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.

so Ashley planned to take him to his school first. She could take Fabio

you come with us?" Fabio asked as

to stay at home. I'm already too

You're still young," Fabio

comment really elated

loved his honey-lipped

Ever since Andrew took over the Lu Group, he had enjoyed a healthy,

said that Chant had

was because of Chant's good mindset toward his health that his age of over seventy years

now. Great-grandpa

"Okay."

then got into the car

stopped at the gate of a primary school. Thankfully, it did

not want to be too ostentatious. Nowadays, children tended to quickly learn to compare what they had, with their peers. Ashley did not want to sow 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 foster

a low-profile car to drive the kids

while Ashley and her family sat in the back. The car

are. Let's go see Richard's new school." Ashley beckoned

parents and students on the first day

with each other about what they had done

rang in every corner of the school every now and

was indeed a place full of vibrant, youthful energy. Even Ashley could not help

forged here were the most innocent

any other interests besides making friends.

without even trying. They just sat together, their eyes met, and then they exchanged a few words before arranging their seats. Ashley liked this

reached out her left hand to Richard while her right

enough to

Richard's hand, a big, callused hand appeared and held hers.

mere touch to know who it belonged

did not know what to say the next moment. She was supposed to accompany Richard for his

to leave Richard by himself?