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

looked at the lighted candles on the cake in front

"Yeah!"

three children cheered. At that moment, the light was turned back

blackout

of Ashley told her that it was all too

light in the room

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

who were brought here by

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

all, Andrew valued

for

"Thank you!"

her eyes

she was still confused. Was

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

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

they found out about it when she mentioned

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

she became, they

to their words, Ashley

love you all!" Ashley

had indeed forgotten

M Country because of her busy schedule. She eventually forgot

her own kids would be the ones reminding

heart was about to

my

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

exclaimed as she looked at Dany in

this was so

enthusiastically. "Hmm, Mommy, do you

up at

a present from you,

could Ashley not love it? It was a gift from

open it?" Ashley

about it again and shook her

"Got it!"

replied as she carefully placed the box

have a present

the

Fabio offered his present to

my babies. I love them all, very

see the contents of the presents, Ashley was

anything for you. Just

Ashley with a box

large box. She could not even hazard a guess as to

to, Grandpa," Ashley

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 felt saddened by Ashley's refusal, but he kept looking at