Miss Josefina: Nobody's Princess

Josefina managed a wry smile. "Maybe she felt sidelined when I came back. All the attention shifted to me, and she felt left out."

Hattie sighed, shaking her head in resignation. "I've been nothing but kind to Lena. But after what happened today, I am a bit peeved. Regina is her closest ally. I bet Lena had a hand in this." Josefina's surprise was evident, as she hadn't expected Hattie to be so perceptive or to doubt Lena. sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ FindNøvᴇl.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

Catching her daughter's astonished look, Hattie laughed. "Josie, you didn't honestly think your mom was some sort of naive sweetheart, did you?"

Embarrassed, Josefina chuckled, and Hattie continued, "I raised Lena as my own. How could I not know her temperament? Your father and I always felt she didn't quite fit the Harrison mold, but we never imagined that she wasn't my flesh and blood."

As they sat together on the garden bench, Hattie admired her charming and beautiful daughter, feeling a mix of affection and distress.

Lena's actions had chilled Hattie's heart. Josie was her biological child, who hadn't had the easiest of lives, and as her mother, Hattie wished she could give Josie the world.

"I'll have a talk with Lena later," Hattie said, sensing something was amiss.

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