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Chapter 1

The room still smelled of blood.I reached out with all the strength I had, trying to grab the hem of Elias's coat."Elias, please. I just want to see her. One look is all I'm asking."He looked at me as if he wanted to say something, but in the end, he simply carried our daughter out.The door that had kept me confined for ten months opened, and I saw Vivian standing outside. She reached out and took my daughter into her arms.The door quickly shut again, leaving me alone in silence and cut off from every sound outside.A week later, I was ordered to the great hall. Vivian wanted to see me.She was the Donna of the Voss family, while I was only an ordinary maid on the Voss estate. Her summons was an order I couldn't refuse.Every step pulled at the wound in my abdomen until my face was slick with sweat. Still, I had no choice but to make my way to the great hall one step at a time.Vivian sat in a plush armchair, a beautiful little crib beside her.My daughter was asleep inside, tucke

Chapter 2

When Elias and I were together, he was still only the heir to the Voss family.That year, he personally wiped out an enemy organization. He took several bullets and still executed its three leaders without flinching.When I bandaged his wounds, he even comforted me and told me not to be scared.For years, I remembered the warmth of his hand in my hair.So when he kissed my forehead, I was too excited to sleep through the night for an entire week.Back then, I truly believed the love between us could bridge the gap between our stations.But I was wrong.Shortly after I became pregnant with my first child, I saw him holding a crying Vivian, his face full of the tenderness he used to show only me."Don't worry. That child will belong only to you. He'll be our heir, and no one will ever question your place as Donna again just because you can't have children."He'd thought of everything for Vivian but hadn't given me a single thought.That day, for the first time, I wanted to leave the Voss

Chapter 3

That night, Elias pushed open my door.He didn't come in. He stood outside, as if he didn't want anyone to get the wrong idea."Vivian let you hold Caterina today. You should be satisfied.""Yes. I'm grateful for the Donna's kindness."Elias paused before he continued."Felix is about to start his lessons. Soon he'll begin training to succeed me as Don of the Voss family."So I don't want you showing up in front of him anymore. And don't say anything you shouldn't."Then he looked at me like he was waiting for my reaction.But I only nodded.In the past, I would have sobbed and screamed. I would have begged him not to cut me off from my child completely, pouring every ounce of my desperation into the plea.Then he could self-righteously tell me to fix my attitude, think of the children, and understand that the Don of the Voss family could never marry a nanny's daughter and make her Donna.Now that I stayed silent, he didn't know what to do."If you're unhappy, you can tell me. Don't pr

Chapter 4

The next day, Elias found me sprawled in the mud after I fell while moving a flowerpot.Vivian, who'd been standing over me while I worked, burst into tears and threw herself into his arms."Flora has refused to do any work lately. I got angry and sent her to help in the kitchen as punishment, but she said she's the biological mother of the Voss family's heir and that even I, the Donna, have no right to order her around!"Elias saw my pale face and the mud covering me, and he froze for a second.He knew how hard kitchen work was, and he could see I'd been suffering.But in the end, he merely looked away and gently patted Vivian's back.He would never criticize Vivian for my sake, not when she was the Donna of the Voss family and I was only a maid."Flora is Felix and Caterina's birth mother. It wouldn't hurt to be a little more patient with her."He wasn't taking my side. He just wanted to smooth things over."Flora, the Donna is kind. She's been patient with you because of what you've

Chapter 5

Elias called in the family's private jet and was back at the estate that same night.But it was too late. All that remained was the acrid smell of smoke and the charred wreck of the shed.When Elias returned, the servants on the estate turned pale and didn't dare speak.Finally, Hugo Moretti, the butler, stepped forward hesitantly and spoke in a low voice."Don, the fire was too intense. There's nothing left inside."Elias whipped out his gun and pointed it at Hugo's head, his voice frighteningly cold."Why didn't anyone get Flora out? You should all know the Voss family has no use for dead weight."Hugo shook from head to toe, tears running down his weathered face."Please, please don't kill me."It's not that we didn't try. It's, it's that the Donna had us nail the shed door shut beforehand. By the time the fire started, it was too late to get it open."Elias stood frozen for a long while. Then, very slowly, he asked."Nailed it shut? Why?"Hugo kept his head down and answered quietl

