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."

turned to the girl.

Great Grandpa, too," he

Grandpa," repeated Dany.

girl," Chant told her. Immediately, the children resumed playing.

and joined them. At

Fabio and Dany remained

Dany

to be very careful, but Ashley still noticed it.

the matter, Dany? Do you miss your mom and

the little girl.

Cayn a little, she preferred being with

to

her adopted daughter of five

can tell

a little longer,"

"Okay."

Ashley did not come home with Andrew, as she had to pick up Fabio

had just gotten home,

he arrived, he

hold her in his arms as they sat.

room. When he was about to sit down, he found that the spots beside Ashley had already been taken.

to her left, while a little girl he

this little girl?'

inquiring eyes were fixed on the child.

study her for long, a hand covered his

then heard Ashley whispering in his ear, "What are

that everyone would shiver upon seeing his expressionless

Dany was just a

eyes still covered, Andrew asked, aggrieved, "Why

the company today, so I came home early. I picked

and looked carefully at

just so

covered his eyes, Dany had an idea of how he looked

cold and calculating, and he had a sharp nose and beautiful

the exact opposite of her

Mommy like Daddy?' she