All Chapters of The Billionaire’s Forbidden Janitress: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

The Family Day program came to an end just before sunset.Outside, the rain had stopped, leaving the gardens glistening beneath the golden light. Water droplets clung to the flowers, and the cool breeze carried the scent of wet grass.Employees slowly made their way toward the buses.Some carried raffle prizes.Others held sleepy children in their arms.The laughter that had filled the resort all day was gradually replaced by tired smiles and quiet conversations.---"Mommy..."Dark yawned as he climbed onto the company bus."I'm tired."Julia laughed."You've been running since eight this morning.""It was worth it."He hugged the dinosaur towel still draped around his shoulders."We had chocolate.""We did.""I like company parties."Valerie smiled while brushing his damp curls away from his forehead."I'm glad."Vienna carefully placed the framed vacation certificate inside her backpack."I don't want it to get wet."Lucina kissed the top of her head."Our little winner."Vienna gi

Monday arrived faster than Valerie had hoped.The peaceful weekend felt like a dream that vanished the moment her alarm rang at 4:30 a.m.She immediately turned it off before it could wake the triplets.For a few seconds, she simply sat on the edge of the bed, rubbing the sleep from her eyes.Then she looked at her children.Dark was sleeping with one arm thrown over Duzzel's stomach.Duzzel, despite being asleep, still looked composed.Vienna hugged her stuffed rabbit so tightly that it was almost flattened.Valerie smiled to herself."Another day.""Another chance to give them a better life."---She quietly left the bedroom and entered the kitchen.The house was still silent.She tied her hair into a neat ponytail before preparing breakfast.Rice.Fried eggs.Garlic longganisa.Fresh tomatoes.While the rice cooker steamed, she packed three small lunch boxes.Dark's had dinosaur-shaped rice because he refused to admit he still liked it.Vienna's included extra strawberries.Duzzel'

A month passed peacefully.Valerie followed the same routine she had lived for the past year.Wake up before dawn.Prepare breakfast.Walk the triplets to school with Julia.Work until evening.Come home.Cook dinner.Read bedtime stories.Repeat.It was simple.It was exhausting.But it was the life she had prayed for.A quiet life.---One Wednesday morning, Valerie had just finished cleaning the executive hallway when Mrs. Ramirez approached her."Valerie."She immediately straightened."Yes, Ma'am?""I've been looking for you."Mrs. Ramirez handed her a cream-colored envelope embossed with Luero Corporation's golden seal."This came from Human Resources."Valerie accepted it carefully."...For me?"Mrs. Ramirez nodded."Open it."Valerie gently broke the seal.Inside was a formal invitation.> You are cordially invited to attend the Monthly General Assembly on Friday at 2:00 PM. During the program, you will receive the Employee Recognition Award for Outstanding Service and Exempla

The applause from the General Assembly had long faded.Employees gradually returned to their respective departments, carrying with them conversations about the award ceremony."Ms. Chavez's speech made me cry.""I've never heard anyone speak about janitors like that.""She deserved that recognition.""I agree."The Maintenance Department was unusually cheerful that afternoon.Several employees congratulated Valerie as soon as she returned.Grace immediately wrapped her in a hug."I knew you'd make everyone cry!"Valerie laughed softly."I didn't mean to."Mrs. Ramirez handed her a small gift bag."From the department."Valerie blinked in surprise."...For me?""It's not expensive," Mrs. Ramirez said with a smile. "But we all contributed."Inside the bag was a neatly bound journal with a fountain pen engraved with her initials.

The executive elevator doors closed with a soft chime.Fernando leaned lightly against his cane, but his mind remained downstairs.Valerie Marie Chavez.The name echoed in his thoughts.Where had he heard it?Or perhaps...It wasn't the name.Maybe it was the face.Those eyes.That calm expression.It reminded him of someone.Someone from long ago.Yet every time he reached for the memory, it slipped away."Dad?"Drugo glanced at him from across the elevator."You've been unusually quiet."Fernando smiled faintly."Have I?""You've been staring into space since yesterday."Fernando chuckled."Maybe old age is finally catching up with me.""I doubt that."Drugo replied."You still remember every clause in contracts signed twenty years ago."Fernando laughed."I w