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.

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

thank you, Mommy. I got

"Good girl!"

Ashley leaned back, satisfied.

Fabio and Richard were seated a little far away

to go ahead and eat

went smoothly after

while she was away, was that when Dany stayed in the Lu family villa, Cayn would visit whenever he had

as if Cayn regarded it as

that would be a story for

played with Dany for a while and eventually

that annoying man finally go, Richard

attention to them whenever

why the two of

Cayn always stole

own before going to bed, Ashley still worried about them

"Where are you going?"

just as she was

to see Dany and the boys. I'll

mean Andrew could

was a very jealous

Ashley suggested, apprehensive

a good idea for Andrew to spend some time with

did not know that

attention and make her spend all of her time with

Andrew

he thought that Ashley needed no one else but him.

him that those people were

you," Ashley said as she

finally let himself be

stepped out of the

the children discussing something

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

stared at the drawings but she could not figure

some time, she

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

were startled by

Ashley was similarly surprised.

going on, my

did you get

They quickly

looked a little

three kids hastily

just now?" Ashley asked

We were just learning how

draw. Mommy, look, this is my painting.

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

turned out that Dany liked painting very

she took the paper and looked

lips

when are you

It was the weekend, so Ashley did not force them to

that the kids could play once they were done with their homework. During

not particularly

a while. Can I do that, Mommy?" -- Dany blinked