CHAPTER 2: The Lies That Built the Mansion
For years, Juliette had played the perfect wife.
Elegant. Gentle. Devoted.
She hosted charity galas, smiled in family photos, and spoke softly enough that no one ever questioned her.
But behind closed doors, she had been rewriting the future.
Emma was never supposed to exist.
As Christopher later discovered, the inheritance clause had one condition: the estate would go to the direct bloodline.
Emma wasn’t just a child.
She was an obstacle.
And Juliette had been removing obstacles her entire life.
“I warned you,” the housekeeper said quietly, her voice breaking. “But no one listens to servants.”
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Christopher looked at her, guilt carving deep into his expression.
“I’m listening now.”
