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.

I'll make a

on the cake in front of her, closed

"Yeah!"

three children cheered. At that moment, the light

blackout from before

of Ashley told her that it was

sudden light in the

saw her three children standing in front of her. Behind them stood Linda and the other servants who all

were brought here by

that Andrew would never

Andrew valued his

worked for

"Thank you!"

her

she was still

that today is your birthday?" Fabio asked

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

about it when she mentioned once that she didn't have the time to celebrate it, back in

her birthday. She had forgotten her own, but never the birthdays

busy she became, they celebrated those special

to their words, Ashley couldn't

love you all!" Ashley said

She had indeed forgotten her own

because of her busy

that her own kids would be the ones reminding

heart was about to

is my present for

eyes blinking innocently as she took out a delicate box

gifts, too?" Ashley exclaimed as she looked at Dany in

was so

nodded enthusiastically. "Hmm, Mommy, do you

up at

present from

Ashley not love it? It was a gift

open

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

"Got it!"

carefully

a present for you,"

birthday!" Richard handed the present he had prepared

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

babies. I

the contents of the presents, Ashley was

for you. Just take

said. Porter walked up to Ashley with a

not even hazard a guess

have to, Grandpa," Ashley

your grandfather, how can I not give you a gift?" Chant felt saddened by Ashley's refusal, but he kept looking at her with a