The Billionaire’s Maid Bride

“Don’t fight with Penelope, okay? She’s spoiled rotten by Leah, but she’s got a good heart. Remember when she shared her favorite dessert with you when you were kids?”

Allison was a bit stumped. She didn’t understand why Grace was telling her all this. She just chalked it up to Grace’s good nature. Grace was always like

this.

“I got it, Mom. You should rest now.”

Grace closed her eyes. Allison sat by her bedside, watching the lines on the monitor, hoping to stay by her side forever.

Her mom had just undergone a kidney transplant. She was doing fine just a week ago, but now her condition had worsened.

This had to be Leah’s doing!

She tried her best to avoid conflict and to put up with Leah’s bullying. Even when she was pushed to the edge, Leah still didn’t let her or her mom off the

hook!

Even though her mom’s breathing was getting weaker, she was still stable with the help of the ventilator. Allison stayed in the hospital room for a while longer before leaving.

When she got home, she found a tin box in the closet, just like Grace had said. Inside was an agate necklace with a plain design.

Mr.

and got ready to head out. She was going to find a guy named Adrian based on the address Grace had given her. Just as she stepped out of the house, her phone rang. It was a strange number. “Hello?”

Ms. Zimmer?”

“Yes.”

center. It shows that you two

the phone steady. “You must have made a mistake; that’s my mom’s hair and mine!”

a

ears were

she wasn’t related to her mom? How could that be?

words over the

At the cemetery.

a bunch of lilies in front of the tombstone. She bent down to clear the weeds

mistake?”

I not be your and Mom’s daughter?”

be… it must be a mistake

markers didn’t

Then who was her mother? Was

felt