A Love Trap

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Harvey was the other son of Aaron and Rae, Lesley's younger brother.

Harvey walked over to Lesley and declared in a rude tone, "I can go anywhere I want in this house."

He then turned around and left, his voice was full of arrogance.

Although Harvey was Lesley's brother, the deep seeded resentment bordering on hate that she had for him was indescribable.

Ever since Lesley's parents gave birth to Harvey, he was always handled with kid gloves as if he were a porcelain doll that could break any time. They worshiped the ground he walked on like a national treasure. Harvey, up to now, didn't know how to do anything for himself because his parents' hired servants to take care of his every need including eating and dressing up.

He had no idea how to take care of himself. He couldn't even do simple tasks like tying his shoe laces, because he always had an entourage of servants at his beck and call, who did everything for him.

Now that he was going to kindergarten, he had no idea how to relate with other children his age. He therefore acted like a little lord, bullying, beating and harassing other kids every other day.

It was a regular occurrence for Harvey to beat other kids without any reason.

If anyone didn't obey his often absurd demands, he would fall into a sudden bout of anger and beat them in blind rage.

He thought that the world revolved around him and everything was always about what he wanted.

It was obvious that Aaron and Rae had spoiled him rotten with too much love and very little discipline.

Besides, whenever the other kids' parents came to complain about Harvey's behavior, they always took his side and indicated that there was nothing wrong with their son's actions.

They didn't even feel the need to apologize, as their son was their little angel.

What could other parents do?

As a domineering and powerful family, other parents had no means of recourse, but to tolerate their little devil of a son's behavior, because no one wanted to be on the receiving end of his parent's wrath.

When it got too serious, some parents opted to move their children to other schools in order to stay away from Harvey. Basically, running away with their tails between their legs was their best option.

Otherwise, no one wanted to find out what would happen to their kids if they spent more time under Harvey's oppressive thumb.

Harvey's arrogance and petulant behavior was not limited to school. He was just as bad at home.

"Harvey? Lesley, have you seen Harvey? Is he here?"

Aaron came in shortly after Harvey left

wrong at the wedding today. If he dares to mess around at the wedding, don't

assertions. She looked at Lesley with a disgruntled and accusatory expression and exclaimed, "How could you say that? Harvey is your younger brother. What's the worst that he can

Lesley, don't you think that you are too resentful against your

just the same way as your brother. So what makes you better than

with incredulity

young, their treatment of Harvey was at a different level of

their parents preferred boys over girls and would bend over backwards to accommodate every illogical request the boy

let's stop arguing over nonsense, my wedding is

snapping her fingers as she prepared

have you really made up your mind to marry that foreigner? Haven't you always

anymore, and by the way, please don't call him 'foreigner', he has a name. His name

short quick steps out

represented what most people would think at the wedding.

secret that Lesley had deeply

a mystery how she had suddenly gotten over her feelings and decided to

holding in her hands and asked, "Is

at the crowd and frowned. He didn't like such crowded spaces but there wasn't much he

standing at the pulpit facing a man who had foreign features.

who was about to have them say their vows stood between

do take the Lesley as your legally wedded wife, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, till

"Yes, I am."

groom responded in poor mandarin with a strong foreign

made Lesley look like a timid little woman standing beside

you, for richer

as

were done with the vows, they exchanged their rings which sparkled brightly, indicating that they were, by

by the power vested in me, I declare you, husband and wife, now joined as one in holy matrimony. The groom may now kiss the

looked at Lesley, all the love he felt for her reflected in his eyes as he drew closer to

hooted, teasing for

those who had unsuccessfully pursued Lesley looked as if they had swallowed a rat. They felt as if that door had just been

were okay with losing Lesley to Andrew, but it never occurred to them that a foreigner would one day sweep her off her feet

one person in the crowd who was more surprised and confused than

that things would turn out, the way they just did.

did she go