The Billionaire's Unexpected Proposal by Samantha

Chapter 195

A couple of days later, Maya stood in her room, neatly organizing and arranging her closet after doing her laundry.

As she began to fold and organize, she hummed softly to herself, feeling productive for the first time in days.

Following the employment of the new domestic staff, she had less work to do daily and had too much time to do nothing.

It was the middle of the day, and Derek and Evelyn had left for work after dropping Samantha off at school, leaving her with nothing to do.

She had tried to befriend the domestic staff, but for some reason, they were uncomfortable around her.

She figured it was because they thought she was superior to them as a member of the family, and they kept referring to her as

'ma'am'. Thinking about it now, she laughed softly, shaking her head with amusement.

Hours passed as she worked, the closet gradually transforming from cluttered to orderly. She stacked folded sweaters into neat piles and hung her dresses in a perfect gradient of colors. Just as she reached the back of the closet, her hand brushed against something hard and unfamiliar. Frowning, Maya crouched down to see what it was. There, hidden behind a stack of old scarves, sat a worn plastic first aid box.

It was an old first aid box that she had transformed into a keepsake box.

She pulled it out and carried it over to her bed. Sitting cross-legged, she opened the box with a mix of curiosity and nostalgia.

She had totally forgotten about it and did not even remember that she had brought it with her to Ludus.

Inside was a collection of small items: concert tickets, childhood trinkets, photos, and little notes shed kept over the years. Each item brought back a memory, and she found herself smiling as she picked them up one by one. Then, her fingers brushed against delicate silver chain.

She lifted it carefully, her breath catching as the necklaces locket swung gently in the air. She recognized it immediately- it was the locket her mother had given her just before her death.

Maya's throat tightened as she turned the locket over in her hand.

Her mother had told her the locket had been in her hand when she was pulled out from the car wreck.

Her fingers trembled slightly as she pressed the tiny clasp to open the locket. Inside was a picture of her biological parents and a boy no older than seven. Her elder brother. The faces stared back at her, frozen in time.

a ghost of a feeling lingering at the edge of her mind. She traced the image of her brother

the effort. But now, with this newfound stability and the love of Evelyn and Derek surrounding her, she wondered if it was time

orphanage home where he had been kept,

soft buzz of her phone on the nightstand. She glanced

Smiling

"Hello?"

M she answered.

"Hey,

voice greeted her. "How are you

her. "What about you? Are

Getting there, he

"The unpacking helped, so thanks

leaning back against her

I help," she said,

"How's Evelyn? And Samantha?"

good. Everything's

So, what were you up to before I called?"

"I was going through my keepsake box. Actually,

is it?"

him about her mother's deathbed revelation and the possibility of having a brother somewhere. Liam listened quietly, not interrupting as she explained. "Do you think I should try to find him? Or perhaps I should leave things as they are?" Maya

responding. "Why haven't you

guess I was afraid. Afraid of what I might find- or not find. But lately, I've been thinking about

if you're serious about it, I'll help you. Just give me the details, you

of relief. "Thank

your gratitude yet," he said, and

more than

earn it. Tell me what I need to know. Where did the accident happen?

to travel. My mother told me she left him in an orphanage after the

used to do some volunteer work there," he said, and Maya's