A Love Trap

"Okay."

Ashley was happy to see her children getting along really well.

Her heart felt full. Although Richard was not her biological son, he could not have been more dear to her than if he had actually come from her.

The three children talked in low voices. They were also clumped together, so no one at the table heard what they were talking about.

Ashley could only see them whispering to each other.

After dinner, the servants cleared the table as Ashley and the others settled on the sofa.

They were watching TV together when, suddenly, the whole villa was plunged into darkness.

"Ah!"

Some of the more timid house staff could not hold back their screams.

"Is the electricity off? "How could there be a power outage?

"How could there be a sudden blackout in the villa?" the servants whispered among themselves.

Ashley was also a little scared, but she calmed down at the thought of Andrew by her side.

Suddenly, she remembered, 'My children!

Where are my children right now?' Ashley started panicking.

"Richard, Dany, Fabio, where are you?" Ashley called out in a loud voice.

However, no one answered.

It was dark everywhere, so Ashley started feeling more and more terrified. She held Andrew's hand and asked, "Andy, where are the children? Do you know where they are?"

"It's okay. Don't worry! They're all inside the house. Take it easy," Andrew comforted her.

Suddenly, Ashley noticed a faint light and some noise from a short distance. She looked up and tried to focus.

"Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to you!"

The faint light got closer and closer, and Ashley could now see it more clearly.

She heard the voices of her children singing the birthday song. The way they sang it was so lovely that it melted the hearts of anyone within hearing distance.

Stunned, Ashley could only gape at the children as they approached her.

Finally, they stopped in front of her and said aloud, "Happy Birthday, Mommy!" The three kids expressed their greetings in unison. Unconsciously, Ashley brought up a hand to cover her mouth and looked at them, emotions swimming in her eyes. She could not come to herself until sometime later.

"Mommy, blow the candles and make a wish!" Dany said excitedly as she walked up to Ashley, grabbing her sleeve.

"Yes, Mommy, make a wish!"

"Mommy, make a wish!"

Richard and Fabio also urged her.

I'll make

in front of her, closed her eyes to make

"Yeah!"

At that moment, the

the blackout from

front of Ashley told her that it was all too

sudden light in the room

children standing in front of her. Behind them stood Linda and the other servants who all said aloud

who were brought here by Chant

fairly well. He knew that Andrew would never employ

Andrew valued his

servants had worked for

"Thank you!"

replied, her

was still confused. Was today her

Fabio asked when he saw the puzzlement on Ashley's

for a long time. Now, we're celebrating

now. It was Ashley's birthday, and they found out about it when she mentioned

company affairs that she seldom celebrated her birthday. She had forgotten her own, but never the birthdays

became, they celebrated those special days without

to their words, Ashley couldn't say

love you all!" Ashley said

a lie. She had indeed

lived in M Country because of

that her own kids would be the ones reminding her of

her heart

this is my present

as she took

are gifts, too?" Ashley exclaimed as

this was so

enthusiastically. "Hmm, Mommy, do you like

up

as it's a present from

could Ashley not love it? It was a

open it?" Ashley

meant to nod, but then she thought about it again and shook her head vigorously. "No! Mommy, you should take a look at it when

"Got it!"

she carefully

I also have a present for you,"

Richard handed the present he had prepared to

brother, Fabio offered his present to their mother at the same

my babies. I love

yet to see the contents of the

have anything for you. Just

said. Porter walked up to Ashley with a box

stared at the large box. She could not even hazard

didn't have to, Grandpa,"

said so? This is for you. You are the daughter-in-law of the Lu family. As your grandfather, how can I not give you