A Love Trap

Ashley was an adopted child. But she wasn't treated well. The family she had lived with had their own agendas, and she had seen her family members plotting against her many times. She no longer wanted to see the evil side in people.

Working in a big company full of devious colleagues and cutthroat competition felt a lot like living with her family. She didn't want that anymore. She preferred to be content with her small venture — Memory Bakery. It was her happy space and she felt free here. Besides, the bakery was doing well now. There was no need for her to work at a big company to make a living.

Someday, if she couldn't keep Memory Bakery running, she might consider going back to a company, but, at present, that option was, thankfully, off the table.

Listening to what she said, Andrew's grip on the steering wheel momentarily tightened. He anticipated a definite rejection to his suggestion of working with him. So instead of voicing his thoughts, he held his peace.

The car was moving steadily. Ashley started to feel drowsy. Her head moved slightly from side to side involuntarily.

Andrew had kept glancing at her from time to time while driving. But this time when he looked at her, he couldn't take his eyes off of her.

He saw Ashley holding up her head with one hand, which was resting against the car window, while she kept nodding off like a cute chicken that was pecking.

Her fresh rosy lips were slightly parted. Her long shadowy eyelashes encircled her beautiful closed eyes. She was asleep like a quiet angel.

Her skin was fair like the finest white jade, but at that moment it was covered in a layer of rosy pink, which made her face look like a ripe, juicy peach enticing him to have a bite.

He couldn't tear his eyes away from Ashley. After observing this beautiful woman for a while, Andrew found his heartbeat quickening and his throat getting itchy. It was embarrassing but he had to admit that he was somehow turned on.

However, he tried to control himself with all his strength. He kept telling himself that he was driving. Although he was pretty confident about his driving skills, with Ashley in the car, he wanted to ensure that she was 100 percent safe. He reminded himself to stay focused on the road.

Andrew turned his attention back to his driving. It took him a lot of effort to get the image of Ashley sleeping angelically out of his mind. If she were awake right now, she would have found that Andrew had sped up the car considerably. It was as if he wanted to make it back home as soon as possible.

in order to not wake

the car when they arrived home. However, instead of waking her up, he unfastened his seat belt and leaned

against his shoulder. Her face was now right under his. He intently watched her irresistible red lips. Right before he lowered head to kiss her, Ashley stirred and slowly opened

as she saw the face of Andrew was zoomed in. Then the familiar bushes of camellia out of the window came into sight, which reminded her that they were already at home. She rubbed her eyes and said

like a morning star, which made

charm now made

have kissed her if she hadn't woken

He noticed that Ashley was still watching him in confusion. He explained, trying to sound nonchalant, "You fell asleep just now. I

the seat belt and get off the car, but Andrew jumped out of the car ahead of her and rushed to

dash off and was puzzled again. She

kitchen to

cold shower upstairs. He stayed in the

as soon as possible. It was killing him that he could see her every day but couldn't hold her in his arms. Plus, shameful as it was, he had to

meet his eyes, everything seemed normal. She brushed off the thought telling herself that maybe

Ashley wasn't feeling sleepy just yet. So after dinner and a

Andrew headed to his study for some

episode that happened on the night they first met in the hotel. He already knew that Ashley had come into his room by accident. Nobody had sent her with a hidden agenda.

to harm him would have sent a calculating and scheming woman to do

would make her give up her agenda, because they were meant to fall in love

was put on the desk in front of Andrew for a video call with

and skin was a little dark. His facial features were menacing enough to give you an idea of how tough and fierce