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.

gently admonished. "Don't just eat meat, or you will not grow tall." She picked up some vegetables and placed them into

you, Mommy.

"Good girl!"

Ashley leaned back, satisfied.

Fabio and Richard were seated a little far away from Ashley, she still

told them to go ahead and eat

meal went

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

Cayn regarded it as his own

that would be

dinner, Cayn played with Dany for a while and eventually

that annoying man finally go, Richard and Fabio were

never paid attention to them whenever Cayn

the two of them disliked

that Cayn always stole

their faces and brush their teeth on their own before going to bed, Ashley still worried about

"Where are you going?"

asked, stopping Ashley just as she was about to

going to see Dany and the boys. I'll be

mean

was a very jealous

with me?" Ashley suggested,

that it was a good idea for Andrew to spend some time with the kids and possibly

did not know that

Ashley's attention and make her spend all of her

why Andrew did not

that Ashley needed no one else but him. Why would she

to him that those

to see you," Ashley said as she tugged at Andrew's hand and dragged him out of

finally let himself be pulled and

stepped out of the room

they open the door, they saw the children discussing something

anything to interrupt them. She just quietly walked up to them and found several sheets of paper

stared at the drawings but she could not figure out what they

time, she

standing behind her. "Mommy!" she cheerfully called out. It was quiet

were startled by

Ashley was similarly surprised.

on, my darling?" asked

Daddy, when did you

in unison. They quickly put away the sheets on the

a

three

just now?" Ashley asked

were just learning how to

are learning to draw. Mommy, look, this is my painting. Isn't

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

turned out that Dany liked painting very

looks good!" Ashley praised the child as she took the paper and looked

lips and said

are you three going

It was the weekend, so Ashley did not

done with their homework. During the weekends, they were allowed to stay

particularly

Can I do that, Mommy?" --