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,"

repeated Dany.

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

the study and joined them. At last, she

and Dany remained in the living room watching

all sat together, Dany kept stealing glances

be very careful, but

the matter, Dany? Do you miss

the little

did miss Cayn a little, she preferred being with

not to think of Cayn.

her adopted daughter of five years would reject him

head and smiled. "It's okay. If you miss them, you can tell me.

want to stay a little longer,"

"Okay."

as she had to pick up Fabio and

course, Andrew, who had just gotten home, couldn't help

he arrived, he headed toward Ashley's

to hold her in

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

left, while a little girl

this little girl?' Andrew thought.

eyes were fixed on the child.

he could study her for long, a hand covered

then heard Ashley whispering in his ear, "What

She knew that everyone would

was just

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

I

and

just so tall.

Dany had an idea of how he looked like.

calculating, and he had a sharp

the exact opposite of her own charming

Daddy?' she