A Love Trap

Chapter 26 Meeting Again

Even though she couldn't drink much, Mr. Chen was able to persuade Ashley to down a few glasses of alcohol and she got slightly drunk.

But when she noticed Mr. Chen staring at her with lustful eyes, she became intensely conscious. Then, when she saw the fat guy moving closer to her, she started feeling nauseous.

"Excuse me," she said, covering her mouth as if preventing herself from barfing. "I need to go to the washroom." Before she could stand, she had to push Mr. Chen's arm away, which was steadily finding its way around her.

After Ashley stumbled out of the room they were in, Lena turned to Mr. Chen and smiled inquisitively. "Isn't Ashley such a beauty, Mr. Chen? Do you like her?"

"Definitely. You really know me well, Miss Mu." Lena could see the raging lust in Mr. Chen's eyes.

'Wonderful, '

Lena said to herself, delighted.

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Ashley staggered into the washroom. What happened inside there stunned her. Holding on to the sink, she steadied herself. Immediately, she turned the faucet on and splashed her face with cold water. She kept on doing that until she felt slightly refreshed. Never in her life did she feel so dirty.

In the mirror, Ashley could see her face. Since she was drunk, there was a certain rosy glow to her cheeks that made her more attractive and irresistible to men.

The alcohol hit Ashley again and she started feeling dizzy. She had to hold on to the sink in order to not fall over. It was too much, however, so she decided to squat down and rest her head on her knees.

There was no strength left in her but going back to the room wasn't an option for her. She knew that if she did that, the consequences would be unimaginable.

She thought that everything would go smoothly as long as she didn't have anything to do with the Luo Group and the Mu family and avoided Lena.

It turned out that she was too na?ve. Although she was trying her hardest not to be a troublemaker, others were always trying to make trouble for her.

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After what seemed like an eternity, Ashley breathed in and gathered all the remaining strength she had. Though wobbly, she stood up again, splashed her face with cold water one last time, and walked out of the washroom.

Dizzy, Ashley staggered forward. Since her head was pounding, Ashley relied on her instinct as to where to go. With her arms stretched forward, she was feeling for the walls, hoping that they would help her get out of the establishment.

Bang! Just as she thought she was getting somewhere, she walked into something. 'Did I hit a wall? It's so hard!' she thought, massaging her nose with her hands.

Confused, she looked up to see what was in front of her. Her eyes couldn't make anything out, partially because she was tipsy, and so she stretched out her hands to touch it. It really was a hard, solid wall.

'Wow, why is this wall so warm?' Ashley wondered, feeling the object in front of her up and down. After somehow deciding that it was indeed a wall, she started to walk away. However, she came back to touch the "wall" repeatedly.

Seeing Ashley touch his chest this casually got Andrew hot under the collar.

He seized her tiny hands with great strength. It seemed like he was about to break her wrists.

At that moment, Johnny, who was standing behind Andrew, let out a soft gasp. Seeing Ashley touch their cold-hearted president made him nervous about what was gonna happen next.

'You're in danger, girl, ' Johnny thought to himself, sighing silently for Ashley. 'I won't really care if you offend someone else, but unluckily, the person you offended is our president. Don't you know that he has been upset these days solely because of Miss Mu?'

Just as he was quietly lamenting Ashley's fate, Andrew released his grip on the girl's hands and then stood there, silent.

"Eh?" The sound escaped Johnny's lips involuntarily. Curiosity got the best of him.

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When Andrew seized Ashley by the hands, she looked up at him with irritation on her face and tears already welling in her eyes. Then, when their eyes met, her face contorted to the most heartbreaking frown Andrew had ever seen and she started crying, as if blaming him. "It's killing me!" she whispered, tears now flowing freely from her eyes.

Andrew immediately released Ashley's hands and then stood there in a daze. He couldn't believe that the girl he had been missing was in front of him now.

"Are you all right?" he stiffly asked Ashley. Showing her mercy wasn't one of the things Andrew wanted to do. He thought that she was the woman who had accosted him shamelessly in the past.

However, while he knew he had a strong character, he was now at a loss.

Staring at the man in front of her, Ashley wondered why he was in such a daze. After hearing what Andrew asked her, though, she showed her hands to him and said in a tender voice, "It's really killing

me!"

Andrew stared at her nervously. Her hands had turned red, mainly due to him seizing them. The color created such a great contrast against her white skin.

It had been a few minutes but Johnny was finally able to recognize who the girl was. Startled, he took a step back.

'Oh my God!

Isn't that Miss Mu, the girl our president has been missing so much?'

Seeing that Ashley's cheeks were flushed and she couldn't even keep balance when standing, Johnny concluded that she was drunk.

"Mr. Lu, I think Miss Mu is drunk. Should we take her home?" Johnny asked Andrew, who was still in a daze.

With that statement, Andrew began to realize that he couldn't leave Ashley alone.

"Well," Andrew started, steadying the woman in front of her by firmly gripping her shoulders. "I guess that's the plan." He then picked up Ashley, who nearly collapsed in his arms, and started walking towards the exit.

Johnny was about to follow him outside, but Andrew suddenly turned to him.

The action confused Johnny. 'What's the matter with Mr. Lu?' he wondered.

"You don't have to follow me,"

Andrew stated in an icy voice. "Find out why." After one final imposing stare at Johnny, he turned around and headed outside.

Johnny was left alone, speechless and helpless.

'This is so frustrating...

How can he treat me like this?'

When Andrew ordered him not to follow, he definitely understood why. Andrew just did not want him to disturb he and Ashley's private space. But he had no idea about what Andrew meant when he said, 'Find out why'.

'What was that?' he silently asked himself.

Did Andrew want him to find out why Miss Mu was here

and why she drank so much?

'Well then, I guess I have no choice but to obey his order!'

Staring at Andrew's back, Johnny couldn't help but feel a tinge of sadness.

'While he spends time with his sweetheart, I have to be out here doing overtime work!

Oh, how hopeless my life is!' Johnny lamented, scratching his head.

Though mildly annoyed and sad, Johnny took a deep breath, exhaled, went inside the establishment, and began to look into the matter just as Andrew told him.

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Drunk, Ashley was unusually obedient. While her arms were around Andrew's neck, she watched him quietly.

Being stared at and embraced by Ashley, Andrew became so embarrassed that his cheeks turned bright red.

'She is also missing me!' Andrew silently exclaimed. 'Because if that's not the case, she wouldn't have gotten into my arms so obediently and snuggle like this.' After seeing Ashley, he thought that his night couldn't get any better. But with this thought in his mind, he definitely was in a happier place.

If Ashley was not drunk and knew what he was thinking, she would definitely sneer at him and consider him a great narcissist.

Gathering all his courage, he decided to turn to Ashley.

"What are you thinking about?" Andrew asked, his tone tender and the complete opposite of the tone he had for Johnny just a few minutes back. The girl next to him was staring at him with the gentlest eyes he had ever seen.

Ashley shook her head and then moved closer to his chest.

Afterwards, she raised her head and looked at Andrew with a puzzled expression. She pointed to his chest and asked, "Why is your heart beating so fast?" © 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

Andrew cleared his throat. He tried his hardest to divert Ashley's attention. His ears were also turning bright red.

Every time Andrew saw Ashley, he would feel very nervous and his heart would beat violently. It had always been a mystery to him.

He turned his head and stared into Ashley's questioning eyes. After clearing his throat again, Andrew answered sheepishly, "This is a normal reaction."