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.

meat, or you will not grow tall."

you, Mommy.

"Good girl!"

Ashley leaned back, satisfied.

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

to go ahead and eat whatever they

meal went smoothly

while she was away, was that when Dany stayed in the Lu family villa,

if Cayn regarded it

that would be

played with Dany

annoying man finally go, Richard and Fabio were

attention to them

two of

that Cayn always stole Dany's attention

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 around

"Where are you going?"

as she was about to step

to see Dany and the

mean

was a

about you come with me?" Ashley suggested,

to spend some time with the kids and possibly

know that it was

and

Andrew did not

else but

not matter to him that those people were his

Ashley said as she tugged at Andrew's hand and dragged

let himself be pulled and

out of the

door, they saw the children

up to them and found several sheets of

she

time,

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

and Fabio were startled

Ashley was similarly surprised.

going on, my darling?" asked

did you

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

a little

as the three kids hastily

just now?"

learning how

learning to draw. Mommy, look, this is

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

out that Dany liked painting very

praised the child as she

his lips

are you three

was the weekend, so Ashley did not force them to do their homework like

they were done with their homework.

particularly strict with

play with my brothers for a while. Can I do that, Mommy?"