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.

convolvulus, angiosperm, known

leaves, or you could also remove the

mumbled, "So what's the

was ready. It was arranged beautifully on the dinner table and looked delicious. Francis got a whiff of the

a small piece and tried it. His eyes lit up. He turned to Ellie and said, "Ellie, this is really

him briefly but didn't

interjected, "Eat more if you like. We have work for you to

He was totally

gills, he spread out on the couch in the living room feeling lazy and satisfied. He had tasted all kinds of delicacies but for

free. Are you going to do something to repay us?" asked

up and replied immediately, "I'm always

dinner table and

started watching TV. Ashley stroked her stomach

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

She ended up eating more than she usually would and it became a bit too much for her tiny stomach.

direction of the kitchen from time to

"Why would I worry

He's just washing the dishes. He won't create

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

could finish her sentence, there was another loud smash in the

was almost a slap in

to the kitchen and found Francis standing in front

Francis moved away from the broken dishes and said, "Ashley, your dishes are poor in quality.

head. Francis was a genius in coming up with

when they were dropped to the floor? What