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 a

lighted candles on the cake in

"Yeah!"

three children cheered. At that moment, the light

was like the blackout from before

candles in front of Ashley told her that it was all

light in the

them stood Linda and the other servants who all

the servants who were brought here by Chant

He knew that Andrew would never employ any servants in

all, Andrew

had worked for

"Thank you!"

replied, her eyes

she was still confused. Was today

that today is your birthday?" Fabio asked when

celebrated your birthday for a long time. Now, we're celebrating it." Dany

birthday, and they found out about it when she

too busy with company affairs that she seldom celebrated her birthday. She had forgotten her own, but never

she became, they celebrated those special

their words, Ashley couldn't say anything

love you

She had indeed forgotten her own

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

her own kids would be the ones

heart was

my

blinking innocently as

there are gifts, too?" Ashley exclaimed as she looked at

was so

enthusiastically. "Hmm, Mommy,

looked up at

long as it's a present from you, Mommy loves

it? It

open it?"

to nod, but then she thought about it again and shook her head vigorously. "No! Mommy, you should take a

"Got it!"

replied as she carefully placed the box beside

a present for you,"

birthday!" Richard handed the present

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

babies. I love

had yet to see the contents

have anything for you. Just take

Porter walked up to Ashley with

large box. She could not even

to,

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