A Love Trap

Indeed, this place was located on the hillside at the suburban area of J City. The air was chilly and the view was beautiful.

The only disadvantage was that it was really far from downtown J City.

It took about two hours to get to the downtown area.

"Right.

Well, Angelina, do you remember that you had a jade pendant when you were young? It's dark green, water-drop-shaped. Mom and Dad gave each of us one when you were three years old."

Angelina was puzzled, "Jade pendant?"

"Yes," said Jeremy.

"I don't know... I think I have some sort of vague recollection but I can't remember that much," Angelina mused.

"It's okay. Never mind, if you don't remember," Jeremy said.

"Is that jade pendant important?" asked Angelina, with hesitation.

"No, don't worry. It's not very important. I'll give you a new one next time," said Jeremy, trying to dispel her doubt.

How could the jade pendant not be important?

It was a tailor-made pendant ordered by their parents when Camelia was three years old and Jeremy six years old.

Their names were engraved on each of the jade pendants. It meant a lot to them.

However, it was good enough for him that he was able to find his sister. If the pendant was lost, it wasn't an issue.

Angelina felt her heart beating fast.

The only reason was that as much as she tried to rack her brain to find any memory of that pendant, she couldn't.

She saw the look on Jeremy's face and she could tell it was something meaningful.

of the pendant,

just couldn't remember it.

were only two possibilities.

that jade pendant. It had never existed in

other possibility was because she had been very sick when she was a child, she must have completely lost

reasons she didn't know, she felt that the first

made her panic.

had taken a nap in the car before she came to see them, so she wasn't sleepy now. She was very

that she was feeling down.

herself out of her reverie and shook her head at him. "I'm

have to

"Okay."

stopped at the gate of what looked like a residential area. Angelina unbuckled her seat belt and said, "Jeremy,

take care too," Jeremy

waited until the car left before walking to her house.

of about 17

watched as Angelina walked away and as the car sped off. He placed his

to open the door and was just about to step into the house, she heard a voice

her tracks and

didn't say anything but just walked inside, leaving the

mother were sitting on the couch watching TV. They heard the noise and thought it was Jacob. But when they turned to speak to him, they

cold when they spoke.

I just came back to get something. I'll go back

came home. She knew she wasn't welcome in this

go to my room now,"

them to respond to her so she headed to her room as soon as she

"Wait a minute."

was Jacob who called her. He had

it?" Angelina asked coldly.

really like Jacob. He had terrible grades and was constantly making trouble. He never did any chores and his dirty laundry had to be done by someone else. Food was always ready for him whenever he got hungry. He

that? I wasn't able to see much.

he pressed.