Miss Josefina: Nobody's Princess

George stormed out, leaving Billy fuming on the couch. His anger was boiling over with nowhere to go.

Lauren's fury was palpable. "I'm going to have a word with Oliver!"

Billy roared back. His voice was laced with scorn, "And who do you think you are? You dare to march up to Oliver? You really want to see me dead?"

Ruby asked timidly, "Is Oliver really that powerful?"

Billy let out a snort of derision, as if mocking Ruby for her naive question. "Oliver managed to dethrone his own father and sent the Baldwin family's second son overseas, never to return. You think he's a pushover? The words of his secretary are surely Oliver's own."

Billy knew then that the topic of marriage was closed, never to be broached again. He stood up, craving a glass of iced water to cool his heated nerves. Just as he approached the kitchen door, the faint voices of the servants wafted out.

Josefina, the fake

seen it too. Ever since Ruby came back, it's been chaos, like a chicken coop

no fortune. Though the lady doesn't favor Josefina, she's always been obedient, even aced her final exams, unlike Ruby who barely scraped by with a

if she's not the true heiress, she treats us staff well. Not like Ruby. I heard her on the phone the other day saying she didn't scheme against anyone. Makes you wonder if she had a

one. I suspect she's not

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Ruby was so foolish,

...

was facing a hefty settlement, which was the one

Ava would rot in jail until she produced the settlement money, yet still faced imprisonment. Stunned, Josefina visited Ava in prison, seeking any clue from her

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