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.

call him Great Grandpa, too,"

Grandpa,"

Chant told her. Immediately, the children

joined them. At last, she was

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

Dany kept stealing glances at

be very careful, but Ashley

Do you

replied the little

miss Cayn a little, she

tried not to think of

that her adopted daughter of five years would

can tell me. I will drive you back. But if you want to play

stay a little longer,"

"Okay."

she had to pick up Fabio and Richard from

just gotten home, couldn't help feeling disappointed.

arrived, he headed

to hold her in his arms as

to sit down, he found that the

little girl he did not know sat to her

is this little girl?' Andrew

inquiring eyes were fixed on

he could study her for long, a hand covered his

his

looked. She knew that everyone would shiver

was just

still covered, Andrew asked, aggrieved,

have much to do in the company today, so I came home early. I

and looked

was just

although a hand covered his eyes, Dany had an idea of how he looked like.

he had a sharp

exact opposite of her own

Daddy?' she