Miss Josefina: Nobody's Princess

Lena waltzed in, standing at a neat 5'3", donning a white dress, with her long hair flowing straight down. Her features weren't exactly stunning, but she sported a gentle smile that made her look like the epitome of a delicate little girl.

Pretending she was clueless about Josefina's identity, Lena beelined for Hattie, grabbing her arm and cooing like a spoiled child, "Mom, did you have the designer send over some new clothes for me again? You know, I have plenty. No need to splurge!"

Hattie gazed at Lena with motherly love, a bit taken aback. "Lena, you're back! Why didn't you give us a heads-up? I would've sent the driver to pick you up."

"I wanted to surprise you guys! The food abroad was just awful, and nothing beats home cooking. I rushed back as soon as the conference was over, hoping to catch you and Dad before you woke up." Hattie affectionately patted her arm. "You and your surprises."

Lena turned to Josefina with a scrutinizing look. "Mom, who's this?"

sit down, she filled Lena in on the situation. Lena felt like the

How can I not be your daughter..." Her

your

eyes softened even more when she looked at Josefina. "Now that Josie's back, you'll be calling her 'sister.' She's just

had changed. Now that Hattie and Garrett's biological daughter was back home, would they truly treat Lena like

tumult of emotions within, struggling to come to terms

wealthy Harrisons? If word got out, she'd be the laughingstock among those

pride made her feel superior. But now, she felt like a

anyone find out about this! Absolutely not! If that man found out,