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.

can call him Great Grandpa, too,"

Grandpa,"

little girl," Chant told

afterwards, Ashley came out of the study and joined them. At

Fabio and Dany remained in the living room watching

sat together, Dany kept stealing

tried to be very careful, but Ashley

the matter, Dany? Do you miss your mom

the little girl.

miss Cayn a little,

to think

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

patted the little girl's head and smiled. "It's okay. If you miss them, you can tell

stay a little longer,"

"Okay."

come home with Andrew, as she

just gotten home, couldn't

arrived, he headed

her in his arms as they sat.

about to sit down,

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

little girl?'

were fixed

he could study her for long, a hand covered

his

She knew that everyone would shiver upon seeing his

was just a kid.

his eyes still covered, Andrew asked, aggrieved, "Why didn't

have much to do in the company today, so I

and looked

was just so

a hand covered his eyes, Dany had an idea of how he

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

exact opposite of her own charming

like Daddy?' she asked