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,"

replied calmly. His words would have convinced Andrew

wife, ' Andrew thought.

long time, Ashley wasn't the kind of woman who would make such

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 in yourself, will you come to the hospital to have a paternity test? Let the doctors decide whether this baby is mine or yours,"

give you any proof! My baby is sleepy now and I don't want to create more disturbances for her," retorted Cayn.

called

"Mr. Mo..."

"Take us back home!"

"Yes, sir!"

give me

car. Knowing fully well that he couldn't take Dany without

said pulling

"Mommy!"

Fabio and Richard screamed in unison.

of being separated from her dear child again. Unable

commotion, Dany peeped through the window and caught sight of Ashley's motionless

Dany bit her lips tightly but

look at

girl and close the window. The air outside is not

in his arms and then closed the

something. Am I really her daughter? Did you just take me away from the hospital

him with

of that crazy woman! I have always been so good to you, love.

time would come when Dany would ask him this

was frustrated beyond belief with everything

Ashley. He loathed that wretched woman with all his

hell does she think she is?'

here to sabotage my relationship with

her lips and

you sleepy? Try to sleep, my love. I am here

eyes, Dany clung to him. But she didn't notice the malice in Cayn's eyes. He was bereft of any tenderness.

the window with

shouldn't have brought my

I attend this damned wedding!' He partly blamed himself for what had happened.

back in time, he wouldn't have brought

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