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

up. She looked at the lighted candles on the cake in front of her, closed her eyes to make her wish, and blew them

"Yeah!"

that moment, the light was

was like the blackout from

and candles in front of Ashley

light in the room made Ashley

Behind them stood Linda and the other servants who

the servants who were brought here by Chant back

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

Andrew valued his

for Chant for a long

"Thank you!"

her eyes

so, she was still confused. Was today

your birthday?" Fabio asked when he

you haven't celebrated your birthday for a long

so good now. It was Ashley's birthday, and they found out about it when she mentioned once that she didn't

company affairs that she seldom celebrated her birthday.

they celebrated those special

to their words,

I love you all!"

wasn't a lie. She had indeed forgotten her

it when she lived in M Country because of her

kids would be the ones

in her heart was

is my present for

eyes blinking innocently as she took out a delicate box

gifts, too?" Ashley exclaimed as she looked

was

"Hmm, Mommy,

looked up at

long as it's a present from you, Mommy

could Ashley not love it? It was a gift

I open it?" Ashley

it 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!"

as she carefully placed

have a present for you,"

birthday!" Richard handed the present

her elder brother, Fabio offered

you, my babies. I love them

contents of the

anything for you.

Ashley

large box. She could not even

to, Grandpa,"

said 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