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 of the quilt for Andrew with

burst out

quilt, Ashley felt frustrated and

Andrew was still laughing.

that moment, Andrew refrained from saying anything further to

Andrew had gone to

very uncomfortable under the

Andrew's words, and a spark of joy flickered

to make her his

there were a lot mothers whose husbands abandoned them in favor of their children, there were still certain notable

lost in thought that she did not notice Andrew coming back from the

head, Andrew

was willing to show

mattress mildly rocked under a heavy weight. Ashley looked up to find her husband sitting

Her eyes widened.

anything, Andrew murmured in a low voice, "Are you going to

him and snapped, "No! Who said that I buried my head in the

"That's good."

She lay down,

bump, Ashley could not sleep on her back. Because of this,

a little uncomfortable at first, but

"Let's sleep then,"

softly as he

down beside her, he pulled Ashley into his

smell of tobacco

boring to stay at

her life that she

something untoward might

did not want to

understood why Chloe had called her up and chatted non-stop

and extremely boring to be

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 important was going on and refused

mystified

felt like expiring

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

Instead, they brought their

you ordered the cake?" asked

they

"That's good."

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

whispers were only for

the two of you must keep it a secret. We will give Mommy a surprise then," Richard reminded the younger

"Got it."

"Okay,"

Dany chirped in

were lucky enough to have more pocket money than

as lucky money by their relatives, Ashley, Andrew, and Chant during

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

them to save money well for

what marriage meant, so he kept asking his mother about

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

shocked to find out how much money the three children had in their

to find Mommy

They were so engrossed in their brainstorming sessions

of them had finally decided