Chapter 5: Maria’s Secret
Armed with this information, I sat down with Maria, our maid. She had saved my son's life that day, but I needed to know why she had waited until the wedding day to speak up.
Maria wept as she confessed. "Mr. Julian, she threatened me. She told me if I said a word about how she treated Leo, she would have me deported and ruin my family. But when I saw her drag that poor boy into the study on the day of the wedding... I couldn't stay quiet anymore. I didn't care what she did to me."
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I held Maria's hands, reassuring her she was safe, she would always have a job with us, and that I would protect her from Vanessa’s empty threats.
The puzzle was complete. Vanessa was a con artist. But a con artist rarely walks away from a big payday quietly.
