A Love Trap

'Am I dreaming? Are Ashley and I okay now? Plus, it looks she's starting to trust me again, ' Andrew thought to himself.

Upon noticing that Ashley seemed to be staring at the ceiling, he asked, "What's wrong? What are you thinking about?"

Ashley said, "I'm thinking about the design competition tomorrow. I'm both excited and nervous."

Andrew gently rubbed Ashley's shoulder and comforted her, "Don't worry. Believe in yourself."

Ashley looked at Andrew and said, worried, "What if I don't believe in myself? I didn't major in jewelry design so I don't know the technical stuff. I don't think I'm good enough."

Andrew smiled as he replied "Are you forgetting that I'm your number one fan and that you'll always have my support? I'm an excellent teacher and I'm the one who taught you. So you have to believe in yourself."

Ashley looked at Andrew as she chuckled. She didn't expect Andrew to be this supportive.

He wasn't arrogant though. He was just the right amount of proud. Ashley liked it that he was like this.

Ashley then nodded and said, "Okay. I believe in you and I believe in me."

Andrew replied softly, "Okay. It's time to sleep. Good night."

They rarely just talked ever in bed because most of the time they flirted with each other or made love. Perhaps Andrew wanted to preserve Ashley's energy for the competition the next day.

Ashley inhaled Andrew's scent to relax herself. In no time at all, she had fallen fast asleep.

When Andrew gazed at Ashley who was sound asleep, his face softened.

He didn't tell Ashley that he was also attending the design competition the next day.

He didn't want Ashley to be so nervous and he wanted to surprise her. He wanted to be there for Ashley and support her.

day, Ashley and Andrew rode in the same car when they headed to work and

around them

taken aback when he saw them two

they having a cold war and were not talking like a few days ago?' he

going smoothly, he would have thought that their whole

finally reconciled out

that Andrew was in the best mood he had been in

Andrew's office, he immediately informed Andrew of his schedule

Lu, you're presiding a meeting at nine this morning. Around noon, you have a banquet to

open. He knew that Andrew would refuse to go even if he had arranged something.

again so it was safe to

addition to that, Andrew had been working so hard these past few days that there really

had been going

"Push that morning

didn't know why, he still nodded, "Okay, Mr. Lu." After all, Andrew

to put off his morning meeting to an hour. He was

nine, Ashley opened her drawer where she had put her design the day

for her to take it out

she reached inside it. When she put her hand in, she couldn't find anything. She frowned and looked at the drawer.

did it go? I know for sure I put

go?' she thought to herself.

wrong? What are you looking

had already rummaged through her drawer but still, she couldn't find her design. She responded, worried, "Amaia, what do I do? My design's gone!

looked at Amaia

would start. She couldn't find her design and she didn't know what to do