A Love Trap

Chapter 149 Being Under The Spotlight

Tables covered by nice tablecloths were arranged in a line on both sides of the room. On them, beautiful cakes and pastries were placed in fancy plates and expensive wines were poured in crystal glasses that were laid up like a pyramid. Everything looked perfect.

The waiter was still trying to lead the way, but Ashley suddenly stopped. She saw an old friend.

Lena was chatting with several girls who were around her age.

"Oh my god! Lena, is that the ring he gave you? It's so pretty!" A girl in a short light yellow dress took Lena's hand and looked at the ring that was on one of her fingers.

"That is so pretty! And the way it shines... Oh my god! That at least weighs five carats, I bet! It shouldn't be a big deal for Raymond though. He is the son of the Luo Group's CEO after all. I'm sure he is generous!" said the girl in pink dress. The dress was knee-length and covered with pearls. Because of that, every time she moved, light reflected off of them and it made her look like she was sparkling.

The girl also had beautiful, long, blonde hair, and with her features being so delicate, she was very stunning.

Her tone sounded very jealous as she looked at Lena, who was obviously enjoying the compliments she was getting.

"Oh yes, you should all be jealous of Madame Lena. Raymond is not only generous to her but also adoring, and he is willing to do anything for her. No one else would have such luck as her in finding such an amazing fiance!"

Lena's little helper said, further flattering her. The helper wore a long light green dress. Her hair was in a great updo, which really complemented her overall style. While she looked cute, it didn't look nice when she kept trying to cozy up to Lena's good side.

She immediately spoke for Lena when she smelled the oncoming showdown.

It was not unusual for rich girls to get jealous or be someone that other girls got jealous of.

Some of them would fight for it, and the rest would take sides.

A girl sneered, "It's just a ring. I don't really know why you are making a big deal out of it." The girl who just spoke wore a body-tight black dress that was slightly above her knees.

It showed her perfect figure. She used a hairpin made by white jade to lock all of her hair up on the back of her head.

Her face looked impeccable. Her eyeliner was perfectly black, identical on both eyes, and the way it went up made her eyes so cat-like. Her skin was tight but it looked so soft. Truly, she was the mix of an angel and a devil. Because of this, she easily stood out of all of the girls around her. However, it seemed like that she didn't want to fit in with the girls around her. A smile was gracing her plump lips as she looked at Lena, who was in turn, looking so scornfully at her.

"It's just a five-carat ring. If you really like it, I will pick one for you next time," she said.

"Really? Thank you Caroline!" said the girl in the pink dress. Her face turned red because of rage when she heard what the girl in the light green dress said. But when Caroline opened her mouth, she immediately smiled and scurried on her side.

Then, she swaggered forward, towering over the girl in light green dress, and sneered, "Who do you think you are? You're just someone else's dog. A dog is a dog. Without a leash, it just gets excited about every little thing and barks at everyone it sees!"

Now it was the girl in the light green dress to feel angry. Lena felt humiliated too.

"Caroline! What are you doing?" With an exasperated expression on her face, Lena questioned Caroline who just lampooned her as her face got redder and redder by the second.

"What am I doing? I just simply said what I thought. Can't you understand English?" No one dared to start a fight with Lena, but Caroline was a different kind of being.

Ever since she met her, she hadn't liked Lena. Her father was the CEO of the Ji Group, the closest and arguably the fiercest competitor of the Mu Group. Once, there was a rumor that went around that Caroline was rejected by Raymond. No one knew if it was true though.

But Caroline might still have feelings for Raymond, and she could just be resenting Lena for "stealing" what was supposed to be hers.

But from an outsider's perspective, it just seemed like that Caroline just wanted to pick a fight with Lena. And it was hard to blame them, because Caroline was, indeed, a unique person. She wasn't like anyone around her.

The looming fight had suddenly made the air so tense that everyone felt so uncomfortable. No one was smiling anymore.

"Caroline, let's go. Today is Uncle Clyde's birthday. Don't get in any trouble!" A girl suddenly said while pulling Caroline's arm.

"I really don't know what Raymond was thinking. He must be out of his mind to get engaged with a girl like that!" Caroline sneered. With more urging from the girl, however, she slowly backed up and walked away.

Caroline's friends quickly said goodbye to Lena and left.

The rest of girls looked at each other, feeling awkward, and went without saying a word to each other. It was not the first time Lena and Caroline were so close to fighting each other so no one really felt surprised at what happened.

However, the situation had already changed. Lena was engaged to Raymond. She now had two big corporations standing behind her, and she had earned herself a higher social status. Girls had to think well about the side they were going to take.

"Lena, don't think about what Caroline said. You know how she is. She only cares about herself," said a random girl.

"That's truth. Lena, don't waste your energy on someone like that!" another girl added.

"I totally agree! She probably just wants to hurt you, because she was super jealous," said one girl.

Girls who stayed by her side started paying her compliments. Lena finally cracked a smile. C0ntent © 2024 (N/ô)velDrama.Org.

However, it was fake. She hid her anger and pretended to be a kind innocent girl. With a deep breath, she said, "I know. Caroline probably just felt a little uncomfortable with me engaged to Raymond. But you know, I would never make a fuss about the trifles with her. Anyway, the party is about to start. You guys enjoy yourselves. I have to go walk around and make sure everything is ready. You all have to excuse me,"

Lena said, a sweet smile on her lips. She acted so well that no one really knew how she truly felt inside.

The last statement she said to them was clearly to show off her importance to the Luo family.

Lena was the one who planned the whole party on the behalf of them. As she was already engaged to Raymond, the Luo family had already accepted her as their family. In the future, Lena would face and

plan those kind of parties a lot. But that was neither here nor there - right now, she was yet to marry into the Luo family. But seeing that they already let her help in planning such an important party, it was clear how much the Luo family already favored her.

Girls like Lena who came from the family like Mu would usually marry for the business. They didn't really have a chance to refuse. It was their destiny. That was why some of them would feel jealous of her engagement.

"Wow! Lena, is that true? You planned the whole party? No wonder I felt this party was different from the ones I used to go to! I really like it! I bet you worked hard on this!" A girl said, admiring Lena.