A Love Trap

Chapter 178 Rings

The next day was Saturday, so Andrew didn't have to work, but Ashley had to go to the bakery because it was open seven days a week. There was no weekend break for her.

She was going to the bakery in Andrew's car as usual but suddenly, she noticed that they were going the wrong way.

She was an idiot when it came to directions, but, as she had been taking the same route to the bakery every day, she was able to catch the change in direction.

"Andrew, are we going the wrong way? This doesn't seem to be the way I go every day," she inquired.

"You are right. We are not going to the bakery today," Andrew, who was in the driver's seat, replied.

"Andrew, why didn't you ask for my consent before making plans for the day?" She stared at him indignantly. "Drive me to the bakery," she protested.

He didn't reply but instead sped up the car.

Ashley clutched the seat belt. She was a little worried now.

Finally, the car stopped at a large mall. Exclusive content © by Nô(v)el/Dr/ama.Org.

Andrew got out of the car, pulled the door open and dragged her out.

Ashley was still protesting. "Why do you drag me here?" she complained.

"To buy rings," he responded.

Ashley didn't trust her ears and opened her eyes widely. "What? What are you talking about?"

Andrew stared at Ashley and repeated, "You heard me. I brought you here to buy rings."

Ashley flinched subconsciously. "Forget about the rings, please. We have already got married. A ring is just a flashy ornament," she explained.

Andrew twisted his lips without saying anything. He just watched Ashley with his deep dark eyes steadily. Ashley felt great pressure in her heart immediately.

Ashley couldn't understand why Andrew suddenly had the idea of buying rings. He had never mentioned it before and it had been all right without the rings.

Obviously her protests didn't work. She was dragged into the mall.

The mall belonged to the Lu Group but he had never visited it. Andrew had heard that the mall had a good reputation among customers.

He strode directly to the jewelry counter, dragging Ashley behind him. They must have appeared strange, but, as a good looking couple, they still attracted a lot of attention.

"What can I help you? Are you looking for rings?"

As soon as they reached the counter, a girl with perfect makeup and a professional outfit immediately walked towards them.

"Yes," Andrew replied in a soft voice.

"Andrew, maybe we buy them next time?" she pleaded him, tugging at his sleeve like a little girl.

It didn't have any effect on Andrew. Instead he went closer to the counter to peer at the rings in the counter, holding Ashley's hand tightly the whole time. He scanned the rings quickly and was not impressed by a single one.

He turned to the shop assistant and said, "Show me your latest styles."

The assistant smiled awkwardly and politely replied, "I am sorry. I have to ask our manager—" Before she could finished the sentence, a middle-aged man interrupted her.

"That is not necessary. I have already brought them here."

Ashley raised her head and saw a rather plump middle-aged man walking fast towards them, followed by three shop assistants, each of them holding a plate covered with a piece of red velvet cloth.

The assistant who was helping Andrew and Ashley earlier was somewhat surprised to see this man. It made her wonder who Andrew was and whether he was an important man as the manager came personally to assist him.

She had never seen the manager offer to personally aid customers even when big shot CEOs had come to shop.

The girl snapped out of her musings and went up to greet the manager.

The manager went directly to Andrew. "Mr. Lu, here are the newest style in our shop. These are also limited edition pieces worldwide," he said with a differential smile.

The manager gave a signal to three assistants to come forward and then he lifted the red velvet cloths off the plates. Rings of various styles were revealed to them.

He wiped off the non-existent sweat from his forehead. He felt lucky that Andrew's assistant Johnny had given him a heads up about the CEO's shopping trip beforehand. It was Johnny who had asked him to keep these rings ready for his consideration.

He didn't take Johnny's instructions very seriously as he thought Johnny was joking. Now it turned out that Johnny wasn't lying.

Not willing to risk offending Andrew, he had prepared for his visit despite his initial doubts.

Ashley had got used to this kind of scenes after she learned about Andrew's social status. However, she still had butterflies in her tummy. She had become the wife of a rich CEO overnight and she had to admit, it did feel good!

She looked at the plates casually, but her eyes were attracted to the items on the plates. They say no woman could resist bling. It seemed true enough at that moment.

Noticing Ashley's change of expression, Andrew asked, "Do you like any?"

It took great effort for Ashley to tear her eyes away from the plates. She rolled her eyes at him. Gosh, they were diamond rings. What kind of woman wouldn't like them?

However, Andrew didn't look very satisfied with them. He frowned and said, "So these are all you have got? Not very impressive. But we will have to pick out a pair from these at the moment."

Ashley's jaw dropped when she heard his comment. 'How could he not be impressed by these? What kind of rings are impressive in his eyes?'

And to her surprise, the manager didn't seem displeased. Instead, he seemed to agree with what Andrew said.

"How about these?" Andrew scanned the three plates and picked out a pair of rings with a diamond cut in a water drop shape, surrounded by a circle of smaller diamonds. It looked cute, simple, elegant and it matched Ashley's style.

"Give me your hand," he said to Ashley.

Knowing fully well that she couldn't avoid this, she held her hand out obediently. The ring fit in her finger perfectly, as if it was custom made.

She liked the ring too. She touched it gently after Andrew put it on.

He looked satisfied too.

Then he gave the other ring to Ashley and said, "Help me put it on."

Ashley took the ring from his hand and inserted it onto his finger. It felt a lot like they were exchanging rings at a wedding ceremony.

The manager was stunned to see Andrew being so intimate with a woman.

He didn't know who Ashley was, but going by the CEO's affectionate attitude towards her, she must be somebody important. As they placed the rings on their third fingers, it was obvious that they were either engaged or married.