A Love Trap

After the events of that day, Ashley and Andrew seemed to be in a cold war, similar to the one they once had.

Even though they looked okay, they both knew in their hearts that there was a problem in their relationship.

They seemed to have gone back to the same cautious, doubtful emotions they had experienced when they first started dating.

In fact it was even worse than the first time.

They were keeping something in their hearts, that no one was willing to speak out about first. They watched with bated breath, hoping the other party would break the silence.

At 10 o'clock in the evening, when Ashley had finished cleaning up, she took one more look at her sketch book and decided to go to sleep.

Taking a glance beside her, the space on the bed was still empty. It had been the same for a few nights now. Andrew hadn't been sleeping there since the beginning of the spat.

As she lay down, bitterness gripped her heart. The rims of her eyes hurt, a stream of tears flowing down her cheeks. If they continued to act like this, they would break up sooner or later.

Weren't they the same people who had once deeply loved each other?

How on earth had they come to this point?

She had gotten used to having Andrew sleep by her side. Now without him, she struggled to catch sleep, staying wide awake for a long time into the wee hours of the night.

Inwardly, her head was whirling with anxious thoughts. Even when she finally drifted off to sleep, troubling dreams added to her misery, robbing her worn-out soul of much-needed rest.

A few hours after she had fallen asleep, the door to the bedroom opened quietly.

In the dim light, Andrew walked in—a tall silhouette, shuffling as if he was struggling with indecision. For a moment, he stood by the bedside, listening to Ashley's soft breathing and wishing they could iron out their differences as soon as possible.

He had just taken a shower and was wearing pajamas. Upon entering the room, he went straight to bed and lay down slowly beside Ashley. After a few minutes, he snuggled up to her and put his right arm around her.

After watching her for a few minutes, he noticed her sleep was somewhat restless.

'What can I do with you?'

It was not that Andrew wouldn't come back or he wouldn't like to sleep with Ashley here.

It was just he was scared. He knew Ashley wanted to do everything good to Ron and probably she liked him. How could he allow the woman he loved to be so close to another man? That was unacceptable!

of them were stubborn and bull-headed, neither of them willing to admit there was

had stayed in the office, like someone who had nowhere to call home. But when he couldn't stand it anymore, he decided to come back to the house, even though they made no effort to

in the same bed since. However, they just slept together without doing anything else, and tonight, he wished it could get better. But if they couldn't change a thing, then he'd make do with simply sleeping close to each other, on the

he waited until she fell asleep before he sneaked in and slept by her side. Then in

he didn't want her to go

unknown, when Ashley woke up in the morning, she always reached her hand to touch the side of bed where

illusion that she

'It is impossible!

I know he hasn't slept

to that side

to freshen up, and then had breakfast, before she went to the

was sitting inside, with his eyes hooked to the

clicking away nonstop

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look at him going about his

But...

after staring for a

added to her dilemma to see

didn't notice the motion of his hands had stopped while her eyes were still transfixed. When she realized he was looking

was still and tense. No one could breathe

as if the air had frozen solid.

big tree in a secluded place a dozen meters away from the office

to meet Johnny's when he turned back to see her. "Thank you, Johnny," she said with a mild smile.

got out of

away, Johnny felt a pair of cold eyes burning holes into his side.

his hands on the steering

eluded him. 'What the hell have I done wrong

said a few cursory

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to know what Johnny

the past

she doesn't even bother to give me a