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.

make a

the lighted candles on the cake in front of her, closed her eyes to make her wish,

"Yeah!"

that moment, the light

like the blackout from before

front of Ashley told her that it was

in the room made Ashley

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

the servants who were

that Andrew would never employ any servants

all, Andrew valued

for

"Thank you!"

her

she was still confused. Was today her

your birthday?" Fabio asked when he

you haven't celebrated your birthday for a long time. Now, we're celebrating it." Dany

when she mentioned

affairs that she seldom celebrated her birthday. She

they celebrated those special days without

words, Ashley couldn't

my babies. I love you

a lie. She had indeed forgotten

Country because of her busy schedule. She eventually forgot

that her own kids would be the ones reminding

warmth in her heart was about

is my present

said with her round eyes blinking innocently as she took out a delicate

gifts, too?" Ashley exclaimed

this was

"Hmm, Mommy, do

looked up

long as it's a present from you, Mommy

love it? It was a gift from Dany,

open it?" Ashley

first, it seemed like Dany meant to nod, but then she thought about it again and shook

"Got it!"

she carefully

a present for you," said

the present

by her elder brother, Fabio offered his present to their mother at

you, my babies. I

she had yet to see the contents of the presents,

for

said. Porter walked up to Ashley with a box in his

could not even hazard a guess as to

to,

is for you. You are the daughter-in-law of the Lu family. As your grandfather, how can I not give you a gift?" Chant felt saddened by