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

at the lighted candles on the cake in front

"Yeah!"

moment, the light was turned back

blackout from before never

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

sudden light in the room made Ashley

front of her. Behind them stood Linda and the other

servants who were brought

Andrew would never employ any servants in his

Andrew valued his

servants had worked for Chant for a long

"Thank you!"

replied, her

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,

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 own, but never

they celebrated those

listening to their words,

my babies. I love you all!" Ashley

lie. She had

lived in M Country because of her busy schedule.

her own kids would be the ones reminding her

her heart was about to

this is my

blinking innocently as she took out a delicate

exclaimed as she

this was so

Mommy,

up

present from

it? It was a gift from Dany, after

I open it?" Ashley

seemed like Dany meant to nod, but then she thought about it again and shook her head vigorously. "No! Mommy, you should take a look at it when you're in

"Got it!"

as she carefully placed the

I also have a present for you," said

Richard handed the present

her elder brother, Fabio offered his present to their mother at the same

I

had yet to see the contents of the

anything for you. Just take

to Ashley with a box in his

at the large box. She could not even hazard a

didn't have to,

can I not give you a gift?" Chant felt saddened by Ashley's refusal, but he kept