And the people responsible were still powerful.
Still wealthy.
Still free.
Anna looked at the USB drive.
Then she whispered,
**The Maid Who Caught a Lady’s Kick—Then the Lord Called Her “Sister”**
## PART 1 — THE MAID WHO DIDN’T BOWThe Valmont Palace had not opened its grand ballroom to the public in nearly a decade.Tonight,...
They Humiliated the Wrong Woman—Then Her Father Walked In
PART 1 — THE WOMAN IN BLACKThe champagne hit Helena Hale before she had time to turn away.Cold liquid splashed across her face, so...
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...
“I won't destroy it.”
She didn't know it yet, but that decision would place her directly in the path of the most dangerous people she had ever known.
CHAPTER 4
Daniel Whitmore found Anna the next afternoon.
She was sitting alone in a small café.
He approached carefully.
“May I sit?”
Anna looked up.
“You followed me?”
“No.”
She immediately stood.
“I should go.”
“Anna, wait.”
She hesitated.
Daniel placed a folder on the table.
“I investigated your father.”
Anna's expression changed.
“How much do you know?”
“Enough to know that he wasn't stealing money.”
Anna stared at him.
“Everyone said he was.”
“I know.”
“My father lost everything because of that accusation.”
Daniel nodded.
“And I think he was framed.”
Anna sat down again.
Daniel lowered his voice.
“I saw what happened at the gala.”
Anna looked away.
“Forget it.”
“I can't.”
“Why?”
“Because I think Victoria knew who you were.”
Anna's eyes widened.
“She recognized me?”
“I believe so.”
Daniel opened the folder.
“There are records showing that your father's investigation threatened the Blackwood family.”
Anna whispered,
“Then why would Victoria attack me publicly?”
“To intimidate you.”
Anna looked at him.
“You think she knows about the USB?”
“I don't know.”
Before they could continue, Anna noticed a man standing outside the café.
He was watching them.
Daniel followed her gaze.
“Do you know him?”
“No.”
Daniel stood.
“Stay here.”
The man disappeared around the corner.
Daniel followed.
But when he reached the street, the man was gone.