A Love Trap

Raymond tried to say something, but his throat went dry. He paused and then asked, "Are you sure it was Ashley who did this to you?"

Upon hearing this, Lena suddenly pushed him away with all her strength. She looked at him like he was a stranger. What Lena said next really made Raymond feel ashamed of himself.

She looked at him with a smile that was both bitter and sad. "Raymond, you still don't believe me. I know you always have a place for Ashley in your heart. I never complained about it. But, how could you doubt me on this? Do you really think I would use the death of my baby to frame her?"

Tears were rolling down her cheeks, but she didn't wipe them. It was not difficult for Raymond to detect the note of bitterness in her voice. She continued, "There were only two of us in the bathroom. If it was not Ashley, who else do you think did it? Me?"

She closed her eyes, and the tears in her eyes spilled out. Clutching her chest, she said, "Raymond, how could you do this to me?"

Raymond panicked. He quickly said, "No, no, that's not what I meant. Lena, please hear me out! I can explain."

She opened her eyes and looked at him. Then she slowly closed them and said, "Raymond, I knew you never liked me. I also knew you loved my sister all along. But I really believed what you said in the restaurant. I really believed that you would give me a future. I wanted to give you a surprise too! But I never thought...I never thought..."

Lena couldn't continue her sentence. She burst into tears and her face turned pale.

Seeing her pale face, he suddenly remembered what the doctor had told him. He advised Raymond to keep her calm and allow her to rest.

Raymond's guilt was ingrained in his soul. He hated himself for thinking she would kill her own baby. He should have known better, given how much Lena loved him.

He held her in his arms and tried to comfort her.

Meanwhile, Andrew carried Ashley to the hospital. He got terrified when she passed out in front of him.

"How is she?" he inquired.

"Mr. Lu, she is fine. She just has had a slight concussion. Don't let her do any strenuous exercise. She will be fine; she just needs some rest," the doctor advised.

"Okay. Thank you! Please give us some time alone," Andrew requested.

Ashley was lying in the hospital bed. Seeing her pale face and closed eyes, he clenched his fists. A dangerous expression took over his face.

about Ashley when she went to the bathroom with Lena. Just as he was about to go look for her,

done business with the Lu Group once. Seeing Andrew, he had come over for a quick chat. Even though he wrapped up the conversation very quickly, he was

she was lying unconscious on

Ashley was screaming and her body was thrashing

eyes

light made her squint. Her head

to her ears. "Ash, how are you feeling?

of the room. She found Andrew staring at

I guess. Where am I? Why am I here?" she asked

you, there was blood all over. Do you know how worried I was?

her tightly

about to

feel now? Do you feel

head slightly and said, "No, I am

and asked, "How is Lena?

and continued, "Look at what happened to you! Why are you still bothered about

explained, "It's

a deep breath and

how she was so cruel? It was her own baby! How could she

her even tighter. A faint sneer hung on his lips. He knew why, but he didn't want to tell her at that

heart had hardened over the years with all the cruelty that people were capable of. There was not

how Lena ended up being a cruel mother. All he cared about was why she did it and why she wanted to frame Ashley

the two of you in the bathroom, and Lena killed her own child. Am I getting the story right?" he asked to be doubly

and replied, "That's right. Do you know why she did it? Was she trying to frame me for killing

the future." Young as Lena was, she had a mind of her own and an evil one at that.

Andrew was

in agreement.