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

"Yeah!"

moment, the

was like the blackout from

Ashley told her

sudden light in the room made

opened her eyes, she saw her three children standing in front of her. Behind them

were the servants who were brought

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

all, Andrew valued his

worked for Chant for

"Thank you!"

replied, her eyes

so, she was still

is your birthday?" Fabio asked when he saw the puzzlement on Ashley's

haven't celebrated your birthday for a long time.

and they found out about it when she mentioned once that she didn't have the time to celebrate it,

company affairs that she seldom celebrated her birthday. She had

she became, they celebrated those special days

words, Ashley

you, my babies. I love you all!" Ashley said to her three

lie. She had

lived in M Country because of her busy schedule. She

own kids would be the ones reminding

in her heart

my

innocently as she

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

was

Mommy,

looked up

present from

Ashley not love it? It was a

open it?" Ashley

she thought about it again and shook her head vigorously. "No! Mommy, you should take a look at it when you're in your

"Got it!"

she carefully placed the box beside

also have a

birthday!" Richard handed the present he had prepared

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

babies. I

contents

have anything for you. Just

Porter walked up to Ashley with a box

just stared at the large box. She could not even hazard

to, Grandpa," Ashley

said so? This is for 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