Chapter 4 - The Housekeeper’s Origin
Six months prior, Valerie had walked into the Sterling manor wearing a simple cotton dress, applying for a low-level housekeeping position. Miranda had treated her like garbage from day one—forcing her to clean on her knees, withholding her pay, and throwing verbal abuse at her daily.
Valerie had endured every single insult without a complaint. But she hadn't come to the estate for a maid's wage.
She had come for the truth about her late mother, Rose Cross.
Rose had been Charles Sterling’s private nurse during his final years. When Charles passed away suddenly, Miranda had accused Rose of stealing millions, firing her in disgrace, and driving Rose into severe illness and poverty until her death.
Before Rose died, she gave Valerie a sealed brass key and a single instruction: Find the true will in the Sterling vault.
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Valerie had taken the housekeeping job to gain access to the manor's master quarters, searching for the safe Miranda had hidden behind the gallery wall.
👉 What had Valerie discovered inside the hidden safe three nights before the gala?
