A Love Trap

Hearing Andrew's voice, a seed of hope sprung up in her heart.

Andrew had never seen Ashley look so desperate. For the first time, he sensed extreme terror in her eyes.

Not wanting to see her in this miserable state, he comforted her, "Don't worry, love. Fill me in with what happened. I am here."

At this moment, Andrew's bodyguards surrounded Cayn, not giving him a chance to leave.

The parking lot had now turned into a battlefield where neither Cayn nor Andrew would admit defeat.

Andrew's soothing voice relaxed her a bit. After organizing her thoughts, she mumbled, "Andy, I saw something." Seeing she needed a push, Andrew probed, "Tell me, what did you see?" He wrapped his arm around her shoulder, encouraging her to speak up. Finally, she explained, "While I was wiping the red wine from Dany's hair, I saw a mole on her left ear. Our daughter, Tangyuan, had exactly the same mark. In fact, Fabio has got one near his right ear. What does it say? Don't you think it means this little girl is our child?"

Ashley looked straight into Andrew's eyes. She wanted him to believe her. Pulling his sleeve tightly, she implored for his trust.

Her gaze now shifted to the little girl in Cayn's arms.

Dany just blinked her eyes, not understanding what was going on.

She was smarter than other kids of her age, but what was happening was too complicated for her to comprehend.

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However, there was one line that caught Dany's attention. Ashley had referred to her as her daughter.

'Really?

Could she be my mother?

Am I going to have a Mommy?' she wondered, unable to hide her delight. If there was one thing she desired, it was to have a loving mother.

"Okay, I understand,"

Andrew said, comforting Ashley in a soft voice. Then he fixed his eyes on Cayn.

"Mr. Mo, would you care to explain?"

Cayn just sneered, dodging Andrew's question. He seemed to be mocking Ashley for having such an absurd assumption.

"What is there to explain? Dany is my child. I brought her up. Perhaps she has a birthmark similar to the one your daughter had. But what does that prove? Nothing!

There are tens of millions of people in the world with the same birthmark. Don't use it as an excuse to take my baby away,"

have convinced Andrew if it

wife, '

the kind of woman who would make such a mistake.

should frame my words more properly. You stole my baby from the ward!" she screamed. "Be calm Ashley," Andrew whispered since she was losing it. "Okay, If you have full faith

mine and I am not obliged to give you any proof! My baby

called out

"Mr. Mo..."

"Take us back home!"

"Yes, sir!"

have to give me

car. Knowing fully well that he couldn't take Dany without solid proof, Andrew helplessly watched them

he said pulling her back.

"Mommy!"

and Richard screamed in

bear the thought of being separated from her dear child again. Unable to withstand this

sight of Ashley's motionless body. Andrew was trying

eyes, Dany bit her lips tightly but

baby, don't look at

good girl and close the window. The air outside is not

held Dany in his arms and

want to know something. Am I really her daughter? Did you just

at him with her big, questioning eyes.

be the daughter of that crazy woman! I have always been so good to you,

never thought the time would come when Dany would ask him this

with everything

Ashley. He loathed that wretched

is?'

to sabotage my

her lips and

said, "Yes. Aren't you sleepy? Try

him. But she didn't notice the malice in Cayn's eyes. He was bereft of

stare outside the

shouldn't have brought my

this damned wedding!' He partly

back in time, he

didn't open her eyes. Yet she began to think about