She released Anna.
But before Anna could leave, Victoria deliberately knocked the champagne tray from her hands.
Glasses shattered across the marble floor.
Everyone gasped.
Anna stood frozen.
Victoria looked down at the broken glasses.
Then at Anna.
“Clean it up.”
Anna's eyes filled with tears.
She knelt.
But nobody noticed the man standing in the shadows.
He had watched everything.
And unlike everyone else in the ballroom, he wasn't looking at Anna with pity.
He was looking at Victoria with anger.
**The Maid Who Caught a Lady’s Kick—Then the Lord Called Her “Sister”**
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They Humiliated the Wrong Woman—Then Her Father Walked In
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Her daughter saw a girl in the boarded-up house on the other side of the...
Her daughter saw a girl in the boarded-up house on the other side of the floodwaters… but the rabbit she was carrying revealed the...
His name was Daniel Whitmore.
And that night, he would discover that the woman Victoria humiliated was hiding a secret that could change both their lives.
CHAPTER 2
Anna picked up the broken glass with trembling hands.
One tiny shard cut her finger.
She didn't complain.
She simply wrapped the wound with a napkin and continued cleaning.
Victoria watched with satisfaction.
“That's better.”
Daniel Whitmore stood across the room.
He was the owner of the estate and the host of the charity gala.
He had seen wealthy people behave badly before.
But something about Victoria's cruelty disturbed him.
He walked toward Anna.
“You're bleeding.”
Anna looked up.
“I'm fine, sir.”
“You're not fine.”
She quickly stood.
“I can continue working.”
Daniel shook his head.
“No. Go to the kitchen and have someone treat your hand.”
Anna hesitated.
Victoria interrupted.
“She can work.”
Daniel turned toward her.
“Victoria.”
She smiled.
“Daniel.”
“This is my event.”
“And?”
“And you don't get to decide how my staff are treated.”
The smile disappeared from Victoria's face.
The people around them suddenly became very interested in their champagne glasses.
Victoria walked away.
Anna lowered her eyes.
“Thank you.”
Daniel looked at her.
“What is your name?”
“Anna Carter.”
“Anna, why didn't you defend yourself?”
She gave a small smile.
“People like her don't listen.”
Daniel frowned.
“You shouldn't have to tolerate that.”