A Love Trap

Chapter 142 Nightmare

Ashley completely lost her balance. 'What's happening! Why do my legs feel like jelly?

Is it because of the scary movie that I just watched? How could that be?'

Her mind wandered off as Ashley struggled to stop herself from falling but to no avail.

Luckily, Andrew swiftly reached out his arms and was able to cushion Ashley's fall.

Lena and Raymond were looking at them.

An obvious distaste flicked over Lena's face. She lost in thought, 'Look at her! How can they do that in a cinema? Ashley agreed to that?

Look, she's so weak! She's even in that man's arms like she can't even stand properly. Look, how weak she is now! Wow, what were they doing?'

Raymond looked melancholic as he watched Ashley. His stomach twisted and turned with all sorts of emotions but he didn't know how to let it all out.

Seeing Andrew wrap Ashley into the arms, he knew she wasn't his anymore. He forced himself from approaching forward.

"Are you okay?" Andrew asked. Andrew gazed at Ashley, concerned. His brows furrowed tightly together.

"I'll be fine. I just need some rest," Ashley said, her face reddening.

She felt so awkward. 'You're so stupid, Ashley! How could you get that scared of a movie? You couldn't even stand on your own!'

When they glimpsed the look on Ashley's face, Raymond and Lena were assured of what they assumed.

If Ashley ever found out about that, she would get mad at them.

Shame on them! What the hell was going on in their mind? Why couldn't they just focus on their work? Instead, they put their attention on those malicious things like that!

Luckily, Ashley didn't know what they were thinking.

"Ashley, are you okay?" Lena asked as if she was worried about Ashley. Her look shifted between Ashley and Andrew as if she was hesitating to say something.

At that moment, the movie had just finished and a crowd of people were suddenly coming out of the same movie house that Lena and Raymond had just been in.

Everyone would notice there were four people standing on their way out. A lot of the people were staring at them especially at Ashley and Andrew.

Ashley frowned when she noticed the crowd. She really didn't want to have this conversation with Lena in public.

"Excuse me, we have an emergency and we have to go now," Ashley blurted out in a flat voice as she looked at Lena, then she grabbed Andrew's hand and left.

She even didn't glance at Raymond before she left, as if she didn't see Raymond.

"Wait, Ashley..." Lena called, startled by Ashley's sudden departure.

"Raymond, why does Ashley..." Lena said as she looked at Raymond, pretending to be sad.

"Oh, Lena, maybe they are really busy," Raymond comforted. He gently stroked the back of Lena's head as his gaze was following the retreating figures of Ashley and Andrew as if he was thinking about something.

Lena felt her insides boil with anger and hatred as she caught the sight of Raymond's gaze at Ashley. She said to herself, 'Why does Raymond still love her even though she's already married? Ashley, you dirty bitch! What the hell you have done to Raymond? Why can't he let you go?'

"But... Raymond, do you feel that Ashley's acting so strange? I'm just worried about her. Do you know what happened to her?" Lena asked, feigning concern.

Raymond froze and his stomach twisted in knots as he heard what Lena asked. 'I just can't convince myself that nothing happened between them. Ashley looked in a way too guilty for nothing to have happened.

Things aren't always what they seem to be though. I can be stubborn that way sometimes. But I never thought Lena would even mention it again, '

Raymond thought, as he gazed back at Lena. His face softened as he looked at Lena.

"Oh, it's nothing. Maybe she's just not feeling well. Well, it's getting late now. Let me take you home," Raymond said, trying to end the conversation. Obviously, he didn't want to talk about it.

"Okay, Raymond." Lena nodded. Cleverly, she didn't say anything else as she knew she got what she wanted.

After leaving the cinema, Ashley tried to walk on her own and found out that she was feeling much better. 'Luckily, I feel much better now and I can walk on my own, ' Ashley was ecstatic. She really didn't like public displays of affection.

"Can we go home now?" Ashley asked.

"Okay," Andrew responded flatly, then they got into the car and headed home.

Ashley was worn out after going shopping with Andrew the whole afternoon not to mention she was still a bit freaked out from the scary movie that they had watched earlier. She was feeling sleepy and her eyelids were heavy when she got into the car.

She tried to shake off sleepiness but she failed. Eventually, she fell asleep, her head lolling to one side.

Andrew slowly leaned towards her and carefully placed her head on his shoulder where she could sleep comfortably.

He began to study Ashley's beautiful sleeping face after he told Josef to drive slowly.

Ashley was sleeping quietly and peacefully, like a baby. Andrew was gazing at Ashley as if the whole world was in his eyes. Deep inside, he hoped that he could stay here forever. He indulged in this moment with Ashley even though she wasn't awake.

"Hmm..." All of a sudden, Ashley furrowed her brows tightly together and her body began shaking uncontrollably as if she was suffering from a nightmare.

"Ash, wake up, wake up..." Andrew scooped Ashley into his arms and whispered to her, trying to wake her up. His voice was so gentle.

Josef, who was driving, was a bit startled. He'd never seen this side of Andrew before. He thought to himself, 'This is the first time that I've seen Mr. Lu like this.

Oh, dear me! If he spoke to me in the way he spoke to Miss Mu, wow, I'd be...'© 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

Josef immediately shook the thought away. He liked Andrew the way he knew him - aloof, decisive, stoic.

Andrew might have been acting differently today by being nice and gentle but he still preferred the regular Andrew who was strict and cold.

"Hmm..." Ashley slowly opened her eyes. She began cooling off as she felt Andrew's warmth.

She just had a nightmare. She was being chased by some scary figure.

She screamed for help but Andrew just ignored her as if he didn't hear her.

But the real Andrew was here - she reached out to wrap her arms around him, feeling safe.

"Did you have a nightmare?" Andrew asked in a low voice as he wrapped her in his arms, trying to comfort her by rubbing her back.

Ashley nodded, holding Andrew tightly.

Andrew liked the feeling that Ashley trusted him and relied on him.