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?"

She just silently moved aside and spread half

laugh burst out

quilt, Ashley felt

Andrew was still laughing.

that moment, Andrew refrained from saying anything further to prevent the situation from

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

it was very uncomfortable under

mulled over Andrew's words, and a spark

intend to make her

whose husbands abandoned them in favor of their children,

that she did not notice Andrew coming back from

head, Andrew released a

willing to show

mattress mildly rocked under a heavy weight. Ashley

Her eyes widened.

in a low voice, "Are you going

"No! Who said that I buried my head in

"That's good."

lay down, closed her eyes,

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

uncomfortable at first,

"Let's sleep then,"

as he turned off the

beside her, he pulled Ashley

faint, familiar smell of tobacco wafting from

really boring to stay at

made Ashley swear on her life that she

that something untoward might

did not want to risk

Chloe had called her up and chatted non-stop while she herself was

painfully and extremely boring to be left alone in

was only when the kids had returned from school that Ashley's day would

they arrived. Ashley would knock at their door sometimes, but they would just tell

was so mystified by

like expiring from the

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

them never quarreled. Instead, they brought their heads together

the cake?"

that they would deliver it

"That's good."

up, and asked Dany and Richard to come closer. No one knew what

were only for

but the two of you must keep it a secret. We will give

"Got it."

"Okay,"

and Dany chirped in reply at the same

to have

given to them as lucky money by

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

know what marriage meant, so he kept

that could help Fabio look up the meaning of the word. At last, Fabio understood

out how much money the three children had in their bank

to

planning a grand surprise for their mother. They were so engrossed in their

of them had finally decided on an idea,