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

in front of her, closed her eyes

"Yeah!"

At that moment, the light was turned back

was like the blackout from

cake and candles in front of Ashley told her

in the room made

standing in front of her. Behind them stood Linda and

were the servants who were brought here by Chant

knew that Andrew would never employ

all, Andrew valued

had worked for Chant for a long

"Thank you!"

replied, her

was still confused. Was today her

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

your birthday for a long time. Now,

about it when she mentioned once that she didn't have the time to celebrate

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

they

listening to their words,

I love you all!" Ashley said to her

wasn't a lie. She had

M Country because of her busy schedule. She eventually forgot

would be

her heart

my present

innocently as she took out a delicate box from her

gifts, too?" Ashley exclaimed as she looked at Dany in

this was

enthusiastically. "Hmm, Mommy,

looked up at her

present from you, Mommy loves

it? It was

I open

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

"Got it!"

replied as she carefully

also have a present for you,"

Richard handed the present he had prepared

to be outdone by her elder brother, Fabio offered his present

I love them

contents of the presents, Ashley was

have anything for you. Just

Ashley with a box

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

have to, Grandpa," Ashley

so? This 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