A Love Trap

Chapter 341 What If He Hurts Himself

Raymond's frustration worried Cora. "Okay, sweetie. You take some time to relax. But promise me you won't do anything stupid or hurt yourself. Lena does not deserve a person like you. You will meet someone much better than her!"

Raymond nodded indifferently and walked past Cora, heading upstairs to his bedroom.

Seeing him walking away, Cora said to Clyde in a low voice, "I'm so worried about him. What if he hurts himself? Maybe I should stay with him."

Clyde was also worried about his son. He saw how broken he looked, cut off from his surroundings as if he had lost his soul.

But he tried to comfort Cora instead. "Don't worry, honey. You should believe in your son. He won't do any of those things. He's not that weak. Give him some time to think about it alone."

"Okay," said Cora, nodding her head worriedly.

She felt constantly pissed at Lena for having hurt her son like that. "Lena is such a shameless woman! I will never allow her to get away with this stunt. She cannot live a happy life after doing this to my son!"

Raymond was the most important person in the world to Cora. Naturally, she couldn't let pass what Lena had done to him.

That entire day, Ron did not go to the company office. Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

Instead, he stood in Lena's bedroom, seeing her pack her bags.

"You can call me if you need anything. If you run out of money, I'll give you as much as you need!"

he said, while Lena quietly arranged her luggage.

They didn't have a particularly close relationship when they were young. But even though Lena didn't treat him very well, she was still his sister.

Seeing his sister in trouble, Ron couldn't help but worry about her.

Lena was stunned at his words. It took her a while to answer. "Okay," she said.

Her voice sounded a little hoarse, since she hadn't said anything for a long time.

"You can't think of your life as a trip, you know. Just think about what you have done. What did you gain by hurting others and yourself?

You are no longer a child. You have grown up with the love and protection of the Mu family, and haven't experienced anything of the world. I really hope this tragic incident changes you."

Lena's expression finally changed. Her eyes turned red, with crystal tears flooding them. "Thank you, Ron," she said, without a hint of ingenuity.

He was the only person in this family who would treat her with so much patience at this moment.

Ron hugged Lena gently, slightly awkwardly. "You're my sister. It's my duty to help you. You don't have to thank me. I hope you understand my concern."

"I do..." Lena said, nodding obediently.

They were both getting emotional. Suddenly, the maid knocked on the door. "Mr. and Mrs. Mu have asked for both of you to come downstairs."

"Okay. We'll be there soon," replied Ron.

After the maid left, Ron wiped the tears off Lena's face and said, "Well, wash your face and then come downstairs. Don't worry, okay? I will stand by your side. The Luo family won't go too far, I know that."

Meanwhile, Cora and Clyde had just entered the living room.

Seeing them, Peggy quickly put up a smile on her face and said enthusiastically, "Cora! Welcome to our home! Come here and have a seat."

She then looked around herself. "Oh, where is Lena? Why hasn't she come down yet? Terri, go upstairs and urge Lena to come here immediately."

Cora took a step back to avoid being touched by Peggy's hand, and said indifferently, "No, we haven't come here to meet Lena. Mrs. Mu, we are here to talk about something very important with you."

Cora used to think Lena was the perfect woman. She also thought very highly of her mother, Peggy.

But now she realized Peggy had been in on this as well.

'What a tacky woman Peggy is! No wonder she has such a daughter, ' thought Cora.

Peggy was a little embarrassed, but maintained the smile on her face and asked, "Okay, Cora. What's the important matter that you want to talk about?"

Cora sat down on the sofa and started slowly, "I think you'd better call me Mrs. Luo. Our relationship isn't so intimate that you call me by my name. I am not going to be your daughter's mother-in-law, anyway."

The smile on Peggy's face instantly disappeared. "Why would you say that?" she asked.

Ignoring her expression, Cora produced the recording pen. "You will understand why after you listen to this recording..."

"What's this?" asked Peggy curiously.

"This is for you to find out how Lena lost her baby and that Ashley had nothing to do with it," said Cora.

Peggy frowned. "Baby? It was Ashley who caused Lena's miscarriage!"

Cora sneered but kept quiet. 'Peggy is such a bad mother! Both the mother and daughter are completely alike! Peggy is also blaming Ashley, just like Lena did!'

"Mrs. Mu, you'd better listen to the recording first..."

"What are you listening to?"

said Ron, as he walked down the staircase with Spencer.

Peggy had asked someone to inform them as soon as Cora and Clyde had arrived.

Glancing at Spencer, Cora said, "Ah, Mr. Mu, I'm happy you are here too. Well, let's listen to this recording together, shall we?"

Ignoring how everyone in the room felt, Cora played the recording in the pen.

Ashley's and Lena's voice filled the quiet air.

Peggy and Spencer were a little embarrassed, eyeing each other sideways.

Only Ron remained unmoved, since Lena had already told him everything about this incident. However, upon hearing some parts of it, he felt that it was unacceptable.

'How could Lena do those bad things?' he thought, unable to process it in his mind.

The recording lasted for about ten minutes.

Once it was over, Cora put away the recording pen and looked at the Mu family's faces. "Well? How do you feel about this? Mr. Mu and Mrs. Mu, are you satisfied with your daughter's performance?"

Spencer finally came to his senses and looked at Clyde and Cora. "There seems to be a misunderstanding... Lena isn't such a person. She would never do those bad things..."

Peggy quickly added, "Yes. You know Lena so well. Do you really think she would do something like that?"

Their words annoyed Cora. "Misunderstanding? How can there be one?" Isn't it Lena's voice in this recording? She looks down upon Raymond and wants to get married to a richer man. She even killed Raymond's child. We cannot stand her! We have come here to call off the engagement."

"Recording? Where did this recording come from?" asked Peggy in amazement.

"Ashley gave it to me," said Cora.

"Mrs. Luo, you don't know Ashley very well. What if she gave you a fake recording? Maybe she planned all this to frame Lena!" Peggy couldn't help raising her voice.

Cora didn't say anything but sneered. 'Peggy is so ridiculous. She never fails to criticize Ashley while praising Lena.

How can she not feel embarrassed to exaggerate her dislike like that?

Ashley is a member of the Lu family, after all! And Andrew treats her well. It's impossible that Ashley would envy Lena, ' thought Cora.