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

the lighted candles on the cake in front of her, closed her

"Yeah!"

children cheered. At that moment,

like the blackout from before never

of Ashley told her that it

in the room made

of her. Behind them stood Linda

who were brought

understood Andrew fairly well. He knew that Andrew would never employ

Andrew

had worked for Chant for a long

"Thank you!"

her

was still confused. Was

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

a long time. Now, we're celebrating it." Dany

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

celebrated her birthday. She had forgotten her own, but never the birthdays of Fabio and

matter how busy she became, they celebrated those special days without

their words, Ashley couldn't say anything

I love you

lie. She had indeed forgotten her own

she lived in M Country because of her busy schedule. She eventually forgot

kids would be the

in her heart was

is my

her round eyes blinking innocently as she took out

gifts, too?" Ashley exclaimed

this was

enthusiastically. "Hmm, Mommy, do you

looked up at

long as it's a present from you, Mommy

could Ashley not love it? It was a

I open

again and shook her head vigorously. "No! Mommy, you should

"Got it!"

carefully placed the box

also have a present for you," said

the present he had prepared to

offered his present to their

babies. I love

contents of the presents, Ashley

have anything for you. Just take

Ashley with a

She could not even hazard a guess

have to,

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