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?"

anything. She just silently moved aside and spread half of the quilt for Andrew with a

laugh burst out of

quilt, Ashley felt frustrated and

Andrew was still laughing.

at that moment, Andrew refrained from saying

under the quilt, Ashley heard a rustling sound and knew that Andrew had gone to the bathroom to wash up.

it was very uncomfortable under

Andrew's words, and a spark of joy flickered in

intend to

whose husbands abandoned them in favor of

in thought that she did not notice Andrew coming back

of her exposed head, Andrew released a bark

was willing to show her

a heavy weight. Ashley

Her eyes widened.

she could say anything, Andrew murmured in a low voice, "Are you going to bury your head in

him and snapped, "No! Who said that I

"That's good."

mortification at being caught increased ten-fold. She lay down, closed

size and weight of the baby bump, Ashley could not sleep on her back. Because of this, Ashley had been sleeping on her side ever since

a little uncomfortable at first, but she had gotten used to

"Let's sleep then,"

softly as he turned off

her, he pulled Ashley into

of tobacco wafting from Andrew, Ashley eventually

was really boring to stay at home

life that she would never leave the house

was afraid that something untoward might happen to

want

now understood why Chloe had called her up and chatted non-stop while she herself

was painfully and extremely boring to

had returned from school that

with her children. The three of them would lock themselves in their bedroom as soon as they arrived. Ashley would knock at their door sometimes, but they would just tell her that something

so mystified

like expiring

Richard and Dany gathered together in a serious discussion. From time to time, they had to deal

their heads together and tried to

you ordered the cake?"

that they would deliver it

"That's good."

this!" Fabio's eyes suddenly lit up, and asked Dany and Richard to come closer. No

only for their

secret. We will give Mommy a surprise

"Got it."

"Okay,"

Dany chirped in reply

to have more pocket

money by their relatives, Ashley, Andrew, and Chant during the Spring

neither managed their savings nor had an idea how much money Fabio and Richard had saved. Instead, she gave them a cash card and instructed them to deposit money

save money well for their

meant, so he kept asking his

could help Fabio look up the meaning of the word. At

be shocked to find out how much money the

to

secret discussions after school involved planning a grand surprise for their mother. They were so engrossed in their brainstorming sessions that they had even ignored Ashley at

them had finally decided on an