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.

just to convince Andrew but he still refused to drop her off at her bakery.

was really annoyed about how stubborn Andrew could

was fully aware that 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

you? I will go to the shop even if I have to walk there!" Ashley's patience had reached its

tried to calm her down. He

looked like a father who just

stared at Andrew as her face reddened

a romantic relationship before. He didn't know how to treat girls romantically. However, he met Ashley and realized how he felt about her. He convinced himself to improve on how he interacted with girls, especially Ashley.

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

a lot from those books. He discovered how to deal with girls properly. He

quite satisfied after he saw Ashley's confused face. She wasn't able to refute Andrew's demands. 'Those books really are effective, ' Andrew thought as

slammed the door loudly. Ashley closed the door so loud that even Andrew heard it from the first

were a lot of dirty dishes to

never wanted a maid before, nor did he need one. Andrew was a neat freak. He was clean and orderly just by himself. He was also afraid to let women touch his

for an intelligent guy like Andrew to follow the recipe. He found it easy to follow the instructions in the

for him to wash those

frowned while he stared at the sink. He then walked towards the front door

their bedroom alone with an agitated face. She was still quite annoyed that she wasn't allowed to leave. She sulked as she stared at her injured hand. 'Why did I hurt my hand at that time? I can't even go to work because of this stupid injury, ' she

car at the driveway. She was reluctant at first, but after a few seconds, she walked over the window and looked

then stared back at Ashley as if he knew that she was

was surprised by Andrew's gaze so

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

calm herself down. 'That was really surprising. How did that guy know that I was staring at him through the window?'

she said before. It was just because Andrew annoyed her when he

neighborhood. She actually didn't know how to get to Memory Bakery. She would probably get lost on the way to work. Moreover, even if she managed to find her way, it would take her more than an hour to walk