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."

then turned to

Great Grandpa, too," he said.

repeated Dany.

Chant told her.

came out of the study and joined them. At last, she was

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

together, Dany kept stealing glances at

be very careful, but Ashley still noticed it.

you

replied the little girl.

did miss Cayn a little,

she tried not to

imagined that her adopted daughter of five years would

If you miss them, you can tell me. I will drive you

a little longer,"

"Okay."

home with Andrew, as she had to pick up Fabio and Richard from school.

just gotten

as he arrived, he

her in his arms as they sat.

about to sit down, he found that the spots beside Ashley had already

to her left, while a little girl he did not

little

eyes were fixed on the

could study her for long, a hand covered

whispering in his

that everyone would shiver upon seeing his expressionless

Dany was just a

Andrew asked, aggrieved, "Why didn't you wait for

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

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

was just

covered his eyes, Dany had an idea

calculating, and he had a sharp nose and beautiful lips.

the exact opposite of

Daddy?'