Trapped with a Lawyer

"Ella, you are such a cold-hearted woman! How could you desert me and our child and run away? Do you know how hard I have tried to find you?" He held her in his arms, accusing her of being callous.

"Eh..." It seemed she was the one to blame.

"According to Catherine, if you really loved me, you would have definitely showed up after seeing me with another woman." When Catherine told him this, he didn't believe it at first.

She also said that she would immediately step back if Ella appeared. After some initial hesitation, he conceded.

But Ella was unmoved by Samuel and Catherine making their frequent appearances on the silver screen.

Samuel decided to go even further by announcing his engagement to Catherine.

However, Ella really had no heart for him. 'Didn't she love him? Why wouldn't she show up, after all he had done for her?'

He had done all he could to force her to come back to him.

However, he couldn't find her anywhere, and had became increasingly bad-tempered.

Looking at Samuel, his eyes glinting with sincerity, Ella almost got absorbed.

"Samuel, don't fake it. You know why I left. Don't you know how much I hate you? We will never be together again." She was in a bad mood. The things Samuel brought up added to her pain.

She pushed Samuel away, untied her seat belt, and was about to get out of the car before

She was pulled back inside. He held her in her arms and kissed her red lips, in one swift move.

"Don't hate me, Ella. Let me chase after you again, will you?" whispered Samuel in a seducing and soft voice near her left ear.

He would hate it if he lost her. Angry as he was with her, his wrath subsided every time he saw her lovely face.

Thinking about Jane, Ella formed a fist. "You'll never have my heart again. I hate you. I don't want to be with you." She shoved him away, opened the door and jumped out. Samuel chased after her without hesitation, but he was held back.

"Samuel, if you follow me, I will never forgive you!"

She glanced at the man in anger, and quickly ran away from the car. Finally, Ella hailed a taxi and hopped in.

Looking at the taxi disappearing out of sight, Samuel thumped on the car door in frustration.

That afternoon, Ella went to work as scheduled. During a break, she found the harsh tag #SamuelEndsEngagement had became a popular trend on Weibo.

She clicked on the hashtag. The top post, a statement by Samuel, caught her eyes.

It read; 'It is with much sadness that I and Ms. Gu announced the end of our engagement.'

It was just a simple line that did not provide any explanation.

In the comment area below the statement, many were questioning the decision with comments such as, 'Is it because of Ella?'

'Do you plan to remarry your ex-wife?'

'I look forward to the day when you and Ella pledge your commitment to each other all over again!'

'You are such a scum and two-timer. How could you have affairs with your ex-wife, while engaged to Catherine?'

At first, Ella didn't want to respond to the tweet, but she changed her mind when she thought of how Catherine had treated her before.

She forwarded Samuel's tweet, and commented: 'Congratulations@Samuel@Catherine!'

Though she knew that as a public figure, she couldn't do some things because of her image, Ella didn't care and pressed the post button on her touch screen phone.

Sure enough, her forwarded tweet immediately invited much criticism.

Many were scolding her for taking malicious pleasure in other's sorrow.

Even her most loyal fans couldn't make sense of what she was doing. Only a few people stuck up for her.

Seconds later, Eden, pacing back and forth in front of her, spoke up, "Do you intend to wreck your career?"

Ella shook her head and then tweeted. "Catherine is such a calculating woman who slanders good people. She cheated her way to her engagement to Samuel. She is not worthy of Samuel's devotion.' Catherine and Samuel's Weibo home?pages were flooded with comments less than an hour after this post, but neither of them responded.

With many chiding Ella for orchestrating the event, Catherine finally replied to Ella, "Why don't you tell your fans how you managed to sleep with Mr. Shao a few years ago?"

'Wow! Tension is running high. Can't wait to watch the spectacular show! Spill the secrets.'

'This is shocking. Is Mr. Shao a coward? Why doesn't he say something?'

'It's unbelievable that Ella did that! Unfollowing immediately.'

'No wonder Samuel divorced Ella. Women like her should be deserted as soon as possible!'

This dispute had gone viral over the Internet. Even the general manager of the US-based entertainment company Ella worked for called. "Ella, is your goal to ruin you reputation within the entertainment industry?

Do you have any idea how much we have spent building your image after Mr. Zhang recommended you to the company?

Are you losing your mind? Does it do you any good to row on the Internet with a woman just for the sake of your ex-husband?

Delete those comments and shift focus to your work!"

Ella shook her head and knew she wasn't insane, but maybe just a bit unsettled.

After all, there was no evidence to prosecute Catherine. It was not surprising that nobody believed her words.

When Ella got into trouble because of Catherine's words, Samuel posted a tweet that mentioned Catherine.

"Miss Gu, please delete your latest tweet. Ella and I had been doing what lovers were supposed to do several years ago. Please do not intervene in our private affairs."

Netizens figured out something unusual.

'Does Mr. Shao still love his ex-wife?'

'Mr. Shao, were you really tricked into engaging Miss Gu?'

'Samuel, you are shit! You hurt two women at the same time.'

Ella looked at Samuel's tweet emotionally. The words 'Ella and I had been doing what lovers were supposed to do' nearly made her cry.

Only then did she realize that she was so impulsive that she had messed it up.

She remembered that, from an anonymous number, she had received a photo showing Catherine holding Samuel in her arms.

She took a deep breath and continued to text: 'There are three hundred and sixty trades, but Miss Gu precisely chooses to be the third woman and is proud to let the entire world know.'

She still mentioned Catherine this time.

When netizens began to criticize Catherine in the comment area, Catherine called Emma, "Sister, you have the video where Ella went into Samuel's room, don't you? Can you send it to me?" Their relationship had come to a grinding halt the moment Catherine and Samuel officially announced their relations.

Although the two didn't get this out in the open, Emma blamed Catherine in her heart.

Catherine also felt embarrassed when she faced Emma. Since then, the two sisters rarely got in touch with each other.