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

Great Grandpa, too,"

repeated

a sweet little girl," Chant told her. Immediately, the

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

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

sat together, Dany kept stealing glances

tried to be very careful, but

Do you miss your mom

replied the little

Cayn a little, she preferred being

not to

never have imagined that her adopted daughter of five years

them, you can tell me. I will drive you back.

to stay a little

"Okay."

come home with Andrew, as she had

just gotten home, couldn't help feeling disappointed.

he arrived, he headed

her in his arms as they

he got to the living room. When he was about to sit down, he

girl he did not know

is this little girl?' Andrew thought.

were fixed

for long, a

then heard Ashley whispering in his ear, "What are

knew that everyone would shiver upon seeing his

was just

his eyes still covered, Andrew asked, aggrieved, "Why

today, so I came home early. I picked up the two kids

head and looked carefully at the tall and handsome

just so

had an

face looked cold and calculating, and he

exact opposite of her

Mommy like Daddy?'