A Love Trap novel Chapter 79

However, Lena didn't pay attention to his mention of Harkim.

"Are you saying that Ashley has rented a place to open her own shop?" Lena asked in a cold, irritated voice.

Benjamin slowly met Lena's eyes and nodded silently.

"Crap!" Lena glared furiously at Benjamin. She stood up with a frown on her face and pushed him down to the floor.

Benjamin was shocked by Lena's actions. He was caught off-guard and was knocked down to the ground.

Benjamin didn't get mad with Lena's rude behaviour. He kept silent even after she shoved him. He just lay on the floor and didn't even bother to get up.

Lena was infuriated when she saw that Benjamin was calm and unmoved. She hated how he acted very much like Ashley.

She gawked at Benjamin with enraged eyes and yelled at him angrily, "Stand up right now! What are you doing on the floor? Do you feel comfortable lying on the floor?"

Lena held her chest and sighed deeply. She walked around in the office as she tried to analyze the current situation. Finally, she asked, "You said that somebody is helping Ashley. Who is it? What is this person's relationship with Ashley?"

Benjamin answered with a low, apologetic voice, "I don't know who he is. That person is very good at keeping his identity a secret. I can't investigate it well. Additionally, Ashley leased a shop managed by the Harkim."

"What? Ashley rented a shop owned by the Harkim?" Ashley reconfirmed Benjamin's information. Her eyes widened in shock and disbelief.

Benjamin nodded in response to Lena's query.

"No! It's not possible! How could she have convinced the management of Harkim to rent her a shop? She is just a lowly orphan! She was a nobody until my family adopted her! How could she obtain connections with the people from the Harkim?" Lena was furious at what she just heard. She refused to believe that Ashley was connected with such a big company. How could someone like Ashley be connected with the people of the Harkim?

A man entered Lena's mind.

Lena and Raymond saw that man with Ashley the last time they were in the Vineyard Restaurant. He had a handsome face and stood beside Ashley.

Lena didn't care for his attractive looks or the fact that he could afford to come to the Vineyard. She had been part of the Vineyard circle but that was her first time to encounter him. Lena dismissed his existence and thought of him as just some common man. He couldn't possibly have any influential background.

Lena thought that he was someone insignificant but the recent events might have happened because of that person! However, Lena wouldn't care about Greyson or his background. His cute baby face made him look harmless. She remembered the first time she met him in the supermarket.

Greyson embarrassed Lena that day at the supermarket. She was mad at him but she ignored him because she thought he was just a kid. She decided that he couldn't compete with someone of her status.

Benjamin stood in silence as he stared at Lena who was in a daze.

It was quite a while before Lena noticed that Benjamin was still with her at the office. She realized that although he made some mistakes, he couldn't be blamed for everything that had happened. Lena was furious. However, she couldn't find a way to express her rage. She sighed deeply as the disappointment overwhelmed her.

Lena was envious of how Ashley had so many reliable connections. She had always thought of Ashley as the orphan who would be helpless without her family's support. Now, she would feel furious every time she met Ashley. Lena was the princess of the Mu family. She should be the one being served by these people. How could Ashley have convinced them to be loyal to her and do anything for her?