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?"

just silently moved aside and spread half of the quilt for Andrew with a long-suffering

amused laugh burst

Ashley felt frustrated

Andrew was still laughing.

Andrew refrained from saying anything further to prevent the situation from

heard a rustling sound and knew that Andrew had gone to the bathroom to wash up. Slowly, she slid the quilt down from above

it was very

and a spark of joy flickered in her

intend to make her his

whose husbands abandoned them in favor of their children, there were

thought that she did not notice Andrew

the sight of her exposed head, Andrew

willing to show

a heavy weight. Ashley looked up to find her husband sitting beside

Her eyes widened.

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

Who said

"That's good."

She lay down, closed her

back. Because of this, Ashley had

uncomfortable at first, but she

"Let's sleep then,"

he turned

her, he pulled Ashley into his

familiar smell of tobacco

boring to stay at

Andrew made Ashley swear on her life that she would never

was afraid that something untoward might happen

want

Chloe had called her up and chatted non-stop while

painfully and extremely boring to

when the kids had returned from school that Ashley's

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 important

so mystified

felt like expiring from the

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

their heads together and

you ordered the cake?" asked

they would

"That's good."

and asked Dany and Richard to come closer. No one knew

only for their

it a secret. We will

"Got it."

"Okay,"

Dany chirped in

children were lucky enough to have more pocket money

their money had been given to them as lucky money by their relatives, Ashley, Andrew,

Richard had saved. Instead, she gave them a cash card and instructed them to deposit money in

also told them to save money well for their future, especially

not know what marriage meant, so he kept asking his mother

Richard took Fabio away and gave him books that he had found that could help Fabio look up the meaning of the word. At last, Fabio

much money the three children had in

let's go to find

a grand surprise for their mother. They were so engrossed in their brainstorming sessions that they had even ignored Ashley at

decided on an idea, they went to