A Love Trap

Francis looked down at the vegetable in his hands. 'Did I do something wrong?'

"What's wrong?" he asked innocently.

Looking at his handsome face, Ellie couldn't find the words.

"Ellie, what's the matter?" Ashley came in from the living room. When her eyes fell on the vegetable in Francis's hands, her mouth twisted. She had been away to fetch something just for less than a minute. How could he mess up a simple job of washing vegetable?

Only the stems remained in his hands and the leaves were torn into pieces and scattered all around.

"Can you tell me what kind of vegetable you are washing?" Ashley came over and looked at the stems in the basket. She stared at his innocent face resisting the urge to punch it.

"Isn't this how you're supposed to wash it?"

"Then what is it?"

Francis looked at the pile of leaves in another basket and said, "Oh, you meant these? These can't be eaten, right? I have removed all the leaves. I will throw them away."

"Who told you those can't be eaten?" asked Ashley.

"But I have never eaten those. Can they really be eaten?"

Judging from Ashley's and Ellie's expressions, Francis could tell that he must have goofed up.

Ashley slapped her forehead. "Okay, I will take it from here. You go rest in the living room," she said in resignation.

And this time she didn't listen to Francis' explanations. She just pushed him out of the kitchen. If she allowed him to stay in the kitchen any longer, there wouldn't be any dinner today.

Francis was puzzled at being pushed out of the kitchen. He asked Ashley for the name of the vegetable and searched it online.

water convolvulus, angiosperm, known to have

the Internet. You could cook the leaves, or you could also remove the leaves and cook

mumbled, "So what's

the food was ready. It was arranged beautifully on the dinner table and looked delicious. Francis got a whiff of the aroma, and he took a deep breath. As it was all homemade food, he had never seen these kinds of

a small piece and tried it. His eyes lit up. He turned to Ellie

him briefly but didn't

more if you like. We

was totally immersed

satisfied. He had tasted all kinds of delicacies but for some reason, he still felt that the food he ate today was the most

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up and replied immediately, "I'm

the dinner table and flashed an irresistible smile. "Do

dishes, while Ashley and Ellie sat on the couch comfortably and started watching TV. Ashley stroked her stomach and said,

did you compete with him at the dinner table?" Nevertheless, she started rummaging through the drawer trying to find medicine for

had seen Francis eating so much and so fast, she, too, was infected by his zest. She ended up eating more than she usually would

the kitchen from time to time. She was amused. "Why? Are you worried about

and said, "Why would I worry about him? I'm just worried about my kitchen

happen? He's just washing the dishes. He

did she say this than there was a loud crash from the kitchen. Ashley said, "Maybe it slipped from

was another loud smash in the

slap in

ran to the kitchen and found Francis standing in front of the sink with a pile

in quality. They break as soon as they are dropped

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was not good enough? They broke when they were dropped to the floor? What the hell kind