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?"

say anything. She just silently moved aside and spread half of the

laugh burst

Ashley felt

Andrew was still laughing.

irritated Ashley was at that moment, Andrew refrained from saying anything further to prevent

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

and a spark of joy flickered in

to make her

abandoned them in favor of their

thought that she did not notice

the sight of her exposed head, Andrew released a bark

was willing to show her

mattress mildly rocked under a heavy weight. Ashley looked

Her eyes widened.

anything, Andrew murmured in a low voice,

and snapped, "No! Who said that I buried

"That's good."

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

of the baby bump, Ashley could not sleep on her back. Because of this, Ashley had been sleeping

little uncomfortable at first, but she had gotten used to

"Let's sleep then,"

softly as he

lying down beside her, he pulled Ashley into

smell of tobacco wafting from Andrew, Ashley eventually

was really boring to

on her life that she would

was afraid that something

not want

now understood why Chloe had called her up and

boring to be left alone

the kids had returned from school that Ashley's

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

mystified by

expiring

three children, Fabio, Richard and Dany gathered together in a

Instead, they brought their heads together and tried to decide on which option

ordered the

the bakers said that they would

"That's good."

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

whispers were only

must keep it a secret. We will give Mommy a surprise

"Got it."

"Okay,"

Dany chirped in reply at the same

enough to have more pocket money

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

neither managed their savings nor had an idea how much money Fabio and Richard had

money well for their

what marriage meant, so he kept

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

how much money the three children had in their

to

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

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