Chapter 3 - The Housekeeper's Panic
Olivia’s heart hammered against her ribs. She was terrified. She hadn't stolen the diamond bracelet. But the missing jewelry wasn't what had her paralyzed with fear right now.
It was what her daughter was about to say.
Olivia had spent the last two months working in this mansion, keeping her head down, trying to survive. But for the last three weeks, Victoria had been cornering Olivia when Gabriel wasn't home, threatening her, demanding she leave the estate, and using brutal, psychological cruelty to make the housekeeper’s life a living hell.
And little Lily had seen and heard everything.
"Gabriel, this is ridiculous!" Victoria snapped, her defensive tone morphing into anger. "You are going to take the word of a three-year-old over your future wife?! That maid stole from me! Call the police and have them thrown out right now!"
Gabriel didn't even look at Victoria. He kept his intense, dark eyes locked entirely on the three-year-old girl in the grey dress.
"Lily," Gabriel asked softly, though the lethal power behind his words remained. "Why does Mommy cry?"
Victoria took another step backward, her eyes darting nervously toward the heavy mahogany doors leading to the foyer. But her escape route was already blocked.
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An older guard in a dark suit, who had been standing silently in the background, subtly stepped forward, completely cutting off the visitor's potential exit path.
👉 What did the evil fiancée actually say to the housekeeper that made her cry?
