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

the lighted candles on the cake in front of her, closed

"Yeah!"

cheered. At that moment, the light

like the blackout

in front of Ashley told her that it

light in the

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 brought here by

well. He knew that Andrew would never employ any

all, Andrew

for Chant for a long

"Thank you!"

her

still confused.

you forget that today is your birthday?" Fabio asked when he saw

for a long time. Now, we're celebrating it." Dany reminded

Ashley's birthday, and they found out about it when she mentioned once that she

affairs that she seldom celebrated her

matter how busy she became, they

listening to their words, Ashley couldn't say

love you all!" Ashley said to

wasn't a lie. She had

in M Country because

would be

her heart was about

my

round eyes blinking innocently as she took out a delicate

and there are gifts, too?" Ashley exclaimed as she looked at

was so

nodded enthusiastically. "Hmm, Mommy, do you like

looked up at her

a present from you, Mommy

It

I open

seemed like Dany meant to nod, but then she thought about it again and shook her head vigorously. "No! Mommy, you should take

"Got it!"

carefully

a present for you,"

Richard handed the present he had prepared to

be outdone by her elder brother, Fabio offered his present to their mother at the same

I love them all, very

yet to see the contents of the presents, Ashley was

have anything for you. Just take

to Ashley with a box in

just stared at the large box. She could not even hazard a

to, Grandpa," Ashley

the Lu family. As your grandfather, how can I not give you a gift?" Chant felt saddened by Ashley's refusal, but he kept looking at her with a straight