I caught the next flight to France that same night.


    When the old estate manager saw me at the vineyard, surprise flickered across his face.


    “Miss, what brings you here? Didn’t you say your husband was hosting some event today? You even had all the family staff cleared out.”


    Hearing this makes my blood pressure spike.


    Before I can answer, Damon’s calling.


    Hey babe, I’m stuck in this international conference call. I’ll fly back to you the second I’m done.”


    Before I can even respond, I hear this sickeningly sweet voice in the background.


    Damon, how does this look on me?”


    Next second, he’s covering the phone and moving away.


    Gotta go, meeting’s starting. See you, babe!”


    ight then, the vineyard’s ornate gates swing open.


    – convoy of luxury cars pulls up to the fountain courtyard.


    ozens of people I’ve never seen before take their seats.


    slip into a corner spot.


    nce everyone’s settled, Emma makes her grand entrance in this fire-engine red couture gown, looking like she just won the lottery.


    Let me introduce myself-I’m Emma ke, the new owner of this vineyard.”


    Mr. Hayes has put me in charge of everything here-the wine, the castle, every single grape in these fields!”


    To celebrate, all wine is seventy percent off today! Consider it my wee gift to you all!”


    eventy percent off? How generous of her!


    The cheapest bottles here go for a million bucks each.


    ome of these are collector’s pieces that even British royalty has to beg for!


    The estate manager, who’s known me since I was a kid, is practically vibrating with rage.


    Since when is this vineyard hers?!”


    And that Damon guy is cheating on you! Does he have a death wish?!”


    quickly shake my head as he starts to charge forward.


    How’s not the time to expose her.


    want Damon to personally admit his rtionship with Emma first.


    Then I’ll destroy both these pieces of trash myself.


    ust then, the gates swing open again. Damon walks in wearing a designer suit.


    Emma throws herself at him.


    Damon, I told you this brand looks amazing on you!”


    His jaw tenses, but he nods anyway.


    I’m seeing red


    That brand! They destroyed my family. Dad died because of them!


    Damon fucking knows this. And he’s wearing it anyway!


    H’s pping me in the face in public!


    Just as I’m about to storm out there, his buddies crowd around them.


    “Bro, your girl’s hot as hell!”


    “Emma, he just dropped a hundred mil on this ce for you!”


    This whole ce belongs to the ke family now! How you gonna thank him for all this?”


    Emma giggles and blushes on cue.


    The vineyard manager walks over, frowning.


    What do you mean ‘belongs to the ke family’? This is just borrowed from our boss.”


    Dead silence. All the guests start looking around at each other, whispering.


    Wait, what?”


    Isn’t this Mrs. Hayes’ vineyard? Her name’s Sterling, not ke.”


    So who the hell is this chick?”


    The manager’s already pissed now. “Sir, how could you do this behind Miss Sterling’s back—”


    He starts reaching for his phone to call me.


    Next second, Damon’s security team swarms him, forcing the manager to his knees.


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    Rip his mouth off. Teach him what happens when he talks shit.”


    His voice is low but carries that ruthless edge of someone used to power. The whole hall goes dead silent.


    Damon doesn’t even look up, casually stroking Emma’s cheek.


    Emma is the real Mrs. Hayes. Nova Sterling? She’s just our maid.”


    Maid?


    almostugh.


    Damon’s really forgotten who put him on top of the fucking world.


    Without me, he’d still be getting his ass kicked on the streets, begging for scraps!


    stood by him for ten years.


    Took two knives to the chest for him.


    And had Leo pull strings behind the scenes.


    When I was bleeding out, all I thought about was how to pave his road to sess.


    And now I’m just the “maid”?!


    Nobody dares cross Damon. They all jump on the bandwagon.


    Oh! Mrs. Hayes is so generous, letting some maid run around using the Hayes name.”


    Someone actually warns Emma.


    Mrs. Hayes, watch out for maids like that. They’ll try to seduce your husband.”


    Fire her ass!”


    Throw the bitch in the ocean!”


    Emma can’t hide her smug grin.


    The manager’s face is white as a sheet, still struggling as they drag him away.


    I need to see Miss Sterling! She’s the real Mrs. Hayes!”


    he guests sneer.


    This maid’s got everyone fooled!”


    Don’t keep trash like that around, Mr. Hayes.”


    Damon’s eyes cut through the crowd.


    I’ll say this once. Emma ke is my only wife. Disrespect her, and you’ll answer to me.”


    Dead silence.


    Only I start pping. Slow. Deliberate.


    veryone turns.


    pull off my baseball cap, staring them down.


    If she’s Mrs. Hayes… then who the hell am I?”


    Damon and Emma freeze, their smiles cracking.