In public, she was the noble daughter of the Muller family and the enviable young mistress of the Carrell family. But behind the scenes, she was a poor maid who had to wear a mask all day long and struggled for her livelihood.

Due to a conspiracy, she was forced to marry Ralph Carrell, son of the most powerful family in Northfield, in the name of Rayna Muller.

After the wedding, Ralph doted on her.

When Rayna showed up and claimed the place, she shed all her glory and left. She thought she would never see Ralph again, but Ralph took her into his arms and said, "Mrs. Carrell, you are not running away from me."

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Evan cleared his throat, "Back to our conversation from before," he said. "What could your dad be hiding about your mom?"

I shrugged. "I don't know. I just have a feeling that it's about my mom."

We stayed quiet after that. Reese came minutes later to give us our food. She placed them down in front of us. "Here you guys go." She was still smiling widely. "I'll leave you to eat but if you need anything, don't be afraid to ask!"

Evan and I both muttered a 'thank you' before she walked away.

"How much money did you steal from that man?" I asked quietly as I picked up some of my salad with my fork.

"Like a hundred dollars," he said nonchalantly and my eyes widened. I nearly choked on my food and I started coughing.

"A hundred!" I said a little too loud after I calmed myself. "Evan, we only needed like thirty!"

He only shrugged. "Saves the hassle of having to do it again next time."

Chapter 6