Chapter 5 - The Secret Past Of Maya’s Mother Unfolds
Chloe scoffed loudly, crossing her arms as she glared daggers at Maya across the ruined white cake frosting.
“She’s a nobody! Her mother cleaned houses for our estate before she mysteriously vanished in the nineties!” Chloe mocked.
Julian turned his head slowly, fixing Chloe with a glare so chilling it instantly silenced her arrogant laughter.
“Your grandfather stole the patent that built your fortune from Maya’s mother thirty years ago,” Julian revealed publicly.
Gasps rippled through the gathered Beverly Hills guests as secret corporate history was exposed in front of them.
“That’s a lie! Total slander!” Chloe stammered, her face turning pale beneath her heavy professional makeup.
Maya felt her breath catch in her throat as the horrifying puzzle pieces of her mother’s life clicked together.
“My mother didn't die in an accident... did she?” Maya asked, looking straight into Julian’s unblinking dark eyes.
“No, Maya. She went into hiding to protect you from the very people standing in this room,” Julian confessed gently.
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Maya’s knees felt weak, and for a fleeting second, the polished marble floor seemed to tilt beneath her boots.
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