A Love Trap novel Chapter 62

Dazed and lost in her own thoughts, Peggy thought even harder when she heard what Lena said, 'The only way to make Raymond forget Ashley is to make her leave the city or get married.'

If she had to choose between the two alternatives, Ashley getting married would be more dependable.

Knowing Raymond's determined behavior, for sure he would move heaven and earth just to find Ashley if she would move to another place. Peggy grew more frustrated at the thought of her daughter's fate. How pathetic she was in waiting and asking for the love of somebody who was in love with someone else. Moreover, knowing Raymond's power and influence, it would be a piece of cake for him to look for Ashley if she went missing.

However, if Ashley would get married things would be different and Raymond would be left with no choice but to keep his distance away from her. Furthermore, Ashley's marriage would give Raymond no excuse to contact her anymore, nor be intimate with her in any way. Worst was, he had to protect the reputation of the Luo Group and as much as possible avoid arousing suspicion among prospects and investors. That wouldn't be good for business.

For a long time, Peggy thought that Lena loved Raymond so much, otherwise, she wouldn't win over Raymond from Ashley by all means.

After all, the union of the two would benefit the Mu family by far. If they would get married, the Mu family would be endowed with great business opportunities and huge business ventures. Thus Peggy was determined to prune every hindrance that came along the way for the marriage to be fulfilled.

Thinking of this, Peggy consoled Lena, "That's ok, sweetheart. Let mommy handle this. What you should do is to continue to be sweet and care about Mrs. Luo like you always do and believe that you can be a qualified daughter-in-law. Do everything to get along well with Raymond. I'm sure that he will fall in love with you as the days go by."

With such willingness, Lena nodded her head abstractedly. Actually, she didn't care whether Raymond would love her or not, because she didn't have a strong feeling of affection for him at all.

The reason why she seduced Raymond on the first place was, he was so fond of Ashley and seemed to be so passionate towards her. That made Lena so jealous and furious, thinking that Ashley had no right to be loved by a prominent man like Raymond. Thus with all her slutty skills, she seduced Raymond and made him shift his affection from Ashley to her. Now, they were engaged and if things would turn out favorable to her, they would get married soon.

Lena herself couldn't understand why she had a lot of suitors, but none of them was like Raymond. He remembered everything when it came to Ashley and cared about every little detail of her life. Seeing Ashley was so happy was torture for Lena.

All this time, Lena thought that Ashley didn't deserve an exceptional man like Raymond. Instead, this kind of man should match her. Everything she thought was good for Ashley, she would find ways to grab it and own it for herself, let alone such an outstanding man.

Driven by her extreme jealousy for Ashley, Lena took some mean measures even up to the point of forcing Raymond to have sex with her and then asking him to be responsible for her.

Indeed, her strategy worked and she won. Raymond was obliged to be accountable for her.

"Mrs. Mu, Mr. Mu said he would work overtime tonight, so he will come home late. He wants me to tell you not to wait for him," with a soft voice, Terri reported to Peggy when she sent Leo away and returned to the living room.

"Ok, I see. You can just cook a simple meal since he won't be back for dinner," without lifting her head, Peggy answered unconsciously.

It had been two decades since they got married, and Spencer treated Peggy very well. All these years, he didn't have an affair or cheat on her, so Peggy trusted him, and it didn't bother her if he stayed late or worked overtime.

"By the way, do you know that Ashley has a gorgeous male friend, Mom?" With a sudden excited jerk, Lena suddenly remembered something and asked Peggy.

Memories of the man's face flashed back in her mind, and she couldn't forget the man since she had met him and Ashley at the Vineyard Restaurant.

With her eyebrows raised, Lena thought, 'The man, for God's sake, was a minion of fortune, perfect in everything.' Lena didn't know his real identity, but she already was obsessed with his handsome face. But thinking that Ashley was his friend, Lena couldn't control her envy and fury. 'Why did Ashley who is poor and ugly always meet fancy guys?'

"Ashley? I am too busy to care about her or her friends. Why did you ask?" Curiously, Peggy looked at Lena and asked in a resentful tone.

Since they were kids, Lena and Ashley hadn't got on well, and no one could tell why. It was rare for Lena to ask about Ashley out of her own initiative, so Peggy was confused.

"Nothing. I just asked casually, because the day when Raymond and I had dinner at the Vineyard, we met Ashley and she was with a man. That's why I'd like to know if you know the man."