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.

his school first. She could take Fabio to kindergarten school at any

us?" Fabio asked as

home. I'm already too old to do

still young," Fabio

really

really loved his honey-lipped great

over the Lu Group, he had enjoyed

could even be said that Chant had

mindset toward his health that his age of over seventy years did not show any signs of serious issues. He was as hale and hearty as

have to go now. Great-grandpa will be

"Okay."

Andrew, and the kids then got into the car

a primary school. Thankfully, it did not draw much attention

to sow any seeds of unrealistic expectations and standards in Richard's young

she chose a low-profile car to drive the kids

and her family sat in the back. The car was big enough to

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

parents and students on the first day of

of students huddled everywhere, chatting with each other about what they had done during the summer vacation.

in every corner of the school every

vibrant, youthful energy. Even Ashley could not

were the most innocent

any

even trying. They just sat together, their eyes met, and then they exchanged a few words before arranging their seats. Ashley liked this sort of pure

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

enough to grab his mother's hand.

reach Richard's hand, a big, callused hand appeared and

mere touch to know

She was supposed

really appropriate to leave Richard by himself?