A Love Trap

"Okay, okay. Great-grandpa knows it. Thank you for your reminder. You take care as well."

Both kids agreed at once.

Ashley and her kids finished their breakfast in silence.

This was the life she wanted most—quiet and peaceful, where the family gathered together and shared meals around the table.

Her dream had finally come true.

At least she could get together with her family every day. It made Ashley the happiest, most fulfilled person in the world.

However, once in a while, the thought of her biological parents still came to her and she would sometimes feel bad about it.

She did not know how they lost her. Nor was she sure whether or not they abandoned her deliberately.

Ashley hoped in her heart that the former one was the truth.

She wanted to believe that she was lost rather than abandoned.

Noticing that Ashley had fallen into a bad mood, Andrew squeezed her hand to comfort her.

Andrew's warm hand made her snap back to reality. As she looked at Andrew and her two children, a bright smile replaced the gloom on her face.

"I'm fine."

Ashley had been persistent in looking for her family in the past.

But now, she was content with her present life which she loved and enjoyed.

After breakfast, Ashley and Andrew took the kids to school.

It was the first day of September when the new semester began. Apparently, each school would become a sea of excited children.

in fifth grade, so Ashley planned to take him to his school first. She could take Fabio

won't you come with us?" Fabio asked as they were about to set

at home. I'm already too

You're still young," Fabio

comment really elated

his honey-lipped great

was in his early seventies. Ever since Andrew took over the Lu Group, he had enjoyed a healthy, carefree

said that Chant had

that his age of over seventy years did

go now. Great-grandpa will

"Okay."

and the kids then got into the car

the gate of a primary school. Thankfully, it did

any seeds of unrealistic expectations and standards in Richard's young heart, nor did she want her son to grow up comparing himself to others and to

chose a low-profile car to drive the

the back. The

are. Let's go see Richard's new school." Ashley beckoned them out of the car.

with parents and students on the first

everywhere, chatting with each other about what they had done

every corner of the school every now and

campus was indeed a place full of vibrant, youthful energy. Even Ashley could

were the most innocent and even long-lasting.

for any other

met, and then they

got out the car, she reached out her left hand to Richard while

was quick enough to grab

before Ashley could reach Richard's hand, a big,

needed a mere touch to know who it belonged to.

know what to say the next moment. She was supposed to accompany Richard for

appropriate to leave Richard by himself?