A Love Trap

As soon as Ashley finished speaking, she heard Francis's voice.

Needless to say, she was stunned.

Ellie was pregnant?

Could it be true?

After pausing for a moment, Ashley was suddenly overwhelmed with joy.

Even over the phone, Francis could hear the excitement in her tone.

"Ellie's pregnant? Where is she now? I need to see her!"

She was even more excited than when she found out she, herself was pregnant.

Francis frowned upon hearing this. He quickly objected, "No, no, Ashley, you don't have to come. I promise you I'll take good care of Ellie. You're pregnant too so you shouldn't be going on long trips. We'll visit you soon."

If Ashley came over to the hospital, Francis was afraid that Andrew would beat him up.

He understood that Andrew valued Ashley the most.

To Andrew, Ashley was precious and unparalleled—not even his good friends could compare.

It was beyond doubt that Andrew treated them, his friends, differently.

Ashley was about eight months into her pregnancy. Andrew didn't even want to go to work anymore. He just wanted to stay at home with Ashley.

Francis wasn't going to let Ashley come to the hospital to see Ellie. If anything happened to her, he would be in big trouble.

"I'm fine. I need to see Ellie."

Ashley was a little worried about Ellie.

"No, Ashley, don't come. Just stay home. Ellie is fine. I have to go and take care of her now. Bye!"

With that, Francis hung up without even waiting for Ashley to respond.

Ashley put the phone aside and began anxiously pacing around the room.

"My lady, what is going on?"

Linda hurriedly approached her as soon as she came out of the kitchen and saw Ashley walking around the room.

"Linda, Ellie's pregnant!" Ashley said excitedly as she looked at Linda.

"Oh, are you talking about Miss Su?"

Linda was pretty familiar with Ellie since she often came to visit Ashley. Besides, she frequently heard her name from Ashley.

"Yes, that's her."

"That's great. I bet Miss Su must be very happy right now," Linda gushed.

"Oh, Linda, would you mind going to the hospital to check up on Ellie for me? I can't go there myself so I figured I'd ask you."

"Sure," Linda agreed without hesitation.

Ashley was

to say thank you to me," Linda

message Francis to ask

a while

the kitchen, preparing the soup she

clutched her stomach as she

chicken soup to

the thermos in her hand to show

about it and maybe you shouldn't

happened?" Linda looked at

of Ellie in the hospital. I think it's better if we give them their

lady, you're so considerate. Let me serve

Linda. I'm

felt like vomiting the minute she caught sight of

pregnant, Linda had been cooking soup for her every

and corn soup, pig's trotters and winter melon soup, crucian carp soup and

beneficial to the health of pregnant

was already sick

wanted to eat other food too,

to that, she also felt as if she

want to get

normally didn't care about her figure, she disliked the idea of gaining weight after

Francis stayed at home to accompany the pregnant

also heard that he had consulted several obstetricians and listed down all the things he needed to know

also hired a couple of nutritionists who could watch over Ellie's

Andrew who had

a little restless

cravings. One night, she suddenly wanted to eat the cake from a certain shop in the south

hot and sour rice noodles.

found that

a light sleeper. But when he slept next

why he didn't even stir when

couldn't help but stroke her stomach. She had eaten so much

of the hot and sour

phone that she didn't notice that Andrew

glanced at her phone and wrapped his arms around her. "Want to

you remember the hot and sour rice noodles we ate in that restaurant last time? I'm craving for it

to look at

and got up. He put

Andrew in a

you going?" Ashley attempted to pull back the quilt to get

the bed.

Then he left.

recede, she thought back

couldn't figure out

had just mentioned her

she thought about it, she really didn't

up as

Although the New Year had already passed,

was about three or four in the morning, it

his phone and made

soundly when