A Love Trap

Ashley was playing on her mobile phone in the bedroom when Andrew's words suddenly popped into her mind.

"Remember to miss me and call me every day," Andrew had said before leaving.

She searched her contact list for Andrew's number. Looking at his name on the screen, she contemplated for a while before deciding to call him.

The phone rang for a long time, then automatically disconnected as there was no answer. Ashley tried two more times, but there was still no answer.

'Maybe he is busy with his work, '

she thought.

She stopped calling him. 'Anyway, I have called him thrice now. It was he who didn't answer the phone, ' she told herself.

After browsing Weibo for a while, Ashley started feeling drowsy. She put her mobile phone aside and lay down on the bed.

She was about to fall asleep when her mobile phone rang. She woke up with a start.

"Hello?" Ashley answered the phone, her voice sounding hoarse and languorous.

She glanced at the clock; it was already midnight. She wondered what kept Andrew so busy that he could only return her call so late at night.

"Have you gone to bed?" Normally, Andrew's tone was cold but at that moment, there was a hint of tenderness in his voice.

Ashley clenched the phone tight. She didn't know why she was feeling nervous. Maybe it was because she took the initiative to call him for the first time just now.

"Yes," Ashley replied in a low voice.

"Were you very busy just now?" she asked out of concern.

Andrew gently rubbed his temples with his hand. He didn't look like the sharp, ruthless businessman that he was. This intimate moment between him and Ashley brought out his softer side. "Yes. I have just finished some work," he replied wearily.

"Well, it's late. You should get some rest now," she said.

Andrew didn't say anything for a long time. Ashley wondered why he went silent and called out his name a few times.

"Okay," he responded.

Ashley was about to hang up but suddenly thought of what Raymond had said to her. She paused and licked her lips hesitantly. Finally, she decided to ask Andrew about it.

mess with the Luo

the bed, was stunned for a second.

knew him well could see clearly that he

suddenly changed. It

she couldn't see his facial expression, Ashley could tell

mouth to explain, but Andrew

She was lost in thought, trying to decipher his

does he

worried? Whom would

I have nothing to do with

loaded and not as simple as he made it sound.

occurred to Ashley.

'Is he feeling jealous?'

to offer him an explanation anymore.

face was sullen and his eyes

clenched his mobile phone with so much

of just how angry and

being annoyed, Andrew retained a poker face. There was no

me to stop going after the Luo family?" Ashley couldn't help but be nervous on hearing his icy tone. A small shiver went down her spine.

that if she said yes, something

tone that he was incredibly

Andrew tried to keep his tone normal, Ashley could read

to do with me. Moreover, there must be a reasonable explanation for what

someone from the Luo family told me that they were in trouble. So, I

explained. For some reason she didn't want him

they had treated her

but this time it was purely emotional. He was bent on

You'd better rest. I have to go to

that, Ashley immediately hung

into the ugly trap of jealousy and risen from it victoriously within a short span of time. He was annoyed

sitting there motionless even after she

flashing in his

has nothing to do with the