A Love Trap

Ashley was right where he had expected her to be.

"I've called you so many times! Why didn't you answer the phone?" Andrew said with some feeling. It was obvious that Andrew cared about it a lot.

Andrew hadn't found Ashley and then called her, but she hadn't answered the phone. And at last, her phone had also died.

"What? I didn't ignore the call," Ashley said, picking up her cellphone and pressing it. It didn't light up.

Ashley smiled sheepishly at him. "I think it's out of power."

"Ashley, why are you whispering? Is anybody there?" Ellie asked, confused. The door was in a corner and Ashley was hiding Andrew on purpose. Ellie knew now that there was someone in front of Ashley, but didn't know who.

"Nobody," Ashley instinctively said. She didn't want Ellie to know that Andrew had come looking for her. She gestured for him to leave and even prepared to push him out of the house. Andrew seemed not to notice Ashley's signal and squeezed in.

Andrew walked in, and as he saw Ellie, he said calmly, "I've come to take her home."

Ellie thought that Andrew had a steely glint in his eyes as he looked at her. She didn't know if it was actually that, or she was imagining it. She couldn't describe in detail how weird it was.

It would be wrong if she said that Andrew didn't like her. And it didn't mean anything bad. As she looked at Ashley, Ellie suddenly figured out what Andrew's expression meant.

Ellie was startled. Oh, God, no. She was a girl and Ashley's best friend. Would Andrew really be jealous of her?

But it was obvious that Andrew truly loved Ashley.

Ellie was not surprised that Andrew had come here.

She nodded at him and he nodded back.

Ashley couldn't understand these two. Why wasn't Ellie angry when she found out that Ashley was married? Theoretically, Ellie was supposed to dislike Andrew.

Andrew out. But why was Ellie acting like

at Ashley and took her hand.

rid of Andrew's grip. "We should

hand firmly but didn't hurt her. And Ashley knew she couldn't get rid

goggled at Andrew and hissed, "Let

know my

Ashley was speechless.

turned to Ellie, pleading with her eyes. 'Ellie,

her head helplessly. She could do nothing.

she was facing him.

"I don't want to eat what you cook. I

dinner outside,"

Ashley didn't reply.

at their turned backs and listened to their conversation.

let Andrew enter her world, slowly but steadily.

Ashley had lived here, the two girls would often have dinner, play with their cellphones, and watch TV together. Now that Ashley was gone and Ellie was left here alone, she felt

Ashley to find her happiness.

all but

Ashley struggled against him all the way and Andrew had no choice but to carry her

unceremoniously placed in the car. She glared at Andrew and decided

was relatively forgivable that

how dare he beat her hips?

than once at

could Ashley not

Andrew, the car was not spacious