A Love Trap

She was afraid that Andrew would act exactly like those detestable men.

Even so, Ashley tried to keep those thoughts to herself.

She didn't expect to blurt out everything out of excitement.

Was this a side-effect of pregnancy?

Ashley rubbed her temples helplessly.

Andrew looked at Ashley, whose face showed a mixture of annoyance and embarrassment. Her round eyes adamantly avoided meeting his and were fixed on something else. She did not know it, but she looked awfully cute to Andrew.

"Is there anything else you want to say?" he asked in a gentle voice.

"No, I'm done. Well, it's late. I'm going to bed."

Ashley finally managed to pull herself away from Andrew's embrace.

As she walked away, she heard Andrew chuckling behind her.

She buried herself in the quilt.

It was so embarrassing.

Andrew pulled the quilt away from Ashley and said, "Don't cover yourself like that. It's not good for your health. Believe me."

His words were uttered in a soft voice, which made it sound like he was coaxing a child.

Ashley blushed.

She thought to herself,

'I am no longer a child. Why are you talking to me that way?'

Not wanting to give in, she also pulled on the quilt as if playing tug of war with Andrew.

"Ash, you'll suffocate."

Ashley threw away the covers and exposed her face, looking a little flushed.

Her lips had become rosy, probably because she had been biting them out of embarrassment.

With those lips looking sweet and plump like ripe cherries, it made Andrew want to kiss her.

Andrew's eyes darkened.

He murmured her name.

His face drew closer and closer to Ashley's.

Ashley covered her mouth with her hand. After being with Andrew for such a long time, she already knew what he wanted to do by just looking at him.

She had just poked her head out of the quilt, but suddenly went back into hiding.

A muffled voice came from the quilt. "Well, I'm going to sleep now. Don't disturb me."

Andrew couldn't help it. His lips curved into a smile.

How could his Ash be so cute?

"But Ash, you have wrapped yourself with the whole quilt. What should I use, then?"

silently moved aside and spread half of the quilt for Andrew with

amused laugh burst out of

the quilt, Ashley

Andrew was still laughing.

Ashley was at that moment, Andrew refrained from

a rustling sound and knew that Andrew had gone to the bathroom to wash up. Slowly, she

was very uncomfortable under

Andrew's words, and a spark of joy flickered

did intend to make her his

abandoned them in favor of their children, there were still

that she did not notice Andrew coming back

sight of her exposed head, Andrew released a

willing

Ashley looked up

Her eyes widened.

murmured in a low voice, "Are you going to bury your head

snapped, "No! Who said that I buried

"That's good."

caught increased ten-fold. She lay down, closed her eyes,

back. Because of this, Ashley had been sleeping on her

little uncomfortable at first, but she had gotten used

"Let's sleep then,"

he turned off the

he pulled Ashley into his

the faint, familiar smell of tobacco wafting from Andrew,

really boring to

her life that she would never leave the

something untoward might happen to

not want

her up and chatted non-stop while she herself was

to be left

only when the kids had returned from school that

three of them would lock themselves in their bedroom as soon as they arrived. Ashley would knock at their door sometimes, but

so mystified by their

like expiring from the

Dany gathered together in a serious discussion. From time to time, they

never quarreled. Instead, they brought their heads together and tried to decide on which

the cake?"

the bakers said that they

"That's good."

this!" Fabio's eyes suddenly lit up, and asked Dany and Richard to come

whispers were only

of you must keep it a secret. We

"Got it."

"Okay,"

and Dany chirped in reply

children were lucky enough to have more pocket money

been given to them as lucky money by their relatives, Ashley, Andrew, and Chant during

Richard had saved. Instead, she gave them a cash card and instructed

to save money well for their future, especially

marriage meant, so he kept asking

found that could help

out how much money the three children had in their

go to find

involved planning a grand surprise for their mother. They were so engrossed in their brainstorming sessions that

that the three of them had finally decided on an idea, they went to