A Love Trap

Chapter 31 Getting Angry

Panic filled Andrew's eyes when he saw that Ashley was intending to leave. With one swift motion, he was able to grab Ashley's arm. "Where are you going?" he asked exasperatedly.

When he saw Susie in his peripheral vision, he snapped his head towards her direction and shouted with his voice icy and imposing, "Get out of here!" Fire was burning in his eyes. Ccontent © exclusive by Nô/vel(D)ra/ma.Org.

Ashley was doing her best to get Andrew's grip off her. 'Don't you see that your little girlfriend is here? How dare you grab my arm?

I have nothing to do with you and I don't want to be labeled as your mistress, ' Ashley silently protested, her unmoving lips trembling.

Suddenly, Andrew's cold, emotionless voice boomed throughout the whole room. It made her shudder.

While she knew that Andrew could be dangerous when he was angry, she didn't expect it to be this terrible.

At one point, she thought that she was the one Andrew ordering to leave.

A feeling of uneasiness suddenly took over her chest. She didn't understand why she would feel that way. Good thing was that she had already anticipated this scenario.

As a matter of fact, she had already packed all her belongings. Everything was ready for her to leave. 'But was it really necessary for him to ask me to 'get out of here'?', Ashley quietly thought, fighting the unpleasant feelings building up inside her.

The complex feelings Ashley was having weren't helping her in any way. Her heart was starting to feel like it had been pricked by numerous needles.

'His girlfriend is here, you fool, ' she said to herself, biting her lower lip. 'What are you still doing here?'

Susie was in a corner with her gaze totally fixed on Ashley. The icy-cold order that Andrew made also stunned her, but she didn't realize that it was directed at her.

Because of that, a smug look was still plastered on her face. The embarrassed expression that was clear on Ashley's face was making this whole thing more enjoyable for her.

'Yes, get out of here!' she silently quipped, feeling happy that Andrew intended to get rid of Ashley.

'You are just an ordinary woman. A man like Andrew would never like you!' she continued, a little laugh escaping from her mouth. 'You are no match for Lesley yet you still have the gall to try to become Andrew's girlfriend. Pathetic! Utterly ridiculous!

Lesley will be my sister-in-law, ' her inward barrage continued. 'She is well-educated and probably one of the most beautiful women in the entire world. I don't know anyone better than her, ' she finished, satisfied.

"I'm asking you to get out of here!" Andrew shouted once again. This time he made it clear to Susie that he was asking her to leave, while Susie seemed to be enjoying the drama that was happening. His grip on Ashley's arm was as tight as ever, in fear that she might get away and leave the place. The satisfied expression on Susie's face quickly vanished when she realized that Andrew was talking to her. Her face turned pale. She couldn't believe what she heard.

This was a rare opportunity for Andrew to have a good meal with Ashley, but now everything was ruined because of Susie. How could he hold back his anger?

And besides, where in the world did Susie get all her courage that made her decide that it would be a good idea to come to his villa?

'What?' Susie thought, stunned.

Being Andrew's younger sister, she hadn't really been at the receiving end of Andrew's wrath. And now that she was, she was in disbelief.

It was the first time she had seen Andrew this angry. Fear was starting to eat her up.

Andrew was staring at her directly, his eyes wide with rage. The stare felt like a knife that could shred her apart in seconds.

She failed to do anything or say anything even if she wanted to. She was stuck in her place, shaking. It took her a long time to finally gain her composure back, and when she did, all she could think of was how annoyed she was with her brother's bad temper.

"Come on, Andrew! I'm your younger sister! How can you treat me so rudely? Who is she? Did she seduce you?" she shouted with a loud voice, and her glare directed at Ashley. "She asked you to bring her back, didn't she? She's nothing but a shameless woman. She dreams of marrying you, right?" Her voice was getting louder, and her stare was getting more deadly. "She'd better know her place, Andrew!" she finished, now turning to Ashley. "Hey, you!" She nodded towards Ashley, who was now clearly stunned. "I'll admit that you don't look so bad. But let me warn you - you'd better stop fantasizing about marrying my brother. You are nothing but an ordinary woman compared to Lesley. Always remember that!"

Susie finished with satisfaction prominent on her face.

Ashley was shocked to hear all of those, but she was more shocked to hear that Susie was Andrew's younger sister.

