A Love Trap

Andrew carried Ashley like she was something delicate. Ashley herself was reeling at Andrew's words.

Soon enough, however, she came to her senses.

She understood what Andrew meant with those words.

The corners of her mouth twitched. She secretly looked at Andrew from the corner of her eye and helplessly placed a hand on her forehead. Could he stop being like this?

Ashley sat on Andrew's lap, only a few feet away from Cayn.

"Andy, what are you doing?" Ashley whispered harshly into Andrew's ear.

Without answering her question, Andrew glanced at Fabio.

At that moment, Chant was also speechless, shocked by Andrew's actions.

Fabio curled his lips in aggravation.

Even Ashley thought even though they had just sat down together for a meal, the situation was not doing Fabio any good. What was wrong?

"Andy, stop it," Ashley told Andrew under her breath.

Andrew looked back at Ashley, his eyes brimming with cold disappointment.

Ashley thought that if they continued at this rate, Andrew would just leave without saying a word, with or without her.

Ashley was dumbfounded.

Even Chant could not say a single word.

Ashley had to ask Fabio to move to the side. "Fabio, be good, okay?" Ashley said in a soft voice as she winked at him.

Compared with the stiff, cold words Andrew had thrown at Fabio, Ashley's words were like a warm, soothing balm.

Despite his unwillingness, Fabio still moved to the side so that Cayn could sit next to him.

Richard also silently moved one space sideward.

Ashley saw them move and finally felt relieved.

It had been rare to get them to have a meal together.

Ashley returned to her seat.

The dishes in front of Ashley were different from the rest on the table.

Given her pregnancy, she could not eat a lot of foods that were considered hazardous to the baby.

Ashley was about to pick up a piece of vegetable to put on Dany's bowl when a faster pair of chopsticks suddenly beat her to it.

It was Cayn who had picked up a piece of braised pork rib and put it in Dany's bowl.

"Here you go Dany, you'll like it!" Cayn said gently.

"Thank you, Daddy!"

Dany said obediently.

"You're welcome, Dany. Now eat,"

Cayn responded as he affectionately rubbed Dany's head.

you will not

thank you, Mommy. I

"Good girl!"

Ashley leaned back, satisfied.

Richard were seated a little far away from Ashley, she still did not

go ahead

meal went

stayed in the Lu family villa, Cayn would visit whenever he had the

Cayn regarded it

course, that would be a story

Cayn played with Dany for a while and eventually

man finally go, Richard and Fabio were

to them whenever Cayn

the two

that Cayn always stole Dany's attention and

were independent enough to wash their faces and brush their teeth on their own before going to bed, Ashley still worried about them and usually fussed

"Where are you going?"

asked, stopping Ashley just as she was about to

see Dany and the boys. I'll

mean Andrew could

a

about you come with me?" Ashley suggested,

was a good idea for Andrew to spend some time

did not know

feared that the children would hog Ashley's attention and make her spend all of her time

why Andrew

he thought that Ashley needed no one else

matter to him that those people were his

together. Fabio would be very glad to see you," Ashley said as she tugged at

finally let himself be pulled and

the

they saw the

to interrupt them. She just quietly walked up to them and found several sheets of paper with drawings on the

stared at the drawings but she could not figure out what

some time, she

head and saw Ashley standing behind her. "Mommy!" she cheerfully called out. It was quiet in the bedroom but her voice was

were startled by

Ashley was similarly surprised.

on, my darling?"

Daddy, when did you

Richard greeted in unison. They quickly put away the sheets on the

looked a little

as the three kids hastily packed up

were you doing just

We were just learning how

are learning to draw. Mommy,

as she spread out the piece of paper she had hurriedly picked up from the ground

Dany liked painting very

she took the paper and looked at

his lips

when are you three going to

the weekend, so Ashley did not force them to

they were done with their homework. During the

was not particularly strict with

for a while. Can I do