Chapter 158 The Frame

"I can't calm down. It's my engagement ring. I can't believe I lost it..." It looked like Lena was about to burst into tears.

She seemed to hardly be able to keep the tears from flowing down the corners of her eyes.

"Don't worry. It might have just dropped on the ground," said someone.

"No, no, no! I looked everywhere. It's not on the table or the floor," said Lena.

"Wait, is it possible that someone might have picked it up? Perhaps someone has taken it?" one of the girls suggested.

Immediately, a few of them started to agree with her. One echoed, "That's very possible! One of the service staff might have picked it up and given it to the manager. We can check with the manager to see if someone handed a ring in."

A girl sneered, "Who would be silly enough to hand an expensive ring from the ground to someone else?"

The girls around looked at each other and agreed with her. It was an expensive ring. It was probably worth millions of dollars. No one would be able to resist the temptation of keeping it. It was highly unlikely that anyone would return it to its owner or hand it to the manager.

Caroline glared at Lena who was very distressed and sneered, "I think you might have lost it yourself. Why don't you check the surveillance videos rather than make such a big deal right now."

Lena was worrying about her ring. She didn't have the spirit of starting a fight with Caroline, so she ignored her.

However, Teresa couldn't stand her taunting. She wasn't pleased with Caroline's attitude toward Lena.

"Caroline, can you just shut up for a minute? For goodness sake, can't you see that Lena is worrying herself half to death over losing her engagement ring? We don't expect you to have the heart to help. But, can you at least just shut up and leave us alone?" said Teresa.

"This is a free country. I can do whatever I want. What I do is none of your business. Oh, and for your information, I was trying to help! Staring aimlessly at the ground and crying isn't going to make your ring magically appear. So quit weeping. For crying out loud, go and check the surveillance videos!" argued Caroline.

"Checking the surveillance videos will make it into a big deal. Lena is trying to solve the problem efficiently! Why do you care or worry? It's not your ring. You can at least respect others and keep your suggestions to yourself?" bickered Teresa.

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ong sixth sense.

Shortly after, Ashley's cell phone rang, which dragged her thoughts back to reality. She looked at the screen and raised her brows.

"Hello? Ashley, is that you?" When Ashley picked up the call, Lena's unique feeble voice came through the phone.

"Hum," responded Ashley.

Lena didn't rush to say anything. It seemed like she was preparing herself for a serious conversation. Ashley didn't have much patience towards Lena. She didn't want to waste her time with her, so she asked, "What do you want? If you have something to say, spit it out. If you don't, I'm hanging up."

"Lena, why don't you ask her? If it's too hard for you, I will do it for you then. Give me the phone..."

Ashley heard another girl's voice on the other end of the line. Then she heard a hissing noise. Finally, an unfamiliar female voice spoke on the phone.

"Hello? Are you Lena's sister? Can you please tell us where you are? Lena has something very important to discuss with you. Would you mind coming over?" The woman on the phone asked politely.

"You can just tell me on the phone what it's about," responded Ashley.

"I understand that you might be busy, but this is very important for Lena. It's hard to explain it on the phone. Can you please come over? We will wait for you at...." Ashley was not in the least bit interested in Lena's little games. She interrupted the girl and didn't wait for her to say where they were.

"Sorry I can't. I don't have the time."

There was no way that Ashley was going to go there. Lena had most certainly set up a trap for her to walk into!