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Tess froze for a second as she pulled out her phone.
“I’ll pay. His … you should have a way to refund it, right?”
She pushed her phone forward, firm in her intent.
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The hostess hesitated but then remembered the words Finn had left before walking out.
“If she asks for anything, do everything you can to make it happen.”
“Of course. We’ll process the refund for Mr. Lock right away,” she said, bowing slightly before pointing at the payment code. “You can scan here.”
Once the bill was settled and the group left, the hostess bit her lip and dialed Finn’s number.
“Mr. Lock, your payment has already been refunded. Ms. Ember didn’t ept it.”
Finn’s grip on the phone tightened.
His gaze lowered, though he had seen thising.
“All right.”
Still, the truth was hard to deny–he and Tess were only drifting farther and farther apart.
Apartment.
“You’re so clumsy!”
Shannon frowned, ring at the maid, Tania Fowl, with clear irritation.
Henry said Tania had been “trained,” but the truth was, he’d just brought her in from a small town. The <i>so</i>–called training wasn’t about cleaning skills–it was about keeping secrets. She looked simple and quiet, the type who wouldn’t ask questions.
But how could someone from such a backwater know how to take care of her?
Shannon’s face twisted with disgust.
Tania clutched her rag nervously, opening and closing her mouth without knowing what to
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say.
“Exactly!”
Kaleb, the ultimate mama’s boy, instantly puffed up to defend his mother. With all his strength, he shoved Tania hard.
Caught off guard, Tania mmed against the edge of the table and cried out in pain.
“Ah!”
“You’re so loud! What if you scare my baby?”
Shannon exploded, throwing the ss in her hand onto the floor. The shards scattered, her re sharp and merciless.
Tania flinched but didn’t dare make a sound this time. She just bit her lip until it bled, clutching her stomach where she’d been hit.
“Stop acting pathetic! Clean this up now, or I’ll have Henry fire you.” Shannon’s voice was ice.
Tania’s face went pale. With a thud, she dropped to her knees, hurriedly gathering the broken pieces with her bare hands.
She couldn’t afford to lose this job. Back home, she had a sick son and a baby grandson who still needed milk. If she were fired, her family wouldn’t survive.
Her hands shook as she picked up shard after shard, the ss cutting into her skin, blood mixing with the dust on the floor. Still, she didn’t stop.
By the time she dumped the trash, Shannon had already taken Kaleb back to her room to rest.
Tania opened her hands, staring at the raw cuts across her palms.
Her arms trembled as she slid down against the wall, crouching on the floor.
She was nearly <i>50. </i>If her son hadn’t gotten sick and her daughter–inw hadn’t run away, leaving behind a newborn, she should’ve been enjoying her old age by now. Instead, here she was, dragged across states just to work like a mule.
At least the job paid well. It came with room and board, and the recruiter had even promised to help with her son’s treatment. That’s why she had rushed here without thinking twice.
But she never expected the woman she served to be this cruel, this impossible to please.
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Her heart ached, but she forced herself up, searching quietly for the first aid kit.
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When everything was finally cleaned and her cuts wrapped, she carried the bloody tissues outside to the dumpster.
This time, though, something made her stop.
A notice had been posted on the wall. She remembered seeing one there before, but it had been torn to shreds, the words impossible to read. Now, a fresh one had been pasted over it.
And this one hadn’t been ripped. Her eyesnded on it, and her breath froze.
“Wait …”
Tania gasped.
It looked like a missing–person flyer, and the face printed on it was all too familiar.
It was her demanding employer.
Her chest shook as every doubt she’d carried snapped into ce.
No wonder she never left the apartment. No wonder she imed she was pregnant but barely showed, never stepping outside. No wonder every checkup was done with the doctoring in–and even then, she always wore a mask.
Tania’s gaze slid lower.
She couldn’t read the words. But she could recognize the numbers.
“Four zeros… Then five … One million!”
She stumbled back a few steps, hand flying to cover her mouth.
Her eyes lit with a sharp gleam.
The pay here was good, sure–better than what most people got back in her small town. Butpared to a million, it was nothing.
Her heart pounded. With trembling fingers, she looked around carefully, making sure no one was watching. Then she pulled out her phone and snapped a picture of the contact info at the bottom of the flyer.
Shoving the phone back into her pocket, she hunched her shoulders and slipped back into the apartment.
Sara Lili
<strong>Sara Lili</strong> is a daring romance writer who turns icyndscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of d’s breathtaking cold.