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

candles on the cake in front of her, closed her

"Yeah!"

moment, the

like the blackout from before

the cake and candles in front of Ashley told her that it was all

the room

she saw her three children standing in front of her. Behind them stood Linda and the other

servants who were brought here

fairly well. He knew that Andrew would never employ any servants

all, Andrew valued his

servants had worked for Chant for

"Thank you!"

replied, her

was still confused. Was

that today is your birthday?" Fabio asked when he saw the puzzlement

your birthday for a long

and they found out about it when she mentioned once that she didn't have the time to celebrate it, back in

seldom celebrated her birthday. She had forgotten her own, but never the

they celebrated those

their words, Ashley

you all!" Ashley

She had indeed

had never celebrated it when she lived in M Country because of her busy schedule. She eventually forgot to

never thought that her own kids would be the

heart was

this is my present

innocently as she took out a delicate box from

too?" Ashley exclaimed as she looked at Dany in

this was so

"Hmm, Mommy, do you

looked up at

present from you, Mommy

could Ashley not love it? It was a

open it?" Ashley

but then she thought about it again and shook her head vigorously. "No! Mommy,

"Got it!"

replied as she carefully placed

a present for you," said

birthday!" Richard handed the present he

Fabio offered his present to their mother at the same

you, my babies. I love

the contents of the presents, Ashley

anything for

said. Porter walked up to Ashley with a box

She could not even hazard a guess as to

didn't have to, Grandpa," Ashley

daughter-in-law of 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