Chapter 2— The Maid's Secret
Emma tried to stand.
Damian gently stopped her.
"You stayed."
She lowered her eyes.
"I made a promise."
"What promise?"
She hesitated.
"Twelve years ago... your mother saved my little brother from dying."
The courtyard became silent again.
"I could never repay her."
Damian frowned.
"My mother never told me."
"She never wanted recognition."
Emma smiled through tears.
"She only asked me one thing."
"If your son ever needs someone who expects nothing in return..."
"Protect him."
Damian looked stunned.
His mother had passed away years earlier.
Yet somehow...
She had already known exactly what kind of woman he would one day marry.
Before Damian could answer...
His chief of security hurried across the patio.
"Sir..."
He handed Damian a tablet.
"The investigation isn't over."
Another betrayal.
This time...
Inside Ashford Holdings.
Someone had leaked billions of dollars worth of defense technology.
Damian's expression darkened.
The evidence pointed toward only one person.
His own uncle.
The man who had helped build the empire.
And the man standing only twenty feet away pretending to comfort Vanessa.
Their eyes met.
For one brief second.
The old man smiled.
May you like
A smile that admitted everything.
The war had only begun.
