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

She looked at the lighted candles on the cake in front

"Yeah!"

At that moment, the

the blackout from before never

and candles in front of Ashley told her

in the room made

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

were the servants who were brought here by Chant

He knew that Andrew

all, Andrew valued his

had worked for

"Thank you!"

replied, her eyes

she was still confused. Was

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

your birthday for a long time. Now, we're

good now. It was Ashley's birthday, and they found out about it when she mentioned once that she didn't have the time to celebrate it, back in M

with company affairs that she seldom celebrated her birthday. She had forgotten her

busy she became, they

words, Ashley couldn't

babies. I love you all!" Ashley said

had indeed

Country because of her busy schedule. She eventually

would be the

warmth in her heart was about

is my present

blinking innocently as she

there are gifts, too?" Ashley exclaimed as

this was

enthusiastically. "Hmm, Mommy, do you

looked up at her

it's a present from you, Mommy loves

love it? It was a gift from Dany,

I open it?"

Dany meant to nod, but then she thought about it again and shook her head

"Got it!"

carefully placed the

have a present

Richard handed the present he

offered his present to their mother at

babies. I

to see the contents of the presents, Ashley

don't have anything for you. Just take

to Ashley with a box in his

stared at the large box. She could not

didn't have to, Grandpa,"

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