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

said, standing up. She looked at the lighted candles on the cake in front of her, closed her eyes to make

"Yeah!"

cheered. At that moment, the light was turned

the blackout from

of Ashley told her that it was

sudden light in the

her. Behind them stood Linda and the other servants who all said aloud to Ashley,

the servants who were brought here by Chant back

fairly well. He knew that Andrew would

Andrew valued

worked for Chant

"Thank you!"

her eyes

still confused. Was today her

is your birthday?" Fabio asked when he saw

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

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

busy with company affairs that she seldom celebrated her birthday. She had forgotten her own, but

she became, they celebrated those

to their words, Ashley

love you all!" Ashley said to her

a lie. She had indeed forgotten

M Country because of her busy schedule. She eventually forgot to celebrate

her own kids would be the ones reminding her of

heart was

my

as she took out a

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

this was so

"Hmm, Mommy,

looked up at her

present

not love it? It was a

I open it?"

first, it seemed like Dany meant to nod, but then she thought about it again and shook her head vigorously.

"Got it!"

replied as she carefully placed the box

have a

Richard handed the present he had prepared to

be outdone by her elder brother, Fabio offered his

you, my babies. I love them all, very

contents

anything for you.

to Ashley with a box in his

could not even hazard a guess

to, Grandpa,"

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