THE BILLIONAIRE THREW HIS HOUSEKEEPER INTO THE STREET AFTER ACCUSING HER OF STEALING A ROLEX—TWENTY MINUTES LATER,"s" HIS THREE SONS CAME RUNNING THROUGH TRAFFIC COVERED IN BLOOD, SCREAMING A SECRET THAT BROUGHT HIS ENTIRE WORLD CRASHING DOWN.
Richard Hawthorne believed he had just removed a thief from his home.
Instead, he had just forced out the only person standing between his children and a disaster he never saw coming.
And by the time he realized the truth, it was almost too late.
The sound of an old suitcase rattling against the pavement echoed through the pristine streets of the city’s most exclusive gated community.
Clack. Clack. Clack.
Each step felt like another piece of Emily Carter’s life breaking apart.
She gripped the worn handle tightly and forced herself to keep walking.
Don’t look back.
That was the only thing keeping her together.
One glance at the mansion behind her and she knew she would fall apart completely.
She was still wearing her navy-blue housekeeping uniform. The bright yellow cleaning gloves were still on her hands. They had thrown her out so quickly and so cruelly that she had not even been allowed to change clothes.
“Get out. Right now.”
Richard’s voice still echoed in her ears.
For three years, Emily had worked inside the Hawthorne estate. She cleaned. She cooked. She cared for the home. But more importantly, she cared for Richard’s sons.
