The Millionaire Faked an Accident to Test His Fiancée and Twins — Then the Maid Did the Unthinkable

She bent down just enough to meet their eye level. Her smile was razor-thin.

“You don’t belong here.”

The words landed heavier than any slap. The boys’ faces crumpled. One began to cry quietly, the way kids cry when they’re trying not to be noticed.

“Pathetic,” Cassandra muttered. “Just like their father.”

Naomi stepped forward without thinking.

She placed herself between Cassandra and the children like a door closing. Her shoulders squared, chin lifted. She pulled the twins close, resting a protective hand on each small shoulder.

Cassandra’s eyes narrowed. “Don’t touch them,” she hissed. “And don’t forget your place.”

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Naomi’s voice, when it came, was soft but unshaking. “Please. The children are scared. This isn’t the place for anger.”

For a second the room seemed to hold its breath.

Cassandra stared at her like she’d just heard a dog speak French, then laughed again. “Did you just tell me what this place is? You’re a housekeeper. You clean. You don’t speak.”

Naomi glanced down at the boys clinging to her sleeves. Whatever fear she had for herself vanished.

“I know my place,” Naomi said quietly. “And right now, my place is here with them.”

Marcus watched all of it from his bed.

And under the sheets, out of sight, his fist clenched.

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