Chapter 1 – "Mommy?"
Chapter 1 – "Mommy?"
The mansion became so quiet that even the grandfather clock in the hallway sounded deafening.
Every servant stopped moving.
Every pair of eyes turned toward the young maid.
Emily Carter couldn't breathe.
The little boy clung to her legs with both arms, crying so hard his tiny body shook.
"Mommy... you came back..."
She had never seen him before.
At least...
That was what she believed.
Across the marble floor, millionaire Daniel Harrington stood frozen beside the dining table.
His face had gone pale.
"Ethan," he said carefully. "Let go of the lady."
The six-year-old shook his head violently.
"No!"
He buried his face deeper into Emily's apron.
"Don't let them take you away again."
Emily's knees nearly gave out.
Again?
Then she noticed it.
A tiny crescent-shaped birthmark on Ethan's left wrist.
Exactly where her own son had one.
Her heartbeat thundered.
No...
It couldn't be.
Then she saw the faded blue bracelet.
Small.
Handmade.
Decorated with tiny wooden stars.
Her fingers trembled.
She had woven that bracelet herself six years ago while sitting beside a hospital window.
Only one child had ever worn it.
Her son.
Noah.
The baby who vanished without a trace.
Emily slowly knelt in front of Ethan.
"Sweetheart..."
Her voice cracked.
"Where did you get this bracelet?"
The little boy looked confused.
"You gave it to me."
Daniel stared at the bracelet for the first time.
His expression changed.
"I've never seen that before."
Emily's world tilted.
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Someone was lying.
And she was about to discover who.
