A Love Trap

Ashley was right where he had expected her to be.

"I've called you so many times! Why didn't you answer the phone?" Andrew said with some feeling. It was obvious that Andrew cared about it a lot.

Andrew hadn't found Ashley and then called her, but she hadn't answered the phone. And at last, her phone had also died.

"What? I didn't ignore the call," Ashley said, picking up her cellphone and pressing it. It didn't light up.

Ashley smiled sheepishly at him. "I think it's out of power."

"Ashley, why are you whispering? Is anybody there?" Ellie asked, confused. The door was in a corner and Ashley was hiding Andrew on purpose. Ellie knew now that there was someone in front of Ashley, but didn't know who.

"Nobody," Ashley instinctively said. She didn't want Ellie to know that Andrew had come looking for her. She gestured for him to leave and even prepared to push him out of the house. Andrew seemed not to notice Ashley's signal and squeezed in.

Andrew walked in, and as he saw Ellie, he said calmly, "I've come to take her home."

Ellie thought that Andrew had a steely glint in his eyes as he looked at her. She didn't know if it was actually that, or she was imagining it. She couldn't describe in detail how weird it was.

It would be wrong if she said that Andrew didn't like her. And it didn't mean anything bad. As she looked at Ashley, Ellie suddenly figured out what Andrew's expression meant.

Ellie was startled. Oh, God, no. She was a girl and Ashley's best friend. Would Andrew really be jealous of her?

But it was obvious that Andrew truly loved Ashley.

Ellie was not surprised that Andrew had come here.

She nodded at him and he nodded back.

Ashley couldn't understand these two. Why wasn't Ellie angry when she found out that Ashley was married? Theoretically, Ellie was supposed to dislike Andrew.

to kick Andrew out. But why was Ellie

looked at Ashley and took her hand.

to get rid of Andrew's grip. "We should have dinner first.

And

Andrew and hissed, "Let

know my strength.

Ashley was speechless.

to Ellie, pleading with her eyes.

helplessly.

was trying to do, Andrew looked back and turned her so that she was facing him. "What would you like to eat? I

"I don't want to eat what you cook.

take you to dinner outside,"

Ashley didn't reply.

turned backs and listened to their conversation.

subconsciously let Andrew enter her world, slowly

of loneliness. When Ashley had lived here, the two girls would often have dinner, play with their cellphones, and watch TV together. Now that Ashley was gone and Ellie was left

wanted Ashley to find

but dragged

him all the way and Andrew had no choice but to carry her

as she was unceremoniously placed in the car. She glared at

her now. It was relatively forgivable that he had carried her over his

dare he beat her hips?

more than once at

could Ashley not

car was not spacious enough for her to be