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

Grandpa, too," he

repeated

little girl," Chant told her.

study and joined them. At last, she was done with

his homework, but Fabio and Dany remained in the living room watching

together, Dany kept stealing glances at

to be very careful, but Ashley still noticed

the matter, Dany? Do you miss your mom and

replied the little girl.

a little, she preferred being with

tried not to think

never have imagined that her adopted daughter of five years would reject him like

tell me. I will drive

a little longer," Dany

"Okay."

come home with Andrew, as she had to

gotten home, couldn't help feeling

he arrived, he headed toward Ashley's

to hold her in his arms as they

When he was about to sit down, he found

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

is this little girl?'

were fixed on the child.

her for long, a hand covered his eyes.

then heard Ashley whispering in his

She knew that

just a

covered, Andrew asked, aggrieved, "Why

didn't have much to do in the company today, so I came home early. I picked up the two kids

to Andrew, Dany raised her head and looked carefully at the tall

was just so tall.

hand covered his eyes, Dany had

and he had a sharp

was the exact opposite of her own charming

Daddy?' she asked herself.