A Love Trap

Fabio looked at Dany with interest.

She, however, was not as interested as he was.

She only wanted to be with Ashley. Even just sitting around without doing or saying anything sounded nice enough.

She liked being in Ashley's company.

Every now and then, she watched Fabio and Richard as all three of them played together. For a second, she opened her mouth, but nothing came out.

She had decided to play with them for a while, seeing that it was still early.

After spending some time with them, she couldn't take it anymore. Finally, she asked, "Where's your mommy, Fabio?"

'How I wish I could just call her Mommy, ' she thought.

She knew, however, that it wasn't possible at the moment.

Ashley was Fabio's mother, not hers.

She couldn't call her that for the time being.

"Mommy should be in the study right now. Why? What's up, Dany?" Fabio inquired.

"It's nothing. I was just wondering," Dany said innocently.

The conversation continued, and it eventually bored her.

Suddenly, the door swung open, and a man with gray hair, who appeared to be around seventy years of age, entered the room. Interestingly, he looked like he had the energy of a younger man.

Upon seeing the older gentleman, Fabio and Richard immediately stood up and ran toward him. They addressed him as their great grandpa.

"Good boys," Chant said.

He held the children's hands.

Playing with Fabio and Richard was Chant's favorite thing to do.

As he was playing with the children, he noticed Dany sitting close to them. He was intrigued.

However, before he could even think of what to say to the little girl, Fabio took him by the hand and dragged him toward Dany. "Great Grandpa, this is a friend I made in kindergarten. Her name's Dany."

to the girl.

Great Grandpa, too," he said.

Grandpa," repeated Dany.

girl," Chant told her.

joined them. At last, she was

remained in the living room watching TV. Ashley decided to sit with

all sat together, Dany

very careful, but Ashley

you

replied the

did miss Cayn a little,

she tried not to

that her adopted daughter of five years

patted the little girl's head and smiled. "It's okay. If you miss them, you can tell me. I will drive you back. But if you

stay a little longer," Dany replied.

"Okay."

home with Andrew, as she had

just gotten home, couldn't help

arrived, he headed toward Ashley's

in his

got to the living room. When he was about to sit down, he

to her left, while a little girl he did not know

is this little girl?' Andrew thought.

were fixed on the

her for long, a

whispering in his ear, "What are you looking

looked. She knew that everyone would shiver upon seeing his expressionless eyes.

Dany was just a kid.

Andrew asked, aggrieved,

do in the company today, so I came home early. I picked up the two kids on

Dany raised her head and looked carefully at the

was just so tall.

Dany had an idea of how he looked

chiseled face looked cold and calculating, and he had a sharp nose and

was the exact opposite of

Mommy like Daddy?' she