The Billionaire's Mistake

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

was insurance. A last resort. But now it's gone, and

process everything she'd learned in the last few minutes. Her own problems suddenly seemed to pale in comparison to the web of secrets and danger she'd unknowingly been part of her entire life. "So what do we

though fate was on their side, Shaina's phone started ringing.

you to Appletown to inspect the orchard. Why have you

because she felt she would soon meet Anya as long as she could find out her location. But with

just going over,"

in the Rose Mansion, Daniel glanced

voice gentle as he approached her. "I need to go on a trip to

keep up

Daniel, her eyes filled with curiosity as she listened

you telling me this?" Anya asked, her tone

softly at Anya's skepticism, understanding her reluctance to trust him after the earlier

was wondering if you'd like to come with me." Daniel said, his voice

with uncertainty. She couldn't shake the feeling that Daniel was up to something. "Are you going to bring the trip here? Is this

"No."

her curiosity getting the better of her as she wondered what Daniel had planned, "Alright," Anya said, her voice tinged

as he realized that he had a chance to spend some quality time with her. He knew that he had a

voice filled with excitement. "Let's pack up. We'll be gone

days."

her belongings and prepared for the trip ahead, Daniel couldn't help but feel

sense of anticipation building within

led Anya out of

and Daniel embarked on their journey to Appletown for the factory inspection, Anya couldn't help but feel a sense of excitement coursing through her veins. It was her first time traveling by helicopter, and she was in awe of the sleek aircraft as it

down in Appletown, Anya's eyes widened in wonder at the bustling city below. She had never seen a city from this angle, the towering buildings and bustling streets a

hotel, Anya's excitement quickly gave way to confusion as Daniel led her towards

settle into our room first," he said, and she shot him a

had expected that she would have her own room, but he

together?" Anya asked, her voice filled with disbelief. Even at home, they still slept

the corners of his lips as he let Anya

do to you?" Daniel asked, his voice casual as he led Anya towards

convinced. What can't he do

but feel slightly uneasy.

She did not believe he would really