The Billionaire's Mistake
Chapter 118
MISTAKE 118
Chapter 118: Must keep up the lie
Hazel blinked, momentarily stunned. "My... sister? You mean Anya? But I've never even met her, and you know it is because she is not my..." "Shut it! If I say she is, then she is." Shaina replied, her attention focused on the safe's contents
"Someone has paid a lot of money for the to show.. same face as me,
but her daughter is married Into the Shaw family. If anyone can help us with a Mafia problem, it's them."
I can't believe she has the
Hazel's mind reeled with this new information. She'd always known there was no sister. Her
mother had made it up. Some paid her? Well, she did not care as long as they could use her.
"Are you sure they're that powerful? I mean, how do you know they can help?"
Shaina didn't answer immediately. She was staring into the safe, her face a mask of shock and disbelief. "No," she whispered. "No, no, no!"
"Mom? What's wrong?" Hazel asked, alarmed by her mother's sudden panic.
Shaina began tearing through the bedroom, yanking open drawers and upending boxes. "It's gone," she muttered, more to herself than to Hazel. "It can't be gone. Where is it?" Hazel watched in bewilderment as her usually composed mother descended into frantic searching. "What's gone? Mom, you're scaring me. What are you looking for?"
Shaina whirled to face her daughter, her eyes wide with fear and frustration. "The leverage," she said, her voice cracking. "I've lost our leverage."
"Leverage? What leverage?" Hazel asked, struggling to keep up with the rapid turn of events.
Shaina sank onto the bed; her energy
uddenly depleted. She looked up at Hazel, tears glistening in her eyes. "I abandoned Anya when she was a child," she confessed, the words
heavy with long-buried guilt. "I wasn't sure she'd be willing to help us, so II took something from her father's safe. Something to bargain with if she refused."
Hazel stared at her mother, shocked by this revelation. "You stole Mafia family?"
from Anya's father? From a
insurance. A last resort. But now it's gone,
own problems suddenly seemed to pale in comparison to the web of
as though fate was on their side, Shaina's phone started
the orchard. Why have you not gone yet?" The old woman screamed,
defiant these past few days because she felt she would soon meet Anya as long
going over,"
Rose Mansion, Daniel glanced
approached her. "I need to go on a trip to inspect a
keep up the
filled with curiosity as she listened to
me this?" Anya asked, her
smiled softly at Anya's skepticism, understanding her reluctance to trust him
wondering if you'd like to come with me." Daniel said, his
eyes widened in surprise at Daniel's invitation, her heart fluttering with uncertainty. She couldn't shake the feeling that Daniel was up to something. "Are you going to bring the trip here? Is this another trick?" she
"No."
as she wondered what Daniel
chance to spend some quality time with her. He
Daniel said, his voice filled with excitement. "Let's pack up. We'll be gone
days."
for the trip ahead, Daniel couldn't
sense of anticipation building within
Anya out
of excitement coursing through her veins.
wonder at the bustling city below. She had never seen a city from this angle, the towering buildings and bustling streets a stark contrast to
hotel, Anya's excitement quickly gave way to
he said,
she would have her own room, but
together?" Anya asked, her voice filled with disbelief. Even at home, they still
a smile playing at the corners of his
do to you?" Daniel asked, his voice casual as he led Anya towards the reception
convinced. What can't he do to
feel slightly uneasy. A
did not believe he would really only book
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