Chapter 6

Vivian stared blankly at Elias."You're the Don of the Voss family. How can you say something so beneath you?"Elias glared at her."And what about you? You're the Donna of the Voss family. Why was Flora the one person you couldn't tolerate?!"Vivian's eyes went wide."You think I did this?"Elias's voice was cold."The Voss estate went 100 years without a single major fire, yet that shed burned down right after you had its door nailed shut."Even your excuse for nailing it shut was based on a fabricated accusation. How am I supposed to believe you?"Vivian opened and closed her mouth several times, then forced out a strained explanation."As Donna, I was only trying to uphold order and decency on the estate."Elias gripped the photo tightly."Over a few rumors, you had her sealed inside that shed."What if there hadn't been a fire? What were you going to do? Let her die of thirst or starvation in there?!"A flicker of guilt passed through Vivian's eyes, but she still clung to her prid

Chapter 7

When Mom saw me, her face lit up in surprise and joy. Then she noticed how pale I was, and she couldn't stop crying."Flora? Is it really you, Flora?"My own eyes burned with tears. I threw myself into Mom's arms, and we held each other tight."It's me, Mom. I'm home!"A long time passed before Mom's sobs finally subsided. She cupped my face and asked softly."How did you get here? Did the Don finally let you go?"At that, Mom's voice caught again."It's all my fault. If I'd never gone to work at the Voss estate in the first place, you'd never have gone through any of this."Watching them take your children, watching the Donna go after you, it broke my heart. But I was just a servant. I couldn't do anything for you."And I know the only reason you never left the Voss estate was me."I'm sorry, Flora. I'm so sorry..."I gently wiped away Mom's tears."Don't cry, Mom. I've never blamed you."This is all their fault. I'm going to make them pay!"Mom's eyes went wide."But they're the Don

Chapter 8

Marco looked grim as he brought Elias a new report."Don, I confirmed it. That day, the Donna secretly ordered everyone on the estate to withhold food and water from Flora until she starved to death."Elias gave Marco a sharp look."Are you sure?"Marco lowered his head."I'm sure. Hugo and the Donna's maid both admitted it."Elias closed his eyes, hiding every trace of emotion."Bring Vivian to me."The moment Vivian saw Elias, she burst into tears. Looking fragile and pitiful, she tried to throw her arms around him.But Elias coldly pushed her away.Vivian stared at him in disbelief."Elias, are you still angry?"I'm the Donna of the Voss family, your lawful wife. Have you forgotten everything we've been through?"I risked my life for you. I took a bullet for you! And now you're going to blame me for some lowly maid?!"Elias took a deep breath."She wasn't some lowly maid. She was Felix and Caterina's mother, and she was—"Vivian cut him off, her voice rising to a shriek."She was wh

Chapter 9

When Elias went to see the children, Felix asked him in a small voice."Daddy, why won't they let me see Mommy?"Elias answered in a strained voice."Because she isn't your real mommy."Felix's eyes went wide."Then who's my real mommy? Doesn't she want me?"Elias froze where he stood, not knowing how to begin.What could he say?Tell him about the screaming on the day she gave birth, and the trail of blood on the floor where she'd been dragged away?Or about everything she'd gone through in the years after, just to catch one glimpse of him?He didn't dare tell his son."No. She loved you so much. She tried every way she could to see you."It's my fault. I wouldn't let her see you."Felix looked at him, confused."Why?"Elias's voice was hoarse."Because I'm an idiot. I did something wrong."Felix asked another question."Then where's Mommy now?"Elias was quiet for a long time before he managed a strained smile."She's mad at me, so she went somewhere I can't find her."Felix nodded a

Chapter 10

When the Voss family sent someone to ask Mom to return to the estate and care for the children, I was upstairs reading.Hugo was so deferential that he was practically groveling. Whenever he spoke to Mom, he seemed to make himself smaller without even realizing it.He was a longtime member of the estate staff and had only ever behaved that way around its true masters.Half an hour later, Mom saw Hugo out and came upstairs to find me."Hugo says the Don wants me to come back and take care of the children."As their grandmother."I hesitated for a moment, then nodded."That's good. I wouldn't trust anyone else with the kids anyway. With you there, I can stop worrying."Mom looked at me, worry filling her face."But what about you?"I closed the book and answered evenly."Once you're back, mention me to Elias now and then. Tell him how much I used to love him."When his guilt over me reaches its peak, I'll show myself. Only then can I use that guilt to reclaim my place as their mother."M

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