Ellie rattled off a series of curious, well-intentioned questions when she saw Ashley sitting on the sofa and gazing at the jade pendant absent-mindedly.

"Nothing has happened," Ashley said, putting the pendant back on and smiling at Ellie. "I was just checking if it would help me remember anything about the past." Ashley put away the jade pendant and smiled at Ellie.

She didn't want to tell Ellie what Peggy said to her that morning because she knew Ellie. And Ellie was the kind of girl who would lose sleep over anything that was troubling Ashley.

you recollected anything from

just a little child at that time. Those might as well be things

also making every effort to look for you. So don't give up," Ellie

quell that sadness and disappointment in her heart. Ellie's words were like a balm to her sore

Ellie said, diverting the topic, "I found some shops on the Internet this morning.

we should stop spending our time doing something like this. It all looks to be in vain. We should rather go out

and knew her well. Lena always got everything she wanted, by hook

to stop them, there was no way

an annoying little witch!" Ellie said acidly, hugging a

trouble at every turn. And by getting involved in the matter, Ellie had placed herself in the

talk like that. We're supposed to be best friends. And the next time you repeat

rather moved, Ashley hugged Ellie and said, "Okay. I won't apologize." As she pulled away, Ashley paused, looking at Ellie.

"Of course!"

…

give the jade pendant back to Ashley had slightly unhinged her. She glared at her mother as she sat up on the sofa. "Mother, you know I love this pendant a lot. Why did you agree to give it back

she had taken a fancy to this jade pendant, almost loved it at first sight. She then asked Peggy and Spencer for help and grabbed the jade pendant from Ashley's neck.

children, she gradually lost interest in it and it got lost in the numerous trinkets in her bedroom.

at home, Terri had handed it to Peggy. Now, years later, she was unwilling to return it to Ashley even though she

her misplaced anger. "Why are you being so stubborn? It's just a little jade pendant. When you marry Raymond, the heir of the Luo Group, you can buy as many

she had, she would have taken care of it and not left it unused and unloved. Besides, Lena liked to compare herself

things. She thought them as children's games and she never thought of scolding

by the Mu family. And she had always felt that it was Ashley's honor that

at Peggy's words. "I'd rather throw the pendant in the trash than give it