Alice ran in, breathing hard.The moment she saw me, Lucas, and the team filling the room, her face drained of color.Lily's friends rushed her at once."Mrs. Hayes, you're finally here! That maid hired a bunch of actors to scare us! They keep saying she's some Wall Street CEO — that the estate and the cars are hers and you're her servant! They want to detain us, make us pay for damages!"Alice didn't move. She stood there, pale, scanning the wreckage of her daughter's party.She saw the cut on my face. The state of my hair. Her lips trembled, but no words came out.Lily ran to her and pointed at me, then at Lucas, furious."Mom! Tell them! They're calling you a maid. They're saying the cars and the estate are hers! Tell them you own all of this — go on!"Alice didn't speak."Mom?" Lily shook her arm hard, sensing something was wrong. "What's wrong with you? Say something!"Alice slowly raised her head and looked at me. There was nothing in her eyes but fear and pleading.She crossed t
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