A Love Trap
Chapter 124 The Scald

Ashley held on to the wall beside her to keep her balance and not to fall to the ground again.

Ashley had no idea why this woman was acting like this. She wondered about the reason this woman was so angry. 'Is it because of my face? She thinks a girl with such a face is here to seduce her boss?' she thought in wonder.

"Well, let's talk about reparations. I can forgive you for spilling coffee on me, but you need to pay for what you did to my clothes. Fifty thousand. I'm giving you a discount, so you'd better give me the money!" Carol said, crossing her arms over her chest. She stood before Ashley and looked down at her.

Ashley frowned. The pain from her leg was killing her. She answered weakly, "I have offered you my sincere apology. I'm really sorry. It's just a little coffee stain on your clothes. How about this? I can wash it off."

Carol smirked and said, "What? You can wash it off? Ha ha! You think this is cheap like the rags you are wearing right now? Ridiculous! What I'm wearing is the real deal!"

"So what do you want?" Ashley said, sitting down against the wall.

"What I want is simple. All you have to do is cut your face," Carol said, whipping out an eyebrow razor out of nowhere and throwing it to Ashley.

Ashley could tell what Carol wanted from this incident.

"Don't push it!" she warned.

"Why do you say that? You can't afford my clothes. So you have to pay it in some way," Carol said, raising an eyebrow at Ashley.

"Well? You don't want to do it yourself? That's okay. I can help you," Carol continued. She crouched down and picked up the razor, her eyes flashing wickedly.

When Ashley saw the razor get closer and closer to her, she frowned, her heart thumping in fear. 'Damn it! I'm so screwed this time! The hot coffee didn't get on my face, but the razor is going to do it, 'Ashley thought frantically. Ashley was physically and mentally exhausted. She was worn out when she had got lost, and had almost passed out because of the pain from the scalding coffee. And now, Ashley had no strength to stop Carol. The razor in Carol's hand was about to touch Ashley's face.

But Johnny's voice echoed suddenly from behind them, stopping Carol from doing anything.

"Carol, what the hell are you doing?"

Johnny could only see Carol. Ashley was on the ground, hidden by her.

Carol froze at Johnny's voice. She abruptly stood up, turned to Johnny, and she answered calmly, "Nothing! I was just picking up something I dropped."

"Have you seen a lady in a white dress?" Johnny asked anxiously.

Andrew wasn't worried about Ashley at first, because she was in his office building. He thought she was just wandering around because she was getting bored in his office but would come back soon.

It was lunchtime now and Ashley had still not returned. Andrew obviously began worrying about her.

He ordered Johnny to replace Ashley. And Johnny in turn was combing the building anxiously to replace her. 'A lady in a white dress?'

Carol frowned. A sense of foreboding overcame her as she thought, 'Is she the lady Johnny is looking for?

No! No way!

She just happens to be wearing a white dress like the lady Johnny is looking for,'

Carol comforted herself.

"Who's the lady? Why do you look for her?" Carol asked, as she moved in front of Ashley so that Johnny couldn't see her.

"She's Mr. Lu's wife," Johnny said. He knew what Carol felt for Andrew. But Carol didn't give anything away. Besides, she was a good secretary. So Johnny usually turned a blind eye to her personal feelings. "What?" Carol blurted out as she looked at Johnny in disbelief.

"You must be kidding, right? Mr. Lu isn't married. Since when does he have a wife?"

"I have no time to discuss this with you right now. I need to replace Miss Mu. Are you free now? Can you help me replace her?"

"Johnny?" Ashley called Johnny's name when she vaguely heard his voice.

But her voice was too weak to be heard. What was worse, Carol's voice was louder than hers.

Carol told Johnny she had seen the lady earlier and directed him in the opposite direction. After Johnny left, Carol crouched down and looked at Ashley.

Johnny was too anxious to notice that there was someone behind Carol. So he followed her direction and walked away briskly, eager to replace Ashley.

Carol was still reeling from the news after Johnny had left. 'Mr. Lu has been married? He has a wife? Why has everything changed while I was on my business trip? Why?' Carol wondered as she stared at Ashley. "You are the Miss Mu Johnny was talking about, right?" Carol asked.

Ashley looked at Carol but didn't answer her. Somehow, Ashley thought that this Carol was different from the one she had first encountered.

The reason why Carol wanted to ruin Ashley's face was because she was jealous of Ashley's beauty. And now Carol seemed to have another reason.

"If I cut your face, will Mr. Lu still like you?" Carol asked Ashley calmly. But her words were caustic enough that they frightened Ashley to the core.

"Why would he marry such a poor girl like you? You seduced him first, didn't you? I knew it! He even ordered Johnny to replace you because he is really infatuated with you. You shameless bitch!" Carol said, as the flat part of the razor touched Ashley's face. She moved the razor along Ashley's face, causing goosebumps on her hands.

Ashley could tell that this woman had a crush on Andrew, which was why she was so jealous of Ashley when she heard from Johnny that Andrew had married her.

When Ashley looked at Carol again, she saw the fire of jealousy and rage burning in her eyes. A woman like her was most terrifying. Ashley saw that the hand of death was hovering over her, ready to take her away.

"Why are you so quiet? I was right, wasn't I?" Carol thought that Ashley's speechlessness was because she had guessed right and started snickering.

She then held up the razor and brought it back to Ashley's face, ready to cut into the smooth flesh.

Ashley was so scared that she closed her eyes. She thought regretfully, 'I shouldn't have come out. I should have stayed in Andrew's office no matter how boring it was. Now my face is about to become scarred. Damn it! It's all Andrew's fault! Why are so many women attracted to him?'

Ashley didn't feel the pain, but surprisingly, felt herself being enveloped in familiar arms.

She heard Carol's scream, which made her open her eyes.

Andrew's arms were wrapped around her and Carol was some distance away.

The cold aura emanating from Andrew frightened everyone, including Ashley.

Ashley held on to Andrew's neck and cautiously called his name.

Andrew looked at her but said nothing.000000000☐☐☐☐☐☐☐