When Andrew came back with Fabio, he found a man standing in front of Ashley as she sat in a chair with Richard on her lap. Without realizing it, he tightened his grip on Fabio as his eyes pierced through the man.
"Ouch! Daddy, it hurts!" Fabio's voice brought him back to his senses. Without a second thought, Andrew lifted him up and strode over towards Ashley in an apparent hurry with Fabio in his arms.
Seeing Andrew behave like this, Fabio instinctively held on to his neck and didn't dare say a word.
Fabio had no idea why he was kind of scared of Andrew whenever he saw his father so intense and uptight, like a predator ready to devour its prey.
"Why are you sitting here? Didn't I tell you to wait for me on the same spot earlier?" Andrew asked immediately, sitting beside her and reaching his arms around her waist affectionately before even putting Fabio down.
He sat close to her, resting his chin on her shoulders, clearly marking his territory.
Seeing this, Duncan didn't say anything more. He turned around and left.
But even though he wanted to walk away casually, his sagging shoulders and heavy footsteps betrayed him.
Ashley's eyes were full of worry as she stared at Duncan's receding figure.
"You can't bear to see him leave, can you?" Andrew dangerously squinted his eyes and coldly whispered in her ears while the two boys eyed them with confusion. --
Ashley had no doubt that if she nodded, Andrew would do what he wanted right here.
So, instead, she shook her head and answered, "No."
At the same time, she shifted her full focus on him, hugging and asking, "What took you so long?"
"Mommy, my stomach wasn't feeling well, so I was in the bathroom for a long time," Fabio butt in.
Ashley turned to Fabio. Her heart ached seeing his pale face. He might have had a stomachache or worse, diarrhea.
At this point, she had totally forgotten about what happened with Duncan. Nothing mattered more to her than Fabio's welfare. She squatted down to his eye level and asked wi
n the food.
Everyone knew what happened next.
Richard tightened his lips and said, "Don't worry. From now on, I will always look after you."
"Yes, thank you. I'm sleeping now." Fabio yawned and closed his eyes before eventually falling into a deep slumber.
Meanwhile, Andrew was still clueless that the boys had a change of heart about him, after what happened tonight.
Back in their bedroom, the moment Ashley stepped in, she was greeted by Andrew's hot breath as Andrew gave her a firm warm embrace. As if this was not enough to turn her jelly, Andrew even rested his face on her shoulder, nibbling on her skin.
Although Ashley felt secure in her relationship with Andrew, she knew that not all things would be so easy. She must give Andrew a convincing explanation about her relationship with Duncan. It was no secret that Andrew was an extremely jealous man.
"What's wrong?" Ashley touched Andrew's head gently, sensing that something was bothering him.
Perhaps it was love, but in front of Ashley, Andrew was a very different man––a complete opposite from the icy, cold person that everyone knew.
He was everything but cold towards her, showering her with hugs and tender kisses every time they found time alone.
No other person knew Andrew like this aside from Ashley, and for that, she always felt special and blessed.