A Love Trap

Ashley secretly rolled her eyes and let out a silent sigh. She didn't want Andrew to notice her resigned expression. 'He's obviously angry. Why won't he just admit it?' Ashley complained silently in her head.

"Well, I'm getting late for work. Can you give me a ride?" Ashley inquired in a very careful way.

'He actually has a point. It would be difficult to hail a taxi in this neighborhood. It's better if he could drive me to work, ' Ashley thought as she feared the long waiting that she would experience if she opted to go to work by herself.

"No! I will not give you a ride." Andrew declined Ashley's request with a stern voice. His handsome face reflected a very serious look.

Ashley narrowed her eyes and leered at Andrew. She asked him with a confused voice,"Why not?" 'I've only asked him for a ride to work. Why did he react that way? Why is he being so dramatic?' thought Ashley as her confusion grew.

Andrew met Ashley's baffled stare. He realized how puzzled Ashley was with his response and that she wanted an explanation.

He tapped her forehead in a sweet reprimand. He said with a low, stern voice,"Why are you thinking about getting to work?"

Andrew then shifted his considerate gaze towards Ashley's injured hand. "You hurt your hand last night. You should wait for it to fully recover before you return to your work."

Ashley then realized that she misunderstood Andrew. She looked down while her guilt consumed her. Her face reddened with embarrassment. However, Ashley still wanted to go to work.

She looked at Andrew and spoke with a soft tone,"I'll be fine. I don't really have much work to do there. I won't strain myself."

Ashley told the truth as she assured Andrew. She was the owner of Memory Bakery. All she needed to do was supervise her employees and make sure that everything was fine in the shop. She would help to deal with clients if ever they were swarmed with customers.

"You heard me. I won't drive you there. You need to rest." Andrew's determined expression showed that his decision was final.

He felt annoyed that Ashley was too carefree and reckless about her injured hand. 'Why is she so irresponsible when it comes to her health? She still wants to go to work even when her hand is already badly injured, ' Andrew fumed in his mind.

"Please don't make too much of a big deal out of this. I'm fine, really. Just let me go to work," Ashley pleaded with a pout on her face. Her eyes were full of anticipation as she stared at Andrew's stern face.

'Ellie can't supervise because she went to her hometown. I must be at the bakery to make sure everything is fine, ' thought Ashley.

a lot and even played cute just to convince Andrew but he still refused to drop her off

was really annoyed about how stubborn Andrew could be.

Andrew was just concerned about her but she was convinced that her injury wasn't serious enough to affect her job at the bakery. Ashley explained wholeheartedly and reassured Andrew many times

to walk

to calm her down. He said in a

father who

for words. She just stared at Andrew as her face reddened

girls romantically. However, he met Ashley and realized how he felt about her. He convinced himself to improve on how he interacted with

about a lot of romantic fictions just to improve his social skills with

books. He discovered how to deal with girls properly. He

to refute Andrew's demands. 'Those books really are effective, ' Andrew thought as he was impressed

steps were heavy as she walked towards their bedroom. She then entered and slammed the door loudly. Ashley closed the door

were a lot of dirty dishes to clean that

wanted a maid before, nor did he need one. Andrew was a neat freak. He was clean and

to cook delicious meals by himself. It was very simple for an intelligent guy like Andrew to follow the recipe. He found it easy

him to

then walked towards the front door

annoyed that she wasn't allowed to leave. She sulked as she stared at her injured hand. 'Why did

of a car at the driveway. She was reluctant at first, but after a few seconds, she walked over the window and looked down. She then saw Andrew's car which drove out towards the

then stared back at Ashley as if he knew that

surprised by Andrew's gaze so she immediately hid at

and when she was sure that the car already left, she returned to

How did that guy know that I was staring at him through the window?' she thought

she sat on the bed. She really didn't mean the words she said before. It was just because Andrew annoyed her when he didn't allow her

get lost on the way to work. Moreover, even if she managed