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

now it's gone, and without

minutes. Her own problems suddenly seemed to pale in comparison to the

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

to inspect the orchard. Why have

these past few days because she felt she would soon meet

going

Rose Mansion,

her. "I need to go

keep up the

glanced up at Daniel, her eyes filled with curiosity as

are you telling me this?"

skepticism, understanding her reluctance to trust him after the

like to come

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."

she wondered what Daniel had planned, "Alright," Anya said, her voice

smile widened at Anya's acceptance, his heart swelling with gratitude as he realized that he had a chance to spend some quality time with her. He knew that he had a long way to go before

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

days."

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

of anticipation

Daniel led Anya out

Anya couldn't help but feel a sense of excitement coursing through her veins. It was her first

She had never seen a city from this angle, the towering buildings and bustling

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

into our room first," he said, and she

she would have her own room, but

staying together?" Anya asked, her voice filled with disbelief. Even at

corners of his lips as he let

Daniel asked, his voice

What can't he do

couldn't help but feel slightly

he would really only