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

Moreover, I was just a little child at that time. Those

your family is also making every effort to look for you. So don't

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

"I found some shops on

shop. Always a spanner in the works. And I really think we should stop spending our time doing something like this. It all looks to

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

had tried to stop them, there was no

witch!" Ellie said acidly, hugging a bolster and launching herself across

"Sorry, Ellie. I'm so sorry for troubling you." Lena had always targeted Ashley, looking to cause her trouble at every turn. And by getting

smiled softly at Ashley and patted her head. "Don't talk like that. We're supposed to be best friends.

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

"Of course!"

…

temper. Learning about how Peggy had agreed to 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

to this jade pendant, almost loved it at first sight. She then asked Peggy and

and it got lost in

handed it to Peggy. Now, years later, she was unwilling to return it to

"Why are you being so stubborn? It's just a little jade pendant. When you marry Raymond, the heir

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

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

had always felt that it was Ashley's honor that Lena liked to compare herself with

Peggy's words. "I'd rather throw the pendant