"Okay, okay. Great-grandpa knows it. Thank you for your reminder. You take care as well."
Both kids agreed at once.
Ashley and her kids finished their breakfast in silence.
This was the life she wanted most—quiet and peaceful, where the family gathered together and shared meals around the table.
Her dream had finally come true.
At least she could get together with her family every day. It made Ashley the happiest, most fulfilled person in the world.
However, once in a while, the thought of her biological parents still came to her and she would sometimes feel bad about it.
She did not know how they lost her. Nor was she sure whether or not they abandoned her deliberately.
Ashley hoped in her heart that the former one was the truth.
She wanted to believe that she was lost rather than abandoned.
Noticing that Ashley had fallen into a bad mood, Andrew squeezed her hand to comfort her.
Andrew's warm hand made her snap back to reality. As she looked at Andrew and her two children, a bright smile replaced the gloom on her face.
"I'm fine."
Ashley had been persistent in looking for her family in the past.
But now, she was content with her present life which she loved and enjoyed.
After breakfast, Ashley and Andrew took the kids to school.
It was the first day of September when the new semester began. Apparently, each school would become a sea of excited children.
Richard was in fifth grade, so Ashley planned to take him to his school first. She could take Fabio to kindergarten school at any time.
"Great-grandpa, won't you come with us?" Fabio asked as they were about to set off.
"Great-grandpa prefers to stay at home. I'm already too old to do those things."
"No, you're not. You're still young," Fabio retorted.
That comment really elated Chant.
He really loved his honey-lipped great grandson.
Chant was in his early seventies. Ever since Andrew took over the Lu Group, he had enjoyed a healthy, carefree life.
It could even be said that Chant had been living a Buddha-like life.
Perhaps it was because of Chant's good mindset toward his health that his age of over seventy years did not show any signs of serious issues. He was as hale and hearty as ever.
"Okay, you have to go now. Great-grandpa will be here when you get back."
"Okay."
Ashley, Andrew, and the kids then got into the car and left.
The car stopped at the gate of a primary school. Thankfully, it did not draw much attention this time.
Ashley did not want to be too ostentatious. Nowadays, children tended to quickly learn to compare what they had, with their peers. Ashley did not want to sow any seeds of unrealistic expectations and standards in Richard's young heart, nor did she want her son to grow up comparing himself to others and to foster arrogance in his mind.
That was why she chose a low-profile car to drive the kids to school.
Josef was their driver while Ashley and her family sat in the back. The car was big enough to accommodate the four of them easily.
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