'What?

What the hell?

That girl is the man's younger sister? Not his girlfriend?' wondered Ashley.

Suddenly, her face was drained of all expression.

With a cold, indifferent look on her face, she turned to Susie. "What did you say just now?" she started, her voice quiet but searing.

'I am a shameless woman? I'm seducing him? Nonsense!' thought Ashley. Ashley turned to Andrew and gave him a colder look.

Feeling Ashley's glare, Andrew felt so awkward and numb that he just stood in his place, stiff.

Upon seeing the sudden indifference shown on Ashley's face, Susie shook with fear. 'How could this woman be as terrible as Andrew?' she silently told herself, afraid even to look at Ashley. 'Her glare is so sharp and terrible.

But I didn't say anything wrong, ' she continued, defending herself. 'She is a shameless woman trying so hard to seduce Andrew. That's an undeniable fact. How could she be such a prostitute yet pretend to be innocent?' Susie was getting riled up.

'Moreover, I am from the Lu family, and that woman is just a commoner. How dare she look at me like that? It's so rude!'

Susie wasn't afraid anymore. After clearing her throat, she looked at Ashley with renewed bravery. "Do you want me to repeat what I said? I said that you are a shameless bitch. Is it clear now?" she said, raising one of her eyebrows. "I've dealt with a lot of people like you. You know? You are a prostitute yet you're here pretending to be innocent. Never! I will not allow you to get near Andrew. Stop fantasizing!" Susie said in a sharp, condescending tone.

"Shut up!" Andrew shouted, now breathing heavily. Susie had gone too far. The anger that was bubbling inside Andrew's chest was making him think of kicking Susie out of the room.

Ashley was a woman he valued so much, so he would never dare belittle her like Susie just did. How could she!

"Susie," Andrew started, his voice quiet and dangerous. "I don't want to repeat myself for a third time. Get out of here," he ordered, glaring at his sister. "Now!" Andrew shouted, directing all his annoyance towards Susie.

"Andrew!" Susie shouted back, on the verge of tears. "I am your younger sister and she is nothing but a bitch! How can you defend her over me?" she continued, tears running along her cheeks. Her voice trailed off after she noticed Andrew glaring at her.

After no response came from Andrew, Susie decided that she had had enough and ran out of the room. She went straight to the parking lot and into her car.

As soon as she was able to get inside, she started pounding on her steering wheel, shouting at the top of her lungs and crying her eyes out.

"How dare you, Andrew!" she shouted through her tears.

"Did you forget that I am your younger sister? How can you pick that bitch over me? And that bitch!" Susie gave her steering wheel another hard slap. "What a shameless bitch! How does she stay so proud?" Shaking, she wiped away her tears with her arms.

"There is no way I'm tolerating this!" she said, fishing her phone from her bag. "I'm going to tell Lesley about what happened today and I would ask her to ruin that bitch!"

With tears still streaming from her eyes, she angrily punched Lesley's number onto her phone and called it.

After a few minutes of conversation, she ended the call, started her car, and drove away.

At the gate of the villa, Andrew was still holding on to Ashley's arm tightly.

"Mr. Lu, your younger sister has already left. Could you please let go of me now?" Ashley requested in a cold voice.

She was really pissed off. Anyone who would be belittled and regarded as a bitch would definitely feel bad, and Ashley was no exception.

'Why do I always get mistaken as a bitch? Do I really look like one?' she thought, in utter disbelief.

Also, considering Andrew's strength and the length of time he had held her arm, it was no surprise that her arm was already sore.

Andrew, however, did not let go of Ashley. A blank, expressionless facade donned his face.

With strong, sure, and swift actions, Andrew was able to slam the door and pull Ashley into the living room. It was not until he led her to a seat did he finally let go of her arm.

"How about having breakfast first?" he asked, his face still betraying nothing. All the commotion left Ashley hungry, and honestly, she had no energy to say no. They then got started on eating.

Ashley looked at the delicious food on the table and then turned to Andrew.

She had just suffered something unjust and traumatic. This peace was enough compensation for it.

'Nothing is more important than enjoying delicious food, ' thought Ashley.

Andrew breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Ashley eating.

'Thank you for not leaving, ' Andrew said quietly to himself, having his first bite.